Final journey for HMS Montrose, a Type 23 frigate which boasts a proud history
BFBS Forces News reporter Tim Cooper reflects on watching the ship depart Portsmouth
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Navy Lasting legacy: Bittersweet moment as Royal Navy confirms retirement of three vessels
HMS Richmond, HMS Iron Duke and HMS Chiddingfold will see their roles taken on by the incoming Type 26 and Type 31 frigates
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Navy HMS Prince of Wales, replete with F-35Bs, docks in Iceland during Operation Firecrest
The Royal Navy's flagship is working with Reykjavik's authorities to keep Icelandic airspace safe and secure
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Royal Marines Royal Marines beat the heat while practising Beating Retreat ahead of ceremonial display
The 200-plus musicians are preparing for an event at Horse Guards Parade showing off their manoeuvres as much as their musical talent
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Navy Release the Kraken: Drone boat dropped from Atlas aircraft in first-of-a-kind sea trial
A Kraken K3 Scout was parachuted into the North Sea as the Royal Navy tests how drone boats could be deployed directly into contested waters
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Navy Nervous, exciting and one take: What it was like interviewing General Sir Gwyn Jenkins
BFBS Forces News reporter Tim Cooper is no stranger to high-profile interviewees, but the First Sea Lord offered a very different experience
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Navy Morale's high and Navy's ready to fight, First Sea Lord tells BFBS in candid interview
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins takes Tim Cooper on a tour of HMS Daring, discusses submarine woes and how ready he thinks the Navy is for war
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Cyprus Families reunited as 820 NAS helis come home after air defence mission in Cyprus
Personnel from 820 Naval Air Squadron left the UK back in the spring to patrol the skies around Cyprus to thwart any Iranian drone threat
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Navy Strike from the sea: Navy to receive four new amphibious vessels under Dutch deal
The vessels will be built in the UK to a Dutch design, with four ships entering service with each nation
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Politics UK lost year of mobilising for potential Russian attack due to DIP delays, MPs told
MPs were warned that national resilience, alongside industry, has taken a blow as the Defence Investment Plan took so long to be published
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Navy Boost for Royal Navy as RFA Mounts Bay returns to sea after year-long refit complete
The Bay-class Landing Ship Dock will now undergo sea trials before doing Flag Officer Sea Training to prepare for operational duties
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Sport Afghan Refugee women's cricket team in poignant fixtures against British military
While all eyes have been on the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, a team from Afghanistan have been touring the UK in a groundbreaking and ...
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Navy REME win Field Gun competition at HMS Collingwood for second time in two years
The Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity competition takes place annually at the Senior Service's largest training base
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Navy F-35Bs see off Russian Bear F as warplane repeatedly approaches UK Carrier Strike Group
The MOD says the Tupolev Tu-142 passed at low altitude and unnecessarily close to HMS Prince of Wales – behaviour it labelled unsafe
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Ukraine Royal Marines bring bagpipes, Beatles and British sea shanties to wounded troops in Kyiv
Eight musicians from the Plymouth Band joined the Ukrainian Army Band for performances, including at a hospital treating recovering ...
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Politics It's not a Dad's Army, the reserves are a real capability, Afghan veteran says
Jonny Ball said that a 'national conversation' has been started on defence as it has become part of the mainstream after the DIP's release