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The exercise proved the readiness of the aircraft and its crew to provide a potentially life-saving capability during wildfire season (Picture: MOD)

RAF Chinook's heavy-lifting power in the spotlight at wildfire exercise in Cyprus

21st May 2026 | RAF
The Russian Su-35 pictured here flew close enough to trigger emergency systems on the Rivet Joint including disabling the autopilot system (Picture: MOD)

Russian fighter jets intercept RAF reconnaissance aircraft within metres over Black Sea

20th May 2026 | RAF
Babcock Type 31 roll out

Commit the orders: Former Navy Commander urges more support for UK shipbuilding

20th May 2026 | Sea vessels
The drone strikes have meant that Moscow's inhabitants are getting a taste of the Ukraine war (Picture: Russian social media)

Ukraine hits Russia on home soil, including Moscow, with biggest drone strike in a year

20th May 2026 | Ukraine
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins gets some range time with the KS-1

Keeping his hand in: First Sea Lord hits the range with his fellow marines and the KS-1

19th May 2026 | Royal Marines
Irish army team Shamrock 1 managed to win the competition after two weeks' training - the vehicle has been in US service for 45 years (Picture: Irish army)

The luck of the Irish: No Bradley AFVs, but team still won US Army's Bradley competition

19th May 2026 | Land vehicles
The crew of a two-seat Typhoon observe the firing of a rocket fitted with the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, turning it into a guided missile (Picture: MOD)

RAF's new anti-drone missiles move from testing to deployment in just eight weeks

18th May 2026 | RAF
HMS Anson had been deployed to Australia and had subsequently been retasked with operating near the Persian Gulf (Picture: MOD)

Royal Navy's only operational attack submarine arrives in Gibraltar after retasking

15th May 2026 | Navy
The variable-sweep wing - better known as a swing wing - allowed the aircraft to fulfil its role as a high-speed interceptor while allowing it to make slower and safer carrier landings CREDIT US Department of War

F-14 Tomcat: The real star of Top Gun as Tom Cruise's film celebrates its 40th birthday

15th May 2026 | Aircraft
A Wildcat helicopter on the ground during Ex Tamber Shield in Norway (Picture: BFBS)

Wildcat and mouse: Navy's helicopters dodge P2000s on Exercise Tamber Shield

15th May 2026 | Navy
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