Munich Security Conference: The who's who of attendees and a Sitrep special
The Ukraine war, High North security and Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland are expected to be high on the agenda
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Nato UK to double number of personnel in Norway in response to Arctic threat from Russia
Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed the number of British personnel stationed in the Arctic nation will rise from 1,000 to 2,000 over ...
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Russia UK is in Russia's crosshairs when it comes to undersea warfare, defence committee hears
Maritime experts said Russia has been bolstering its submarine fleet since the end of the Cold War, giving it the undersea edge
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Ukraine Shahed: The Iranian-designed drone that has dominated the war in Ukraine
The Shahed-136 has become one of the most adaptable platforms that the Russians have, however Ukraine is finding new ways to shoot it down
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Politics Who is John Healey and what has he achieved during his time as defence secretary?
Since becoming Defence Secretary in July 2024, Mr Healey has focused his efforts on the war in Ukraine, housing and reforms for abuse ...
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Navy Royal Navy to get new surveillance base to track Russian shadow fleet vessels
The Navy has confirmed it is looking at siting the new base in the northeast, but declined to offer any more details
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Ukraine Musk's SpaceX deactivates Moscow's Starlink terminals, hampering Russian forces
Starlink has played a crucial role in Ukraine's defence since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022
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Opinion Marijampolė: The unassuming Lithuanian city which might break Nato
Colonel (Ret'd) Hamish de Bretton-Gordon weighs in on a recent Russian war game that seized the key city, exposing cracks in Nato's response
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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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World Cyber attacks, spies and undersea cables: What exactly is the grey zone?
BFBS Forces News explores the area between war and peace, and what occupies it
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Feature Helicopter emergency? Russian helis have an ejection seat – find out why RAF ones don't
Russia's Ka-50 and Ka-52 are the world's only helicopters with these seats, so take a look at how the RAF deals with rotary-wing emergencies
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Ukraine Patriot missiles: What are they and why does Ukraine want them so badly?
The Patriot PAC-3 is a ballistic and hypersonic missile interceptor, which can defeat the fastest weapons Russia can launch
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Navy Bolster our capability or risk seeing Russia dominate GIUK Gap, warns former submariner
The UK needs to see its maritime capability expanded two to three times its current level, Ryan Ramsey tells BFBS Forces News
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Navy UK sends Cutlass-class patrol boat to help French intercept Russian shadow fleet tanker
The vessel that was boarded is under UK and European sanctions for its role in facilitating trade in sanctioned oil, BFBS Forces News ...
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Nato Nato chief Rutte fears the row over Greenland diverts attention from Ukraine conflict
Secretary General Mark Rutte raised concerns about tensions over the island taking focus away from supporting Ukrainian armed forces
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Army Ukraine has a seven-to-one kill ratio in the war against Russia, CGS says
General Sir Roly Walker said that it takes nations to win wars as he summarised his analysis on the nearly four-year-long war between ...