Royal Navy orders 20 uncrewed boats in £12.3m push towards hybrid fleet future
The Coastal Forces Squadron and 47 Commando Royal Marines will use the fleet for operations, training, and development activities
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Epic Fury Defences bolstered amid US-Israel-Iran war: Find out how RAF Akrotiri is being protected
BFBS Forces News analyses the capabilities the Armed Forces have to protect Britain's base on the island amid the ongoing conflict
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Navy RFA Lyme Bay now at heightened readiness for possible deployment to Eastern Med
The Bay-class Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel has a proven track record in providing evacuation, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
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Epic Fury Epic Fury: Here's why the UK couldn't just send HMS Prince of Wales to the Gulf
BFBS Forces News spoke to Vice Admiral (Ret'd) Duncan Potts, director of Universal Defence and Security Solutions, about HMS Prince of Wales ...
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Epic Fury Dragon's deployment will help defence but more assets needed, says ex-RN commander
Tom Sharpe says he's confident the destroyer will do her job, but argues more land-based anti-air systems are needed as well
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Navy Wildcat and Martlet: The combination providing a ring of steel around warships
Martlet laser-guided missiles are mounted on 815 Squadron's Wildcat helicopters and can target multifaceted threats, including small drones
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Nuclear Russian missile defences could neutralise Navy's nuclear deterrent, experts warn
A report says the multi-layered ballistic missile defence network around the Russian capital could compromise the UK's nuclear deterrence
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Navy A landmark day for Type 31s as HMS Active rolls out while work begins on Bulldog
Construction on four out of the five Inspiration-class warships is now underway at Rosyth Dockyard in Fife
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Nato Crewed and uncrewed warships working together on Nato submarine-hunting exercise
Allied forces have deployed across the Mediterranean for Nato's annual Dynamic Manta exercise, the alliance's anti-submarine warfare drill
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USA Strike a deal or face a strike: US continues military buildup in the Middle East
This massing of forces represents the largest concentration of US military hardware in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq
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Navy Ex-RFA vessels sold off to be kept seaworthy as Royal Navy continues to offload ships
Inocea Group, a British marine, defence and industrial group, has bought RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler
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Technology US Liberty Ships ready to set sail once more – but this time they'll be autonomous
Private firm Blue Water Autonomy has designed a new Liberty-class cargo vessel for the US Navy, inspired by the Second World War originals
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Navy Royal Navy to get new surveillance base to track Russian shadow fleet vessels
The Navy has confirmed it is looking at siting the new base in the northeast, but declined to offer any more details
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USA Armada's on its way, says Trump as tensions rise amid Iranian crackdown and nuke fears
Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is being joined by three Arleigh-Burke-class destroyers, each loaded with air defence and land attack missiles
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Navy UK sends Cutlass-class patrol boat to help French intercept Russian shadow fleet tanker
The vessel that was boarded is under UK and European sanctions for its role in facilitating trade in sanctioned oil, BFBS Forces News ...
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USA Captured sanctions-busting oil tanker seen in UK waters after joint US-UK boarding mission
RAF P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft and the Navy's RFA Tideforce were deployed to support an American operation to detain the oil tanker