Hundreds of military applications reconsidered after 'outdated' medical checks scrapped
Defence Secretary John Healey announced potential recruits with conditions like acne or asthma will no longer be barred from serving.
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Navy Royal Navy's only deep-water survey ship is off the market and set to return to duty
The largest vessel of its kind in Western Europe will undergo an extensive overhaul before returning to duty as a deep-water survey ship.
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Navy Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth in Hamburg for a high-profile port visit
She will be berthed at the Steinwerder cruise terminal on the south bank of the Elbe, the first Royal Navy carrier to visit Hamburg in 13 ...
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Royal Marines King presents Royal Marines Commando with King's Badge for first time since 1939
Charles handed the badge to Marine Stephens - the best all-round member of the King's Squad on completion of his training at Lympstone.
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Rugby Union Royal Navy and RAF draw in nail-biting opening clash of the Inter Services U23s
The Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force have drawn level at 24-24 in their opening fixture of the Inter Services under-23s championships.
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Navy RFA Lyme Bay plays the bad guy in one of West Africa's biggest naval exercises
Despite incidents of piracy and armed robbery being the lowest they've been in three decades, Ex Grand African Nemo is in full swing.
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Russia Russian frigate armed with 'carrier-killing' Zircon missiles crosses English Channel
Defence think tank Rusi points out that hypersonic cruise missiles like the Zircon could prove to be a challenge to Western warships.
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Navy HMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth to prepare for major deployment next year
After a slight delay, the Royal Navy carrier sails out of Portsmouth to make preparations for the first mission of its kind in four years.
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Naval History A snapshot of life on board a wartime destroyer unearthed on HMS Chiddingfold
Crew seeks to uncover the history behind the items found from the ship's Second World War predecessor.
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China How China's pursuit of the top military tech is changing the global power balance
Find out why Beijing is so determined to have the world’s best armed forces and how it plans on achieving this ambition.
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Navy Royal Navy prepares to honour the fallen at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday
HMS Excellent resounded to the sound of boots and music as sailors and Royal Marines prepared for their role on 10 November.
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Aircraft Landmark landing: British F-35 pilot touches down on Japanese warship for first time
Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Nick Baker sets his Lightning II down on the Izumo-class destroyer JS Kaga in the eastern Pacific.
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Sea vessels HMS Lancaster goes back to her anti-submarine roots with Sting Ray launch
A video of the Type 23 Duke-class general purpose frigate launching a Sting Ray torpedo proves she still has a formidable ASW capability.
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Sea vessels Performance boost as device gives HMS Queen Elizabeth's propellers a clean sweep
A combined polisher and scraper vacuum has been developed that has removed 11kg of marine life from the warship.
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Navy HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves Portsmouth naval base after super-fast turnaround
BFBS Forces News YouTube live-streamed the carrier's departure as she set sail for routine training before her expected return in December.
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Naval History The Cornish pub with timbers from Spanish Armada and Napoleonic era warships
Centuries-old beams inside the Jolly Sailor Inn in Looe tell a tail of Britain's naval past.