Three allies, 150 aircraft and 12,000 sq miles of skies: Ex Red Flag ends 50th anniversary year
Exercise Red Flag celebrates 50th anniversary year, marking 48 years of UK participation
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Technology US Liberty Ships ready to set sail once more – but this time they'll be autonomous
Private firm Blue Water Autonomy has designed a new Liberty-class cargo vessel for the US Navy, inspired by the Second World War originals
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USA Strikes on Iran could last for weeks as more F-35s fly into the region, US says
Up to 18 of the fifth-generation jets are thought to have been deployed to the region from the UK as tensions continue to escalate
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USA Women in combat roles scrutinised as male-female US military requirements compared
BFBS Forces News examines the entry requirements after the US Secretary of War suggested women shouldn't serve in ground combat roles
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Nato Military cooperation is lifeblood of Nato, despite political tensions, experts say
Speaking to BFBS' Sitrep podcast at the Munich Security Conference, the experts agreed that diplomatic spats rarely affect the alliance's ...
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USA Second US carrier en route to Middle East as tensions with Iran continue to run hot
The USS Gerald R Ford is set to join the USS Abraham Lincoln and its supporting strike group in the Arabian Sea
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Arctic/Antarctic Flipping the kill switch: Why Trump wants Greenland to control military industry
Greenland has several rare earths on its territory, which are used in the production of the F-35 fighter jet and other high-end military ...
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Nato Trump thinks Nato's a problem for Europe not the United States, says expert
Professor Michael Clarke tells BFBS Forces News' Sitrep podcast that changes to the Nato command structure are sensible
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USA Britain's nukes more important as US and Russia fail to renew treaty, expert says
The New START treaty had capped the number of strategic nuclear warheads the United States and Russia can deploy, but has not been renewed
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Middle East Lightning strikes: F-35 shoots down Iranian Shahed drone as it heads toward US carrier
The US says it destroyed the drone in self-defence as the UAV had been flying towards the USS Abraham Lincoln with unclear intent
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Army From the battlefield to VIPs: Do the best bodyguards really need military training?
BFBS Forces News looks at whether all the bodyguards protecting high-end clients and VIPs have some sort of military background
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Middle East Diplomacy's on the table, but warplanes in the air as Trump's armada sails closer to Iran
The build-up of military assets in the Middle East continues alongside diplomatic manoeuvres between the US and Iran
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Feature Four Immortal Chaplains: Legacy of courage and compassion in the face of tragedy
Lt Alexander Goode, Lt George Fox, Lt John Washington and Lt Clark Poling were seen praying together as USAT Dorchester sank
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USA Armada's on its way, says Trump as tensions rise amid Iranian crackdown and nuke fears
Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is being joined by three Arleigh-Burke-class destroyers, each loaded with air defence and land attack missiles
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Afghanistan 'Look at me': Message to Trump from Britain's most seriously injured commando in Afghan war
Jon White was serving as Captain in command of Reconnaissance Troop, 40 Commando in Afghanistan, when he stood on an IED, losing both of his ...
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Land vehicles M1E3 Abrams: The US Army's new tank that has a cockpit like a Formula 1 car
General Randy George, the head of the US Army, says the latest iteration of the MBT is also driven with an Xbox-style controller