UK's 48th F-35B arrives at RAF Marham with first Lightning order now completed
The arrival of BK48 completes the UK's initial Tranche 1 procurement phase of the US-made fifth generation warplane
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Royals King's 'subtle' speech and clever gift sparks Royal Navy pride, former commodore says
Commodore (Ret'd) Steve Prest told BFBS Forces News that the King's speech in Washington underlined the strength and power of the monarchy
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Navy Government must inject renewed impetus into the Aukus partnership, report says
It warned that the scale and ambition of Aukus requires political leadership from the Prime Minister to counter the political drift
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Falklands Govt says Falklands are British after email leaked with US options for Iran war payback
A Pentagon email was leaked with options for Washington to harm Nato allies it thinks have not sufficiently supported the Iran war
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USA US Army finally joining tilt-rotor aircraft club as it chooses MV-75 Cheyenne II
While the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps all operate the V-22, the Army has opted for a more advanced offering from Bell
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Epic Fury From warning to gunfire: How the US Navy exploded into action to capture an Iranian ship
Richard White examines how the Touska's seizure escalated after she was given several warnings by the destroyer USS Spruance
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RAF Lights, camera, action: RAF Mildenhall reveals involvement with new Jack Ryan film
The latest in the Jack Ryan series starring John Krasinski was supported by airmen from the USAF base in Mildenhall
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Epic Fury Duty vs morality: How personnel can respond if asked to follow an illegal order
Soldiers, sailors and aviators are trained to follow lawful commands – but what happens when they're ordered to do something illegal?
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USA USS Gerald R Ford breaks record for longest US aircraft carrier deployment since Vietnam War
15 April sees the $13bn vessel, which carries roughly 4,500 sailors, reach the milestone of 295 days of continuous deployment at sea
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World Conscription: Which countries still use drafts and who exactly is enlisted into military service?
BFBS Forces News has looked into conscription around the world and who is conscripted in each country
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Epic Fury Trump's use of gameplay footage to promote Iran war undermines troops, argues expert
The US has been sharing material combining real-life missile strikes with scenes from games like Call of Duty - and Iran is following suit
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Epic Fury Find out how the Armed Forces could rescue aircrew shot down behind enemy lines
Simon Newton examines the UK's search and rescue capabilities after the dramatic US operation to find and extract a downed pilot from Iran
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USA Fast and brutal: what it's like to be taken down by a Military Working Dog
BFBS Forces News reporters share their experiences of being subdued by military dogs, including the 74-pound Belgian Malinois that protected ...
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Aircraft US AWACS destroyed on ground in Saudi strike raises fresh questions over airbase protection
The attack has raised urgent questions about why an American E-3 Sentry AWACS was left so exposed, and what the RAF can learn from it
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Epic Fury Hegseth rounds on Royal Navy and blasts UK for not sending warships to Middle East
The US Secretary of War criticised the UK for not sending vessels to the Middle East to secure waters near Iran
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Epic Fury RAF Regiment shoots down 14 attack drones in single night over air base in Middle East
Personnel have been operating the Rapid Sentry ground-based missile system, which has been active every night since being deployed