Polar Preet: British Army officer begins solo trek to Antarctica
BFBS is sponsoring Captain Harpreet Chandi's attempt to become the first woman of colour to cross the Antarctic unsupported.
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Middle East Watch: The future of the sea is 'under threat' says UK National Security Adviser
The comments were made at a International Institute for Strategic Studies conference to discuss the Middle East’s security challenges.
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Veterans Spitfire pilot's Battle Of Britain medals to be sold for £140,000
The lot, including seven medals and a gold watch from film star Deborah Kerr, will be sold on 8 December.
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Gurkhas Trainee Gurkhas start 'new journey' after Catterick training
The Kassam Khane Parade saw riflemen from Nepal pledge themselves to their regiment in Folkstone.
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Aircraft F-35 crash: Joint UK-US recovery operation underway
An investigation into the cause of the incident is running alongside a race to retrieve the valuable airframe.
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Army Soldier jailed after naked initiation ceremony
Rifleman Kieran Trewin, 26, has been sentenced to 18 months military detention.
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Army Paratroopers show off their firepower, missiles and guns
As part of the exercise scenario on Salisbury Plain, an advancing force of enemy vehicles were engaged and defeated using heavy weaponry.
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Veterans Gurkha and SBS veteran star of new Netflix show
Nimsdai Purja MBE climbed the highest peaks on Earth in six months and six days - smashing the previous record of seven-and-a-half years.
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Gibraltar Navy's new £5m patrol craft arrives in Gibraltar
HMS Cutlass has been delivered to the naval base with the eventual task of patrolling territorial waters.
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Army Extra British troops to reinforce Polish border with Belarus
Thousands of migrants have made efforts to cross into the European Union at the Poland-Belarus border.
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Prince Charles Prince Charles cancels HMS Queen Elizabeth visit after F-35 crash
The pilot flying the F-35B ejected from the aircraft before it crashed into the ocean on Wednesday and was rescued.
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Aircraft Navy racing to recover crashed F-35B jet
It's feared UK adversaries could "reverse engineer" stealth designs and learn how to defeat the aircraft.
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Opinion Have lessons been learned ahead of the next pandemic?
It is time to revamp and fund biosecurity, writes chemical weapons expert, write Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE and Tobias Ellwood MP.
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Scotland RAF's submarine-hunter fleet nearly complete with eighth P-8A Poseidon arrival
The P-8A is the RAF's multi-role maritime patrol aircraft and can be used to identify and track enemy submarines around UK waters.
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World Ukraine to benefit from new hardware in UK defence deal
It comes after Downing Street voiced concern about the build-up of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine.
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World Watch: Why Belarus matters for European stability
Forces have deployed to the Polish border in response to the situation involving Belarus.