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RFA Stirling Castle: The minehunting mothership with all mod cons
RFA Stirling Castle works with the Royal Navy's Mine & Threat Exploitation Group to transport and launch uncrewed vessels to scan the sea for ordnance - and she has a sauna.
What is Atlantic Bastion?
The UK has unveiled a new advanced hybrid naval force, pairing together traditional crewed vessels with autonomous uncrewed systems, to protect undersea cables and pipelines from Russia.
Exercise Freezing Wind: Nato mine group conducts joint training in Baltic Sea
Throughout the exercise, naval forces, divers, and mine countermeasure teams from allied nations practised joint operations, including detecting and neutralising underwater threats and responding to disruptions affecting vital communication lines.
Scots Guards get Nato honour for service in Kosovo
The Duke of Edinburgh has presented Nato operational service medals to soldiers from 1st Battalion the Scots Guards at Catterick Garrison following their two-month deployment to Kosovo on Operation Elgin.
British and Finnish soldiers team up to defend border
Infanteers from 3 Rifles take part in Exercise Northern Axe with their Finnish counterparts – many of whom are conscripts – to demonstrate their ability to defend the border from invasion.
The 'most tragic, saddest' story from Pearl Harbor
Vietnam War veteran and historian Captain Michael A. Lilly speaks with BFBS Forces News about what he calls "the most tragic, saddest story out of Pearl Harbor".
RAF win first Inter Service rugby title at under-23s level for 19 years
A 26-17 win gave them a well-deserved first championship since 2006.
Ukraine Battlefield Brief | 5 December
Russian forces claim to have captured the key Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after months of bitter fighting, but that's being refuted by the Ukrainian military, which says neither side controls the whole city.
Military showjumping final: Forces horses to compete for top crown live
The best Forces showjumpers will go head to head for glory at the 2025 London International Horse Show on 18 December – and you can watch the action live.
UKAF v Irish Defence Forces: How to watch double header live
The next chapter in the rivalry between the two teams will be shown live.
Travel fund aims to help Armed Forces personnel reunite with loved ones
The Government has announced that 35,000 Armed Forces personnel will be able to claim the cost of a return road or rail journey over Christmas, helping them reach their loved ones when they need it most.














































