Ex-RAF commander rules out idea of Trump flicking kill switch on allies' F-35 jets
Greg Bagwell argues that while there's no actual switch to reduce the effectiveness of the F-35, the RAF could focus more on the Typhoon.
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Navy Four destroyers set to get DragonFire laser weapons - Navy debating which ones
Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard says the Royal Navy is discussing which warships will be fitted with the new directed energy weapon.
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Navy UK Wildcat crews and Norwegian sailors prepare for deployment with fjord-based exercise
More than 200 Royal Navy personnel, four Wildcat helicopters and four fast attack craft took part in the 20-day Exercise Tamber Shield.
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Navy Can the Royal Navy keep its overstretched Submarine Service cycle going?
Pinstripedline's latest opinion piece examines just how overstretched the silent service is.
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Navy Healey warns the UK's nuclear deterrent is 'ultimate guarantor' during submarine visit
The new Dreadnought nuclear submarines are set to be the most powerful and technically advanced ever used by the Royal Navy.
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Navy Dreadnought submarines to take Royal Navy's nuclear deterrent into the 2070s
The subs that carry the UK's nuclear warheads are nearing the end of their service lives but the Dreadnought-class will take over that role.
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Navy Royal Navy's new submarines are too fat to fit – but work's underway to fix it
Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard says bigger docks are needed to service the powerful Dreadnought-class submarines.
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Navy Autonomous minehunters detect and destroy – without putting sailors' lives at risk
The Royal Navy's new uncrewed surface vessels use AI and sensors to find and eliminate mines, all overseen by a control centre.
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Navy Royal Navy and RAF shepherd four Russian ships returning from Syria in the Channel
The Royal Navy have traced Russian ships coming back from the eastern Mediterranean for the third time in six weeks.
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Navy Barrow granted royal status to recognise its UK nuclear submarine-building heritage
The renaming comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer secretly joined submariners returning home from a long deployment.
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RAF RAF Chinooks swap land for the sea as they operate from Royal Navy's flagship
The Chinooks from RAF Odiham have been flying from HMS Prince of Wales in a demonstration of interoperability on Exercise Hathi Pol.
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Royal Marines Royal Marines lead Arctic raids as Nato deters aggression on its northern flank
UK Commando Force has been launching night-time raids during Exercise Joint Viking in northern Norway.
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Exercises Commando fliers complete Operation Clockwork with allies in northern Norway
The exercise came to a close after the personnel replicated aviation assaults and practised casualty evacuations in northern Norway.
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Navy HMS Prince of Wales arrives in Portsmouth before major deployment
Well-wishers and families have welcomed back the HMS Prince of Wales from its work-up phase preparations.
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Navy WW2 George Cross awarded for defusing German mine with hammer and chisel sells for £100k
Lieutenant Commander Mick Gidden of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve became known as the man who saved Charing Cross for his fearless act.
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Navy Royal Navy's HMS Lancaster crew seizes 402kg of illegal narcotics in the Arabian Sea
The joint task force destroyed 319kg of heroin and 83kg of methamphetamine in the Arabian Sea.