F-35 Lightning? Lightning II? Hold on, just how many times does Lightning strike?
Find out why the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy call the Lockheed Martin F-35 the Lightning, while to the Americans it's the Lightning II
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Nuclear Dreadnought drive: PM recommits £8.4bn investment into UK's nuclear deterrence
Spending will also support HMS Valiant – the second of the four new nuclear submarines – as she progresses into her sea trial phase
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Tri-Service Survive, evade, resist: How the Armed Forces are taught to return them to the fight
The experienced staff of the Defence Survive, Evade, Resist, Extract Training Organisation teach personnel from all branches of the military
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Navy Ex Lanternfish: Royal Navy shines a light on subsea warfare with Aukus allies
The exercise saw Royal Navy divers and hydrophobics experts test new technology which can help protect critical sea infrastructure
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Navy Royal Navy's blue nose ritual explained as HMS Prince of Wales enters Arctic Circle
The ceremony also sees personnel awarded a certificate for their maiden crossing into the Arctic
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Politics PM hugely impressed with British forces, pledging to get the up-to-date kit they need
Andy Burnham praised personnel as he acknowledged his duty is to make sure they have the equipment they require so they can do their job
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Navy Zelensky meets Ukrainian naval personnel training in UK: See what they're training for
Exercise Sea Breeze focuses on preparing personnel to counter one of the most enduring threats to maritime security – naval mines
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Navy Tears, cheers and jubilation as HMS Duncan follows flagship into Portsmouth Harbour
Both HMS Prince of Wales and Duncan have spent the past three months at sea, completing the first phase of their 2026 deployment
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Naval History End of an era: Ex-HMS Westminster sails from Portsmouth for the last time
The third Type 23 frigate to be retired will head to Turkey for scrapping
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Navy Sublife: From high pay to short showers, what day to day life is really like on a submarine
What’s it really like to serve deep beneath the sea in the Silent Service?
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Rugby Union British Army men's 7's team beat Royal Navy on way to winning LiT7s
It was a day to remember for the Army, who went unbeaten during the tournament
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Navy Royal Navy monitor Russian warship conducting live-fire exercise off Plymouth coast
The Neustrashimy has been escorting Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tankers through the English Channel and was seen in the North Sea earlier ...
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Navy Ex Neptune Strike: HMS Prince of Wales leads carrier strike group operating with Nato neighbours
The exercise demonstrates Nato's ability to secure strategic maritime chokepoints while testing its interoperability across air, land and ...
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Navy 'Everything to live for': Families pay tribute to three Royal Navy crew killed in Merlin crash
A devoted father, an inspirational naval aviator and a young sailor have been remembered as inquests into their deaths continue
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Navy Saying goodbye to sailors: the ancient tradition of committing the ashes of personnel to the sea
BFBS Forces News was granted rare access to film the moment loved ones said goodbye to their servicemen and women for the last time
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Navy Submarine maintenance at heart of £26bn naval base overhaul after years of underfunding
Luke Pollard said years of underinvestment had slowed ships and submarines moving through maintenance and upgrade programmes, with more ...