Stranded F-35B leaves Indian airport at last

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An F-35B that had to divert to India from HMS Prince of Wales has finally taken off after being stranded in Kerala for the past five weeks.

Global highlights: What the Armed Forces did around the world in 2025

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Training Ukrainian forces on Operation Interflex, marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War and taking part in the Invictus Games were just some of the international highlights from the Armed Forces in 2025.

From the High North to the Indo-Pacific: What the Royal Navy did in 2025

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Carrier Strike Group 25, a nearly eight-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific, was the centrepiece of the Royal Navy's operational activity, while elsewhere Royal Marines trained in sub-zero conditions and HMS Dragon destroyed a supersonic missile.

Projecting power and protecting airspace: What the RAF did in 2025

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In addition to its regular role of defending UK airspace, the RAF took part in Nato's largest airpower exercise, said goodbye to the Puma and opened the doors to its secretive cyber force.

Deploying drones and defending borders: What the Army did in 2025

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From tanks to trench warfare, the Army has had a busy 2025, many of its soldiers being among the 10,000 personnel who took part in Nato's biggest exercise of the year.

How soldiers learn the lie of the land - by making a model

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Soldiers don't just go rushing in when they're given an objective, they study the ground and plan their routes in and out by building a 3D model, as these Gurkha infanteers demonstrate.

Armed Forces Foundation Scheme: The military gap year

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Would you join the military for a gap year? Well, from next year you can. Its official name is the Armed Forces Foundation Scheme and it'll be open for recruitment from March. There are 150 slots available - and you've got to be under 25.

Healey rules out suggestion of voluntary military service

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While France and Germany are pushing for a form of national service on a voluntary basis, Defence Secretary John Healey says the UK does not need to follow suit.

On guard: The world's most-watched footsteps

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From palace forecourts to national memorials, ceremonial guard duty is carried out in strikingly different ways around the world.

Spiders of Vilnius: Weaving camouflage for Ukraine

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BFBS Forces News reporter Simon Newton visits the Spiders of Vilnius, a group in Lithuania that weaves camouflage netting for Ukraine's defenders.

Military leaders reflect on a year of global operations

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Senior military leaders reflect on a year of global operations, alliance support and sustained operational activity across the Armed Forces