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Princess Anne reopens newly refurbished Poppy Factory in Edinburgh

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The Princess Royal has officially reopened the Poppy Factory in Edinburgh after its two-year refurbishment. Princess Anne toured Lady Haig's Poppy Factory and its new exhibition space, and visited Bud, Poppyscotland's mobile museum.

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Tri-service military team completes arduous expedition

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A group of UK Armed Forces personnel has become the first military team to replicate Fridtjof Nansen's 1888 journey to and across Greenland. Exercise Greenland Legacy had the group face 25 days on the ice in a 500km ski of the Greenland ice cap.

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Charity chief voices frustrations about MOD compensation scheme

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A Public Accounts Committee report has called for an independent body to handle government compensation schemes following the Ministry of Defence's failures around its LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS).

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Moment journalist takes cover from Russian air strike during Sit Rep interview

1:56

Colin Freeman was giving an update from Zaporizhzhia when an airstrike interrupted the latest BFBS Sitrep, forcing him to take cover away from the window.

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UK Armed Forces strongman personnel smash one million kilo deadlift challenge

0:41

The team raised more than £10,000 to support UK veterans and their families

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Could SIG Sauer's M8 end up replacing the SA80?

28:29

The hunt is on for a new individual weapon to replace the SA80 under Project Grayburn, with SIG Sauer showing some of its potential offerings to BFBS Forces News, including the US Army's new M8 rifle chambered in 6.8x51mm

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RAF rugby league team reveal all on their teammates

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Ahead of this year's Inter Services, we got the lowdown on the RAF team.

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The Grenadier: Could this be the Britain's next military 4x4?

5:36

Forces News takes the Ineos Grenadier for a drive and examines the nine variants being offered to the MOD, including an armoured model designed to protect troops from bullets, shrapnel and FPV drone attacks

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Retired HMS Northumberland towed out of HMNB Portsmouth

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After years of service stretching from the Falklands to the Caribbean, the warship is making her final journey, with then-defence secretary John Healey confirming in 2024 that Northumberland was uneconomical to repair due to structural damage

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The Strategic Reserve: A real commitment

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There are about 95,000 people in the Strategic Reserve, which is made up of the Ex-Regular Reserve and the Recall Reserve, involving former personnel from all three services

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Pick up the phone, minister says, in light of whistleblowing review

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Calvin Bailey, the Minister for Veterans and People, said that personnel wouldn't be adversely affected for raising any concerns after a review found that confidence in whistleblowing is inconsistent across defence.

Princess Anne reopens newly refurbished Poppy Factory in Edinburgh
Princess Anne reopens newly refurbished Poppy Factory in Edinburgh Click to play video
Tri-service military team completes arduous expedition
Tri-service military team completes arduous expedition Click to play video
Charity chief voices frustrations about MOD compensation scheme
Charity chief voices frustrations about MOD compensation scheme Click to play video
Moment journalist takes cover from Russian air strike during Sit Rep interview
Moment journalist takes cover from Russian air strike during Sit Rep interview Click to play video
UK Armed Forces strongman personnel smash one million kilo deadlift challenge
UK Armed Forces strongman personnel smash one million kilo deadlift challenge Click to play video
Could SIG Sauer's M8 end up replacing the SA80?
Could SIG Sauer's M8 end up replacing the SA80? Click to play video
RAF rugby league team reveal all on their teammates
RAF rugby league team reveal all on their teammates Click to play video
The Grenadier: Could this be the Britain's next military 4x4?
The Grenadier: Could this be the Britain's next military 4x4? Click to play video
Retired HMS Northumberland towed out of HMNB Portsmouth
Retired HMS Northumberland towed out of HMNB Portsmouth Click to play video
The Strategic Reserve: A real commitment
The Strategic Reserve: A real commitment Click to play video
Pick up the phone, minister says, in light of whistleblowing review
Pick up the phone, minister says, in light of whistleblowing review Click to play video

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Sport

UK Armed Forces strongman personnel smash one million kilo deadlift challenge

11th September 2026

Wickets galore as 27 Regiment RLC crowned Army T20 champions

11th September 2026

RAF rugby league team reveal all on their teammates

11th September 2026

Will RAF rugby league head coach James Hutchinson leave the Forces sport on a high?

