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The Duchess of Cambridge turns interviewer as RBL marks 100 years

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The Duchess was joined by a 98-year-old Second World War veteran and ten-year-old Cub Scout at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

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A symbolic coin was placed in the ship's keel block – a long tradition aimed to act as a blessing for good luck, fortune and safe voyages.

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Sky Shield: Kuwaiti air defence force tests Patriot missiles

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Putin's nemesis: Nato shows off drone system used in Ukraine

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US and Polish soldiers have been demonstrating the Merops drone interceptor – an American-made counter-UAV system that's been proving its worth in Ukraine - taking out 1,000 Russian drones.

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Para killed in Ukraine served with honour and distinction, says PM

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Sir Keir Starmer says Lance Corporal George Hooley of the Parachute Regiment, who was killed in an accident in Ukraine, served with honour and distinction in the cause of freedom and democracy.

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Say hello to the helis that don't have any crew members

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Atlantic Bastion: The force defending undersea assets

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Nato mine group conducts joint training in Baltic Sea

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Scots Guards get Nato honour for service in Kosovo

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The Duchess of Cambridge turns interviewer as RBL marks 100 years
The Duchess of Cambridge turns interviewer as RBL marks 100 years Click to play video
HMS Formidable receives a good luck blessing as her keel is laid
HMS Formidable receives a good luck blessing as her keel is laid Click to play video
Sky Shield: Kuwaiti air defence force tests Patriot missiles
Sky Shield: Kuwaiti air defence force tests Patriot missiles Click to play video
Lucy Farrow scores twice as UKAF overcome resilient Irish
Lucy Farrow scores twice as UKAF overcome resilient Irish Click to play video
Putin's nemesis: Nato shows off drone system used in Ukraine
Putin's nemesis: Nato shows off drone system used in Ukraine Click to play video
Para killed in Ukraine served with honour and distinction, says PM
Para killed in Ukraine served with honour and distinction, says PM Click to play video
Say hello to the helis that don't have any crew members
Say hello to the helis that don't have any crew members Click to play video
Military set to make a quantum leap on the battlefield
Military set to make a quantum leap on the battlefield Click to play video
Atlantic Bastion: The force defending undersea assets
Atlantic Bastion: The force defending undersea assets Click to play video
Nato mine group conducts joint training in Baltic Sea
Nato mine group conducts joint training in Baltic Sea Click to play video
Scots Guards get Nato honour for service in Kosovo
Scots Guards get Nato honour for service in Kosovo Click to play video

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19th November 2024

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8th October 2024

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20th September 2024

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AYO Gurkha!

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