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Soldiers from 1 Mercian honoured for role in Op Cabrit
Soldiers from 1 Mercian were joined by their French counterparts for a medal parade, signalling the end of their six-month deployment in Estonia under Operation Cabrit.
Taylor Lawrence reflects on Olympics disappointment and talks future
Royal Marine Commando Taylor Lawrence speaks to BFBS Sport in Lillehammer after what was a disappointing Olympics for Team GB
Epic Fury: What's defending RAF Akrotiri?
BFBS Forces News analyses the capabilities the Armed Forces have to protect Britain's base on the island amid the US-Israel war with Iran.
Don't send a carrier for carrier's sake, argues ex-RN officer
Retired Commodore Steve Prest argues a dedicated air defence asset like HMS Dragon is the best response to protect Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean, not HMS Prince of Wales.
A Tour of Turkey's TCG Birinci İnönü submarine
BFBS Forces News goes aboard Turkey's TCG Birinci İnönü to see how the Gur-class hunter-killer submarine operates.
Ex-infantry officer analyses tactics used in Ukraine
A former paratrooper, who served three tours in Afghanistan, says Ukrainian tactics are updating at a remarkable pace, as soldiers adapt to drones, urban battlefields and constant technological change.
WindRunner set to be the largest cargo plane ever made
The Radia WindRunner is so vast that it can carry six fully constructed Chinook helicopters. It is 109 metres long with a payload bay capacity roughly 12 times that of a Boeing 747.
Dynamic Manta: Nato's key anti-submarine exercise
Exercise Dynamic Manta - which ran from 23 February to 6 March - involved ten allied nations including the UK, Canada, France, Germany, and the US, all demonstrating Nato's ability to operate seamlessly across air, surface, and sub-surface domains.
F-35 v drone likened to sledgehammer cracking a nut
The aircraft took off from RAF Akrotiri and shot down the Iranian drone over Jordanian airspace, a feat retired Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell describes as adrenaline-fuelled and surreal
Wildcats in Cyprus to protect UK bases and our allies
Defence Readiness & Industry Minister Luke Pollard says the deployment of two Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters to Cyprus will help keep UK bases, personnel and our allies safe against Iranian aggression
Wildcats: The helis that can be used any time and any place
Two Wildcat helicopters, whose crews are more used to operating from ships, will be helping to defend RAF Akrotiri, but their CO reckons they are more than up to the task in hand.














































