Royal Navy first as strike-capable drone launched from deck of experimental ship
Personnel from 26 Royal Artillery and 744 Naval Air Squadron worked alongside the ship's company of Patrick Blackett to deliver the trials
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Navy Royal Navy's new homegrown paramedic graduates to add new frontline capability
The enhanced paramedic training programme means clinicians can operate in remote and high-threat environments
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Politics Defence Secretary insists all the military chiefs support Defence Investment Plan, but do they?
Despite reports that senior military personnel are deeply unhappy with the DIP, Dan Jarvis insists they all back it
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WWI The Somme 110 years on: What British soldiers witnessed on the battlefield
The Battle of the Somme is one of the biggest and most infamous battles in history, with more than a million casualties
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Politics What do the former ministers who resigned over the Defence Investment Plan think about it?
Al Carns and John Healey say the Government needs to set a target date for reaching 3% of GDP on defence spending
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Navy No escape for enemy subs as Merlin crews go hunting in the open sea and the fjords
Norwegian and German submariners took on the role of the adversary as the Royal Navy helicopters tracked them down
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Sport Wales Netball select their Commonwealth Games squad after fixture against military side
The UK Armed Forces team can hold their heads high despite a heavy 89-22 defeat
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Navy Hybrid navy may be a risk – but it may also be the only choice, says former commodore
Steve Prest tells BFBS Forces News it's a leap into the unknown, but the Royal Navy's leadership is determined to make it work
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Tri-Service Armed Forces funding announced at last – here's everything you need to know
From drones and warships to infrastructure and personnel, track every major development as it happens in the Defence Investment Plan
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Navy Navy's sub-hunting frigate gets a Welsh blessing and a generator named Katherine
Singer Katherine Jenkins has returned to HMS Cardiff to see progress on the Royal Navy warship she sponsors
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Military Life How pioneering breastfeeding research by an Army paramedic could save babies' lives
Corporal Natasha Day is chair of the Defence Breastfeeding Network and a paramedic with 1 Armoured Medical Regiment
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Tri-Service The Defence Investment Plan: What's in, what's out and what it means for the Armed Forces
The main headline from the DIP is that defence is getting an extra £15bn over the next four years - but some assets are facing the axe
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Navy Royal Navy rugby league players secure historic victory over Scotland A
It was a day to remember for the Senior Service at Crowtree
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Navy Get rid of our destroyers? No other navy's doing it, warns former commander
Tom Sharpe tells BFBS Forces News he's concerned the hybrid navy will replace existing capability, not complement it
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Navy Common Combat Vessels: What the Royal Navy's drone-equipped ships could deliver
The CCVs will work with crewed platforms such as the Type 26 and 31 frigates, as well as uncrewed platforms
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Gibraltar British Forces Gibraltar gets a new commander as outgoing commodore sets sail for home
The outgoing Commander British Forces (CBF) Gibraltar Commodore Tom Guy has handed over the reins to Commodore Tim Davey