Military's Wildcat helicopter fleet back in action after temporary grounding
The AW159 Wildcat helicopter fleet was temporarily grounded after a potential issue in a single aircraft was detected.
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Women Royal Air Force lacks suitable helmet for potential female F-35 pilots, Chief of Air Staff admits
Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston appeared before MPs on the Commons Defence to face questions about the state of the Royal Air Force.
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Weapons and Kit Take a tour of test facility making sure military kit is fit for our forces
Kit has to go through rigorous rounds of testing before its seen in the field.
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Weapons and Kit In pictures: Airborne signallers test out Army's new radio in Belize jungle
The dual-channel radio can be used in many roles, including ground-to-ground, air-to-ground, and beyond-line-of-sight.
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Army Report on 'troubled' Ajax programme 'coming imminently', Defence Secretary says
Ben Wallace told the House he is determined to fix 'this troubled' Ajax programme, now starting the next phase of its trials.
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Ukraine Ukrainians arrive in UK to begin training on British Challenger 2 tanks
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has agreed to deliver a squadron of tanks to Ukraine to aid the country's efforts in re-taking territory lost to ...
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Ukraine West in 'fast-track' talks over possibility of sending Ukraine long-range missiles and aircraft, official says
Russia and North Korea have accused the West of prolonging and taking a direct role in the war by sending Kyiv increasingly sophisticated ...
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Weapons and Kit Military stockpiles will never go below the 'safe line' needed for nation's security, minister says
Baroness Goldie made the comments in response to a Lords debate on the resilience of Britain’s Armed Forces
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Weapons and Kit Excalibur: US Army's most accurate artillery shell supporting Ukraine's fight
Its accuracy has made it an essential part of Ukraine's recent counter-offensives, hugely increasing the country's firepower.
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Ukraine Ukraine: UK-donated Sea King helicopter seen for first time near Black Sea
Video posted to Twitter shows the former Royal Navy Sea King now crewed by Ukrainian forces.
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Ukraine Zelensky's plea for more Western tanks goes unfulfilled, for now
Germany is yet to decide if it will provide Ukrainian forces with tanks.
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Ukraine Take a look at the Canadian Senator vehicles being donated to Ukraine
"The vehicles offer state-of-the-art, best-in-class technology", according to the Canadian Ministry of National Defence (MND).
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Ukraine UK to send 600 extra Brimstone missiles to Ukraine
The UK will also be supplying a squadron of Challenger 2 tanks with armoured recovery and repair vehicles.
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Ukraine Maintaining Challenger 2s biggest hurdle for Ukrainians, former tank regiment training officer says
It will take around four to six weeks for crews to be ready, a former Royal Tank Regiment officer says.
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Ukraine UK announces 'most significant package of combat power' to Ukraine
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said he hoped the package of military aid would "accelerate Ukrainian success".
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Ukraine UK backs Ukraine's effectiveness with Challenger 2s after Russia claims they 'will burn'
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier agreed to deliver a squadron of Challenger 2s to the Ukrainian frontline.