Ukraine support and coronation among 2023 standouts for defence chiefs
A particular highlight for all the Armed Forces chiefs was their role in the UK's continued support of Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.
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Navy HMS Oardacious on course to break record on World's Toughest Row using new method
The Royal Navy ocean rowing team are currently out in front of the race and have covered 743 nautical miles of their crossing to Antigua.
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Navy American officer becomes Royal Navy's first female frontline Wildcat pilot
Lieutenant Commander Rachel Rychtanek, an exchange officer from the US Coast Guard, earns her wings with the Wildcat.
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Navy Youngest Commanding Officer in a generation takes reins at Britannia Royal Naval College
Captain Andrew Bray will be overseeing the training of hundreds of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary officer cadets each year.
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Navy Op Prosperity Guardian: A look at the new force that's protecting shipping in the Red Sea
Royal Navy Type 45 air defence destroyer HMS Diamond is joining the mission, having proved her worth by shooting down an attack drone.
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Navy Royal Navy rowing team facing 'fast and furious' conditions during World's Toughest Row
The members of HMS Oardacious are doing well, but still have 1,973 nautical miles left to row in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
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Navy Latest Royal Navy Merlin helicopter aircrew get their wings in parade at Yeovilton
Family and friends look on as the group of six pilots and six aircrewmen from 846 Naval Air Squadron are presented with their wings.
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News Nearly 7,000 members of the Armed Forces to spend Christmas overseas this year
UK personnel are serving on 40 operations in 30 countries this month, sacrificing time with their families to ensure Britain stays safe.
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Navy HMS Diamond joins US-led operation to protect shipping in Red Sea from attack by militants
The Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer shot down a drone launched from Yemen last weekend.
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Navy Penguins of South Georgia get visit from HMS Forth on latest patrol mission in South Atlantic
Due to the island's remote location in the South Atlantic and its lack of infrastructure, nobody lives there on a permanent basis.
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Navy New warship virtual reality simulator revolutionising Royal Navy training
Britannia Royal Naval College is one of several Royal Navy locations where trainees get the chance to sail a vessel from a virtual bridge.
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Navy HMS Oardacious flying towards possible record in World's Toughest Row
The Royal Navy ocean rowing team manage to cover 100 nautical miles in just one day, but admit it's early days with a long way to go.
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Navy Royal Navy air engineer reaches rare flying hours milestone with the Merlin Mk2
CPO Gary Furneaux is based at RNAS Culdrose and racked up the hours while conducting complex and critical test flights on the Merlin.
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Navy American and British warships shoot down 15 attack drones launched from Yemen
Both the US Department of Defense and the MOD believe the uncrewed aerial vehicles were launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
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Navy HMS Diamond shoots down hostile attack drone targeting cargo ships in Red Sea
The Type 45 Daring-class vessel successfully destroys the uncrewed aerial vehicle with one Sea Viper missile
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Navy History-maker: First person passes out of Dartmouth as both a rating and officer
Sub-Lieutenant Grace Penn first passed out of Dartmouth as a rating in 2020 and said it was "surreal" to pass out of the college again.