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CDS pressed over claims that defence has a £28bn shortfall
BFBS Forces News reporter Sian Grzeszczyk Melbourne delves into the tense exchange after CDS ACM Sir Rich Knighton was pressed over reports by MPs that he warned the Prime Minister that defence has a £28bn hole in its budget.
2 Scots rehearse for war in Estonia
Around 1,300 British troops are training in Estonia on Nato's eastern border with Russia as part of Exercise Spring Storm 2026. Rosie Laydon got rare access to the exercise, as she saw the soldiers practised using drones and blocking roads.
Russia launches barrage of missiles and drones at 38 targets across Ukraine
Russia has launched one of its largest air attacks of the war, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at targets across Ukraine, leaving at least 11 dead and wounding 100 more.
French forces capture a Russian oil tanker with UK support
The Tagor - linked to Moscow's so-called shadow fleet - had been suspected of operating under a false flag some 400 nautical miles west of Brittany.
UK part of 5,000-strong Nato exercise Northern Star
British troops were among more than 5,000 personnel who trained in Finland's Kainuu region during Exercise Northern Star 26, the first large-scale allied exercise held there since the country joined Nato.
Defender-Viper: Testing new minehunting drone helping Navy to safeguard Strait of Hormuz
Specialist divers from the Navy will use a remotely controlled submersible vehicle to assist with a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz. The Video Ray Defender-Viper system is capable of finding, identifying and destroying underwater devices.
Reservists swap Bermuda for Yorkshire as they train in UK
More than 100 soldiers from the Royal Bermuda Regiment have spent the past fortnight in the UK - the deployment formed part of the regiment's annual overseas exercise, which this year focused on riot training and crowd control
Army fires NYAN one-way drone in Estonia
UK Forward Land Forces have been using the NYAN one-way attack drone for the first time on Exercise Spring Storm. NYAN has a range of up to 250km, and has been acquired to enhance the UK's deep fire capability.
Secretive and successful: Russia's Rubicon drone unit
Rubicon is Russia's most successful drone unit – so much so that the Ukrainians are considering setting up a dedicated force to hunt it down
RAF win Scottish Tri-service rugby title in Murrayfield thriller
The RAF beat the Navy earlier in the day, in the competition's first time at Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Tomorrow's weather today: Reserve meteorologists deploy on ops at RAF Akrotiri
RAF Reserve meteorologists have finished a deployment to Cyprus, where they worked alongside meteorologists from the Met Office. During the deployment, the unit briefed aircrews on weather conditions across the region before they carried out sorties.
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