Nato needs to be prepared for an Arctic showdown – but are the UK Armed Forces ready?
Climate change has reshaped the Arctic's borders and tensions have risen, and while the UK may not be an Arctic state, it is still affected.
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Ukraine Sitrep: Could 2025 be the year UK personnel have boots on the ground in Ukraine?
Resident expert Professor Michael Clarke has been looking into the Sitrep crystal ball at what could happen in 2025.
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Ukraine Why Ukraine refuses to lower its draft age to combat Russia's huge supply of troops
Should Ukraine's president lower the age of conscription from 25 to 18 years to reinforce his Armed Forces?
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Ukraine Healey visits Kyiv as UK unveils latest military aid package to Ukraine worth £225m
Defence Secretary John Healey announced the latest aid package during his visit to Kyiv.
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News North Korean troops being used in Kursk marks an escalation in war, says Zelensky
Russia has amassed 50,000 troops for its counter offensive in Kursk, including 10,000 soldiers sent by Pyongyang, says the Ukrainian leader.
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Nato Nato must spend more to compete with Russia's war economy, says Rutte
Nato's Secretary General warned that the West has not done enough to prepare its defence industries for war, like Russia has.
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Syria Future of Russia's Syrian air and naval bases in doubt with fall of Assad regime
Moscow supported the Assad government's fight against rebel groups, including Islamic State, and had two bases on the Mediterranean coast.
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News Sobering figures reveal 37% rise in deaths related to armed conflict, new study finds
Deaths were up by 37% globally, the IISS conflict survey found, with a staggering increase of 315% in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Ukraine Could president-elect Trump side hard with Kyiv if Putin rejects ceasefire deal?
The cross-party panel of MPs heard of a potential 'carrot and stick' scenario that could swing battlefield outcomes in Ukraine.
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Ukraine On the frontline in Ukraine with the crews operating the UK-supplied Challenger 2
BFBS Forces News Ukraine correspondent Simon Newton explains what makes the tank so special for the soldiers who take it into combat.
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Weapons and Kit Ukraine keeps new Banshee drone on a leash to sidestep Russian jamming
Ukraine’s answer to drone signals being interfered with is the E-Banshee hexacopter, with a 20km fibre-optic cable and a speed of 60km/h.
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News Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine as Biden pledges more US aid
Mr Trump's remarks came just hours after his first face-to-face meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky since he won the US presidential election.
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Ukraine Biden administration commits $988m to Ukraine ahead of Trump presidency
The support being provided by Washington includes Himars, drones and critical maintenance aid.
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Syria Sitrep: Will Syrian civil war revive ISIS and will Russia's involvement hurt them in Ukraine?
Russia's involvement in Syria, which Professor Clarke said sees them target civilians, could leave them stretched in Ukraine.
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China China working closely with Russia to become an Arctic power, Pentagon warns
'We really just need to be clear-eyed about some of their intentions,' said Iris A Ferguson.
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Ukraine Hitchhiker: Ukraine's new game-changing drone that could protect the skies
The new multi-purpose drone interceptor has been successfully tested on the frontline in Ukraine.