Royal Navy's new submarines are too fat to fit – but work's underway to fix it
Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard says bigger docks are needed to service the powerful Dreadnought-class submarines.
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Boxing Army boxers sharpen their skills in the ring ahead of Inter Services Championships
The Army Boxing team are preparing to defend their Inter Services crown and the squad recently travelled to the home of GB Boxing in ...
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Navy Autonomous minehunters detect and destroy – without putting sailors' lives at risk
The Royal Navy's new uncrewed surface vessels use AI and sensors to find and eliminate mines, all overseen by a control centre.
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Military Life Commandos storm Plymouth beach 100 days before Armed Forces Day comes to city
Armed Forces Day returns on 28 June with parades, military displays, and entertainment taking place on Plymouth Hoe.
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RAF Red Arrows: Where and when to see their dramatic and dizzying displays in 2025
The RAF's aerobatic display team will perform a flypast during the VE Day 80 celebrations in May as they start their flying season in 2025.
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RAF RAF Typhoons tested in Arctic conditions during exercise Snow Rider in Finland
Pilots from RAF Coningsby's 41 Test & Evaluation Squadron took part in Exercise Snow Rider, working alongside the Finnish Air Force.
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Navy Royal Navy and RAF shepherd four Russian ships returning from Syria in the Channel
The Royal Navy have traced Russian ships coming back from the eastern Mediterranean for the third time in six weeks.
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Ukraine Russia said to have suffered largest loss since WW2, with up to quarter of a million dead
In an intelligence update on X, the Ministry of Defence said Moscow's forces had probably sustained roughly 900,000 casualties.
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Navy Barrow granted royal status to recognise its UK nuclear submarine-building heritage
The renaming comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer secretly joined submariners returning home from a long deployment.
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Football Royal Navy makes statement victory over the RAF in Inter Services title defence
The Royal Navy hosted the Royal Air Force at Fratton Park in the second clash of the Inter Services Football Championships.
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Aircraft It's a clean sweep as specialists dust suspended aircraft 100ft up at RAF museum
Eight aircraft at the RAF Museum Midlands, including a Vulcan bomber, have been given a spring clean by a team of cleaners.
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Weapons and Kit How many SA80 rifles does the UK military have? MOD reveals stock numbers
The SA80 family of weapons includes the L85 - the designated individual weapon system of the British Army.
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WWII Iconic WW2 steam train built by women takes to the tracks again after restoration
The SR Merchant Navy class locomotive No. 35005 Canadian Pacific has been lovingly restored.
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Women Action or optics? The MOD's promises must deliver for women in uniform
Sarah Atherton says the move signalled just how seriously MOD is now treating the issue of women's experiences in the Armed Forces.
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RAF RAF Chinooks swap land for the sea as they operate from Royal Navy's flagship
The Chinooks from RAF Odiham have been flying from HMS Prince of Wales in a demonstration of interoperability on Exercise Hathi Pol.
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Royal Marines Royal Marines lead Arctic raids as Nato deters aggression on its northern flank
UK Commando Force has been launching night-time raids during Exercise Joint Viking in northern Norway.