9th September 2026

Army, Navy and RAF set for Inter Services rugby league showdowns live

9th September 2026

Where are the women? The RAF’s push to grow table tennis

4th September 2026

Marines v Paras: How to watch 2026 Falklands Cup live

28th August 2026

Inter Services Motorcycle Road Racing title race heats up in Scotland

27th August 2026

The technology that is shaping how military table tennis players prepare

26th August 2026

Army sailing team save barn owl stuck 70 miles out to sea

21st August 2026

Marines muscle or Paras power: Moments of pure brilliance in the Falklands Cup

20th August 2026

Tri-Base Lightning ground RAF Vulcans in ice hockey spectacle

18th August 2026

Train smarter, not harder: How the forces got military fitness wrong for decades

18th August 2026

British Army pull to victory at British and Irish Tug-of-War championships

12th August 2026

Duchess of Edinburgh marks first day as Royal patron of Armed Forces Para-Snowsport Team

12th August 2026

UK Armed Forces karting teams take on 24-hour Teesside test

12th August 2026

British Army tennis players dominate on Wimbledon's grass courts

31st July 2026

British Army boxer Niamh Brookes chases Commonwealth Games glory

23rd July 2026

Army athlete hoping to channel spirit of Kris Akabusi at Commonwealth Games

22nd July 2026

RAF swimmer hoping for Commonwealth Games success

20th July 2026

Explainers

UK's £41bn Dreadnought subs: what they’ll do and when they’ll arrive

5th May 2025

New subs need support to keep them at sea, says Pollard

5th May 2025

Ripsaw M3: Robotic vehicle making its way into the battlefield

16th January 2025

The military reasons why Trump wants Greenland

10th January 2025

The grey zone world of cutting undersea cables

16th January 2025

Hitchhiker: Ukraine's new drone successfully tested in combat

6th December 2024

How Bushmaster's V-shaped hull is a lifesaver

2nd December 2024

Why undersea cables are prime targets for sabotage

24th November 2024

The Kord sniper rifle: Russia's answer to the Barrett

24th November 2024

How long-range weapons could have an impact in Ukraine war

19th November 2024

Design of Royal Army Medical Service's cap badge explained

18th November 2024

Russia using fibre-optic drones to avoid Ukrainian jamming

12th November 2024

North Korea's huge military in numbers

12th November 2024

Experimental stealth aircraft that could change jet design forever

1st November 2024

Ukraine's new drone designed to repel Shahed UAV attacks

24th October 2024

What is China's navy trying to achieve?

24th October 2024

US's THAAD anti-ballistic missile system explained

14th October 2024

Everything you need to know about the Martlet missile

8th October 2024

HMS Lancaster trials Peregrine drone in Gulf of Oman

20th September 2024

Palianytsia: Ukraine's new long-range missile drone

28th August 2024

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28th November 2023

National air and space camp brings together next generation of RAF personnel

28th November 2023

Astonishing angle of 'Levanter Cloud' over Rock of Gibraltar captured

28th November 2023

Starmer 'so impressed' with UK military's training of Ukrainian troops

28th November 2023

US joins South Korean forces for training amid tensions with the North

28th November 2023

Exploring the £2m house up for sale with a fort in its back garden

28th November 2023

How former Royal Marine bluffed Taliban to be last team out of Kabul

28th November 2023

Russian military has 'failed spectacularly'

28th November 2023

Scots Guards perform Eurovision 'Stefania' tribute to Ukraine six months since war began

28th November 2023

Ukrainians parade wrecked Russian vehicles on Kyiv streets

28th November 2023

RAF repays debt of five shillings to Second World War veteran after 77 years

28th November 2023

Ex-NATO commander: Western military donations not enough for Ukraine victory

28th November 2023
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