Royal Navy Top Gun feels the need for speed flying the F/A-18 Super Hornet
A Royal Navy pilot becomes Maverick, flying the same jet flown by Tom Cruise's character in the latest Top Gun - but is it like the movies?
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Navy HMS Tamar returns to New Zealand to visit windiest city in the world
HMS Tamar is on deployment in the Indo-Pacific alongside her sister ship, HMS Trey, and has returned to New Zealand to visit Wellington.
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Aircraft F-35-loaded USS Abraham Lincoln second US aircraft carrier to arrive in Middle East
Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the ship to sail more quickly to the region amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran.
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Navy Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer leaves Portsmouth to test her readiness through sea trials
HMS Dauntless has sailed out of Portsmouth to begin sea trials where her advanced systems will be put to the test.
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Navy MOD unveils £850m spending plans to keep warships and submarines at sea
The Ministry of Defence says the new contracts framework will enhance economic growth across the UK.
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Navy HMS Protector passes through Panama Canal and arrives in Pacific on way to Antarctica
The Royal Navy's ice patrol ship arrives in the Pacific Ocean, continuing her journey to Antarctica.
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Navy HMS Trent helps with Virgin Islands damage and disruption following Hurricane Ernesto
The Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel has been deployed to the British Virgin Islands to assist with the storm's aftermath.
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Navy Aukus: Barriers lifted on defence trading will speed up nuclear submarine development
A landmark deal in defence between the UK, US and Australia will lead to export control changes around technology and intelligence.
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Navy Royal Navy's icebreaker heads south after completing first northern mission in two years
HMS Protector has completed a two week mission in the Arctic and is heading back to the waters of Antarctica and the Southern Hemisphere.
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Middle East US strengthens its military presence in Middle East – what we know so far
BFBS Forces News has put together a rundown of US military assets being sent to the Middle East as tensions escalate.
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Navy Giant ship build hall for Navy frigates named after female pioneer from WW2
Janet Harvey was one of a handful of women working as electricians alongside the 100,000-strong male workforce in the UK war effort.
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Navy Jupiter Point: Joining Royal Navy sailors training at their 'gateway to the sea'
BFBS Forces News joined the young sailors at Jupiter Point, the gateway for sailors to the sea, to find out more.
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Navy Norway to join UK's Carrier Strike Group global deployment to Indo-Pacific region in 2025
Defence Secretary John Healey met his Norwegian counterpart in London to stress the strategic partnership.
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Navy UK and US military capability close to Lebanon – what we know about it so far
The UK is in the process of deploying military personnel to the region and has RAF and Royal Navy capabilities on standby.
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Navy Watch: Timelapse footage of HMS Prince of Wales travelling through misty loch
A camera on board the carrier captured the journey, which included stunning shots of her leaving Portsmouth.
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Navy HMS Prince of Wales: Royal Navy carrier departs Portsmouth for Scotland
Watch the carrier's departure again, streamed live by BFBS Forces News, just days after sister ship HMS Queen Elizabeth returned.