Ukrainian soldiers pose on horseback with Javelin anti-tank missiles
A photograph taken in a snow-covered forest in Ukraine shows horse-mounted soldiers with Western-supplied weapons.
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Land vehicles Contract to deliver new modular armour system for Challenger 3 main battle tank awarded
Defence Equipment & Support has awarded a contract to deliver a new modular armour system to Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land.
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Navy Royal Navy missile system used to shoot down Red Sea drones to be upgraded
The Sea Viper air defence system that has been used to successfully destroy Houthi drones is set to receive a major upgrade worth £405m.
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Weapons and Kit DragonFire: £10-a-shot laser weapon achieves UK first
The DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapon is a line-of-sight high precision weapon.
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Navy HMS Diamond: Capabilities of the Type 45 destroyer thwarting Red Sea attacks
The Royal Navy vessel is a versatile and capable platform and one of the most advanced warships in the world.
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Weapons and Kit Explained: What is Russia's 2B11 smoothbore WW2-inspired weapons system?
The mortar system is being used by Russian forces to target Ukrainian infantry units and destroy equipment in sheltered locations.
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Ukraine Russia thought to be changing approach as missile strikes on Ukraine intensify
Ukraine's armed forces claim to have successfully destroyed many Russian missiles and drones, despite the increase in the number of attacks.
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Weapons and Kit Sea Viper: The weapon that destroyed the Navy's first aerial target since the Gulf War
The Sea Viper was recently used to destroy an attack drone in the Red Sea, being directed to its target by the powerful Sampson radar.
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Ukraine See what kit Britain is issuing to Ukrainian troops as they head to the frontline this winter
Major Andy Tang outlines what items of clothing and personal equipment Ukrainian troops are being given as part of Operation Interflex.
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Weapons and Kit Defence industry giants team up to support UK artillery systems supplied to Ukraine
BAE Systems and AMS Integrated Solutions have committed to working together to offer support for artillery systems being used in Ukraine.
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Weapons and Kit Gvozdika: The Soviet-era howitzer used by Russia and Ukraine against each other
The 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled 122mm howitzer may have been introduced back in 1972, but is still proving its worth in combat today
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Navy Royal Navy divers searching for vessel's jackstaff that was lost overboard in Portsmouth Harbour
It is not clear from which ship the jackstaff fell into the sea, but efforts are underway to locate and retrieve it
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Women Soldier lives up to childhood nickname becoming first active-duty female sniper in US Army
Maciel Hay grew up around rifles and handguns, and was encouraged to take her shooting prowess a step further by her drill sergeant
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Ukraine Rare access inside a Ukrainian flying school training hundreds of kamikaze drone pilots
UAVs have become a vital weapon in Ukraine's war with Russia, and it takes just two weeks to train a first person view (FPV) drone pilot
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History Gas masks: How they evolved from the trenches to the Iranian Embassy siege and beyond
The gas mask was developed during the First World War after Germany launched the first chemical attack of the conflict in April 1915
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Russia Russia's mighty Tyulpan self-propelled mortar has Achilles' heel on the battlefield
Entering service with Soviet forces in 1971 and used in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Syria, the tracked mortar has one big disadvantage