RAF's C-17 Personnel Promised 'Unparalleled Training' With £274m Investment
Personnel who work with the C-17 will be offered new courses and the chance to use interactive flight simulators and new equipment.
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Tri-Service Overseas citizens in UK Armed Forces could settle for free
As it stands, service personnel from non-UK nations must pay a £2,389 visa application fee to remain in the country.
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Sea vessels HMS Prince Of Wales Arrives Back In Portsmouth After Sea Trials
The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier is currently working towards becoming fully operational and will go through further sea trials.
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Gurkhas New Catterick Memorial Commemorates Gurkhas Killed In Conflict Since 1999
The names of Gurkhas killed since 1999 in operations, including in Kosovo and Afghanistan, are recorded on the new memorial.
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USA Afghanistan: US Withdrawal Up To One-Quarter Complete
Five US-controlled installations in Afghanistan have been handed back to the Afghan Defence Ministry so far.
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RAF Red Arrows: We Go Through The RAF Team's 2021 Display Moves
The Red Arrows have choreographed fresh manoeuvres for the 2021 display season, while also bringing back existing crowd favourites.
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Navy Commodore Jude Terry: Navy appoints first female Rear Admiral
Commodore Jude Terry is being promoted to the two-star rank of Rear Admiral, making her the most senior woman in the Royal Navy's history.
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RAF RAF Typhoons Join Training Exercise With US And Italy
Two Royal Air Force Typhoons from 121 Expeditionary Air Wing carried out a Close Air Support training mission with NATO JTAC teams.
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News Defence Buddhist Network Celebrates Vesak 2021
Personnel were invited to celebrate Vesak online, with a range of traditional Buddhist chanting and meditation.
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Veterans D-Day Veteran Douglas Parker Honoured By Veterans At Funeral
Douglas Parker was one of the last survivors who took part in the start of the assault on Sword Beach on D-Day.
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Aircraft Tempest: Future Aircraft Programme 'On Track'
The "concept and assessment phase" for the Tempest programme is due to be launched later this year, according to a defence minister.
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Mental Health MDMA-Assisted Therapy For Veterans With PSTD Faces Funding Shortfall
Supporting Wounded Veterans launched a programme to raise money for the research, but there remains a funding gap of £725,000.
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Weapons and Kit Revealed: What MOD Equipment Went Missing In 2020
New data has released that more than 420 computers, laptops, or USBs were among the equipment declared lost or stolen during the year.
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Athletics Army's Captain Kat Matthews 'Really Happy' After Second Place Finish At Ironman In US
The Army triathlete praised the race winner, Daniela Ryf, and talked about her time penalty in an exclusive interview with Forces News.
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Sea vessels Two former Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships up for sale
The vessels, which weigh 23,384 tonnes each, are more than 40 years old.
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Naval History 'Majestically awful sight': Loss of HMS Antelope in Falklands conflict
The Type 21 frigate was destroyed as an unexploded Argentine bomb triggered while ordnance disposal experts tried to disarm it.