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Former Gurkha Officer Runs Hotel Room Marathon During Quarantine

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Former Gurkha officer Ash Alexander-Cooper has spent his quarantine in Australia running a marathon around his hotel room. He ran more than 4,600 lengths of the room and raised money for the veterans’ charity The Tommy Club.

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Royal Navy make history with back-to-back win against British Army

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The Royal Navy beat the Army 36-41 at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham to become back-to-back Inter Service champions for the first time since 1974.

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Guns mark anniversary of King and Queen's coronation

0:44

London and Edinburgh see 21, 41 and 62-gun royal salutes to mark the third anniversary of King Charles and Queen Camilla's coronation, with the Princess Royal attending the event in Hyde Park

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Army women light up Allianz Stadium Twickenham to win against Navy

6:46

The British Army women put on a clinical performance at the home of English Rugby to beat the Royal Navy 78-0 at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.

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Ukraine's AI breakthrough on the battlefield

6:02

Ukraine is making large-scale use of AI to help drone pilots kill more than 30,000 Russian soldiers a month.

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HMS Dragon practises coming under attack from ballistic missile

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The Type 45 is seen doing swerving manoeuvres to avoid incoming strikes, while her crew practise rapidly pulled on their protective gear.

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Operation Boxtop: C-17 lands at one of the world's most remote settlements

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The C-17 Globemaster landed on a semi-prepared runway of gravel and compacted snow after staging through Pituffik Space Base in Greenland.

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Flat armour plates may be good for men - but not women

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The curve of a woman's breasts means regular body armour, which features flat plates, will create a vulnerable gap through which a bullet or piece of shrapnel could pass and kill or injure the wearer

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Parachutists land on one of the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers

1:18

Tim Cooper was on the ground for BFBS Forces News as a group of Royal Navy parachutists landed on one of the Royal Navy's two aircraft carriers.

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Old-tech aircraft being used to destroy high-tech drones

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Ukrainian Army Aviation is using 1970s Yakovlev Yak-52 trainers to either shoot down Russian drones or tip them out of the sky

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HMS Prince of Wales gets ready to lead UK Carrier Strike Group

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The Royal Navy flagship is being supplied with ammunition before it journeys on to the High North and North Atlantic.

Former Gurkha Officer Runs Hotel Room Marathon During Quarantine
Former Gurkha Officer Runs Hotel Room Marathon During Quarantine Click to play video
Royal Navy make history with back-to-back win against British Army
Royal Navy make history with back-to-back win against British Army Click to play video
Guns mark anniversary of King and Queen's coronation
Guns mark anniversary of King and Queen's coronation Click to play video
Army women light up Allianz Stadium Twickenham to win against Navy
Army women light up Allianz Stadium Twickenham to win against Navy Click to play video
Ukraine's AI breakthrough on the battlefield
Ukraine's AI breakthrough on the battlefield Click to play video
HMS Dragon practises coming under attack from ballistic missile
HMS Dragon practises coming under attack from ballistic missile Click to play video
 Operation Boxtop: C-17 lands at one of the world's most remote settlements
Operation Boxtop: C-17 lands at one of the world's most remote settlements Click to play video
Flat armour plates may be good for men - but not women
Flat armour plates may be good for men - but not women Click to play video
Parachutists land on one of the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers
Parachutists land on one of the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers Click to play video
Old-tech aircraft being used to destroy high-tech drones
Old-tech aircraft being used to destroy high-tech drones Click to play video
HMS Prince of Wales gets ready to lead UK Carrier Strike Group
HMS Prince of Wales gets ready to lead UK Carrier Strike Group Click to play video

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6th May 2026

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2nd May 2026

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1st May 2026

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28th April 2026

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27th April 2026

Royal Navy cricket captain looks ahead to T20 day at Lords

23rd April 2026

Navy cricketers beat RAF ahead of vital T20 match at Lords

22nd April 2026

Ruthless Royal Navy score seven tries to beat RAF in Inter Service opener

21st April 2026

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21st April 2026

Meet the legend on a mission to save Navy rugby's Inter Service campaign

17th April 2026

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16th April 2026

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16th April 2026

Celebrate the best of military sport with the UK Armed Forces Sports Awards

15th April 2026

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17th April 2026

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13th April 2026

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7th April 2026

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7th April 2026

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2nd April 2026

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Explainers

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

5th May 2025

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5th May 2025

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16th January 2025

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10th January 2025

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16th January 2025

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6th December 2024

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2nd December 2024

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24th November 2024

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24th November 2024

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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

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28th November 2023

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28th November 2023

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28th November 2023

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28th November 2023

Afghanistan Withdrawal: Veterans And Military Families React

28th November 2023

Military Guard Of Honour For Indian Army State Visit

28th November 2023

UK Accused Of 'Abandoning' Afghanistan To Taliban With Withdrawal

28th November 2023

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28th November 2023

Quantum Computing: How Will It Transform Defence?

28th November 2023

Betty Webb: 98-Year-Old Given Legion D'Honneur For WW2 Translation Efforts

28th November 2023

RAF Helicopters Help Tackle Wildfire In Cyprus

28th November 2023

Will The Afghanistan Withdrawal Become A 'Complete Strategic Failure'?

28th November 2023
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