Exercise proves why traditional skills and drills still matter in a drone-dominated battlefield
Exercise Combined Resolve, which took place in Germany, saw US troops fighting through forests swarming with Ukrainian drones
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USA Aukus continues at pace with announcement of first US sub assigned to rotational force
USS Colorado arrived at HMAS Stirling for a maintenance period before returning in late 2027 as the first submarine to begin rotations
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Exercises Lightnings help bring the Thunder: British and Norwegian F-35s escort USAF B-52
For the first time, an US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress has been escorted by British F-35Bs from HMS Prince of Wales and Norwegian F-35As
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USA Security teams praised for their quick action over arrests at RAF Molesworth
The two suspects, Latvian nationals living in the UK, were detained on suspicion of trespass at the USAF base in Cambridgeshire
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USA Downing Street insists RAF Fairford is safe as US pulls bombers out of airbase
A defence minister has said that the Ministry of Defence remains 'comfortable' with RAF Fairford's security
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Navy XV Excalibur: Royal Navy's autonomous submarine fires heavy torpedo for first time
XV Excalibur is a 12-metre-long uncrewed submarine, which entered into service with the Royal Navy in May 2025
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USA USAF remains tight-lipped on status of UK airbase threat level in wake of Fairford arrests
The US Air Force uses Force Protection Conditions – a different system to the UK – but is not revealing what the current threat level is
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USA Operation Shader to continue but coalition to end in Iraq as UK and US troops withdraw
BFBS Forces News understands Op Shader will remain a partnership with sovereign Iraq as opposed to an in-country operation
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WWII WW2 Liberty Ship's masts removed to prevent potential explosion in Thames Estuary
SS Richard Montgomery, which broke apart in 1944 while supporting Operation Overlord, has 1,400 tonnes of explosive ordnance still on board
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USA RAF Fairford: British-owned airbase that has supported US military ops for decades
The airbase in Gloucestershire was thrust into the spotlight following the recent arrests
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Politics We need to step up and spend more, Defence Secretary says at Labour's party conference
Wes Streeting used his speech to say that the UK is living in an 'age of insecurity' fuelled by global volatility
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Royal Marines UK Commandos hone maritime special operations skills alongside US Navy SEALs
Exercise Resolute Strike was designed to improve how UK and US forces work together
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WWII Arnhem: 82 years since Monty's ambitious operation that went a bridge too far
The objective was to secure several bridges - including that over the River Rhine - as part of a planned Allied invasion of Germany
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News Critical natsec decisions may be taken in boardrooms, MI5 chief warns on 25th anniversary of 9/11
Sir Ken McCallum says the UK must establish who controls critical vulnerabilities and who has the authority to act before the next crisis ...
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Weapons and Kit First look at US Army's M8 as SIG Sauer showcases potential replacements for SA80
Will the US Army's new M8 rifle replace the SA80? SIG Sauer gives BFBS Forces News special access to test out several of its weapons
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Aircraft Pulling high Gs and breaking the sound barrier in a USAF F-16 – as a British civilian
Filmmaker Louis Skupien was treated to a thrilling high-speed, high-G experience in the jet, flying through Sidewinder Canyon