Royal Regiment of Scotland keeping traditions alive 20 years since infantry reforms
Small regional units with thousands of years of collective history were amalgamated to create super regiments with multiple battalions
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Cyprus Families returning to RAF Akrotiri after substantial increase to defences in Cyprus
Personnel and their loved ones were evacuated after a drone, suspected to have been fired from Lebanon, was fired at RAF Akrotiri
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Cyprus A geo-political lifeline: What are the Sovereign Base Areas and why are they in Cyprus?
US-Israel war with Iran has made American allies a target, including those at the British bases overseas
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Cyprus Op Tosca: Coldstream Guards praised at conclusion of UN tour in Cyprus
British Army peacekeepers have been praised for "professionalism and leadership" while serving with the United Nations in Cyprus
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Ukraine President Zelensky gifts King and Prime Minister an iPad to monitor the war in Ukraine
The Ukrainian president met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the King before his address to MPs and peers in Parliament
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Cyprus From daring dam raids to supersonic strikes: The story of 617 Squadron
Formed in 1943 and comprised of both RAF and Royal Navy pilots, the unit has a long and distinguished history
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Epic Fury Our bluff has been called: Colonel Tim Collins on UK's ability to protect overseas bases
The former Royal Irish Regiment officer also said the UK had let its allies in the Middle East down by its response to the war with Iran
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Epic Fury Defences bolstered amid US-Israel-Iran war: Find out how RAF Akrotiri is being protected
BFBS Forces News analyses the capabilities the Armed Forces have to protect Britain's base on the island amid the ongoing conflict
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Epic Fury Don't send a carrier just for the sake of it, former Royal Navy commodore warns
Steve Prest argues a dedicated air defence asset like HMS Dragon is the best response to protect Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean
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Epic Fury No decision to send Royal Navy carrier to Eastern Mediterranean, No 10 insists
The Government says while HMS Prince of Wales is on a state of high readiness, no order to deploy her has been given
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Epic Fury Working together: Royal Navy Wildcats delivered to Akrotiri thanks to the RAF
The helicopters are armed with Martlet air-to-air missiles which will enhance the level of protection against drone attack
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Epic Fury Sea Viper missiles loaded onto HMS Dragon as she prepares to sail to Eastern Mediterranean
Images appear to show Aster missiles for the Sea Viper weapon system being loaded onto the Type 45 air defence destroyer
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Epic Fury A sledgehammer to crack a nut: Ex-fighter pilot's take on F-35 downing drone
Sean Bell described the feat as surreal - but questioned the logic of using a state-of-the-art jet to take out an inexpensive UAV
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Epic Fury We're doing all we can to protect Cyprus, insists Defence Secretary as he thanks personnel
John Healey explains how air defence measures continue to be bolstered on the island following a drone attack on RAF Akrotiri
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Epic Fury Healey's arrival aims to quell concern about level of defence UK providing to Cyprus
The UK's response to drone attacks on the island triggered by Operation Epic Fury have received only a cautious welcome
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Epic Fury Drone which crashed at RAF Akrotiri hit hangar, not runway, Downing Street confirms
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper initially said the drone which hit RAF Akrotiri on Sunday evening had crashed into the runway