Combat Archer: US Air Force's premier fighter weapons evaluation exercise in Europe
During the exercise, ground crews and pilots gained valuable experience employing air-to-air missiles and aerial gun weapons
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USA Def Sec Jarvis offers condolences to families of US personnel killed in Jordan
Two US service members were killed, and another is still missing following an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on Muwaffaq Salti ...
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Weapons and Kit US deploys sea drones to attack an Iranian naval base and ship maintenance facility
Three uncrewed surface vessels infiltrated a dock area, where they struck a submarine and a ship maintenance facility
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RAF Red Arrows and Blue Angels share the skies as display season continues stateside
The iconic Red Hawk T1 jets flew in formation with the US Navy's Blue Angels, celebrating 250 years since the Declaration of Independence
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Navy Crew of HMS Trent undergo disaster relief training as hurricane season begins
The vessel is carrying with her supplies, equipment and specialists which can help restore basic amenities in the wake of a disaster
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RAF Red Arrows touch down in Maryland for US 250 celebrations after 3,500-mile journey
The iconic red jets' mammoth journey to the US included eight legs and stops in Greenland, Iceland and Stornoway
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RAF It's called the Chinook – but how did the RAF's powerful heavy-lift helicopter get that name?
The US Army has a long history of naming its rotary-wing aircraft after Native American peoples – and the UK inherits these names too
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USA How a US Navy sea drone unit rescued Apache crew after heli went down near Oman
A US Navy water drone recovered two soldiers after their helicopter went down near one of the world's busiest maritime corridors
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Navy Government puts money where its mouth is on Aukus as it unveils underwater drones
John Healey said that new technology for underwater drones will be developed in a meeting with his Aukus counterparts in Singapore
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Technology The Soviet navy did it first with the ekranoplan – now the US military's likely to get one too
The Soviet Union's Lun-class MD-160 is the only ground-effect vehicle to have seen military service, but that looks set to change
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RAF What do we know about UK Armed Forces involvement in US 250th celebrations?
The UK will send the RAF's Red Arrows, Royal Navy ships, and the Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines across the pond this summer
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Aircraft F-14 Tomcat: The real star of Top Gun as Tom Cruise's film celebrates its 40th birthday
The F-14 looked spectacular and had a serious Cold War job – keeping Soviet bombers, spy planes and missiles away from US Navy carriers
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USA Former Royal Marine recounts his time on Exercise Purple Star and the tragedy that unfolded
BFBS Forces News Archive Researcher Richard White was deployed to Camp Lejeune in 1996
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USA Checkered Flag gives aircrew rare chance to launch live missiles at manoeuvring targets
In the air, pilots simulate combat scenarios, while on the ground, crews work to keep every mission running
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Army Infanteers from 3 Para tangle with drones and dragoons as old school warfare gets modern twist
Soldiers from A Coy and US troops from 2nd Cavalry Regiment take it in turns to attack and defend against each other – and the aerial threat
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Aircraft End of an era: USMC phasing out F/A-18 Hornet maintenance roles as retirement looms
According to an internal message released by the service, the Hornet will be retired by 2030 with the corps focusing on the F-35 instead