Merlin force rapidly deploys across UK to protect submarine fleet on Operation Iceblast
Four Merlin Mk2 aircraft and around 90 sailors were deployed from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall to HMS Gannet at Prestwick ...
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Navy HMS Queen Elizabeth makes Belfast debut in first aircraft carrier visit in decades
The visit marks more than 60 years since an aircraft carrier last sailed into Northern Ireland, a landmark moment for both the crew and the ...
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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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Operations Time is now to strengthen Joint Expeditionary Force performance, says First Sea Lord
Speaking to BFBS Radio, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins' words follow the announcement that Canada had formally applied to join the military ...
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Afghanistan Revelation of 97 million new documents to Afghan inquiry 'staggering and worrying'
The inquiry chair warned further delays would be unfair to veterans, serving troops, bereaved Afghan families and the public
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Afghanistan Afghan inquiry calls for urgent hearing after MOD discovers 97 million related documents
The discovery risks further delaying the inquiry after its failure to produce a report in more than three years
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Technology The Ministry of Defence is 'built to move slow', newly appointed top official warns
The MOD must move faster to deter war by 2030, warns National Armaments Director Rupert Pierce
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Operations Pressure and the wrath of nature: How the weather became the enemy in D‑Day planning
The film Pressure, out on 9 September, follows General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg and reveals a lesser-known story about D ...
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Nato Woman of war: The British commodore deterring Russian subs and keeping the seas open
Nato's adversaries are more active than ever in the North Atlantic, but a crack maritime force is patrolling the ocean, commanded by a ...
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Afghanistan In numbers: Revisiting the UK's evacuation mission in Afghanistan
Operation Pitting in Afghanistan was one of the biggest evacuations of civilians since the Second World War.
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Afghanistan Escape from Kabul: The military race to evacuate Afghanistan
An in-depth look at what happened when the Taliban took the Afghan capital of Kabul in 2021
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Tri-Service CDS warns Armed Forces may have to dial back ops and training because of funding
Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton raised his concerns over the day-to-day funding for the military at a Lords defence committee meeting
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Navy In pictures: King and Queen host HMS Prince of Wales's crew to celebrate CSG25 return
Operation Highmast was the UK's premier naval deployment of 2025, and a major global exercise, led by the nation's flagship
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WWII Last known British Dunkirk veteran, who played a vital role during Op Dynamo, dies at 105
Duncan McInnes has died just days before the 85th anniversary of the operation is due to be commemorated
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Ukraine Ukrainian recruits learn fighting in the trenches on latest phase of Op Interflex
BFBS Forces News reporter Simon Newton visits a secret location to see some of Kyiv's forces undergoing trench warfare training.
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Navy Capturing courage: Stunning photography highlights Royal Navy's bold operations
Nearly 400 images and 18 videos were submitted for the annual competition.