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RAF win Scottish Tri-service rugby title in Murrayfield thriller

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The RAF beat the Navy earlier in the day, in the competition's first time at Scottish Gas Murrayfield

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Spain's future queen makes history with parachute training

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The heir to the Spanish throne qualified to perform automatic (static-line) parachute jumps at the Mendez Parada Military Parachuting School at Alcantarilla air base in Murcia.

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Small car, big adventures in the Isle of Man for HMS Middleton

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HMS Middleton's crew had a day to remember as she took on fuel and supplies in the Isle of Man. One of the ship's company got the chance to drive a Peel P50, the world's smallest car.

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Ukrainian drones hit oil terminal more than 1,200km from Ukraine

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Ukraine has carried out a wave of drone strikes on cities across Russia, with some hitting targets around St Petersburg. International delegates arriving for an economic forum were greeted by plumes of smoke rising over the city.

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Funeral held for soldier who died at Royal Windsor Horse Show

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Friends, colleagues and senior staff gathered for Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan's funeral in Guards' Chapel, Wellington Barracks

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Ukraine's combat psychologists training in the UK

13:22

BFBS Forces News was granted rare access to a training initiative by the British Army to equip Ukrainian soldiers as combat psychologists. The course teaches soldiers techniques to cope with the pressures of the frontline.

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2 Scots rehearse for war in Estonia

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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.

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Russia launches barrage of missiles and drones at 38 targets across Ukraine

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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.

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French forces capture a Russian oil tanker with UK support

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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.

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UK part of 5,000-strong Nato exercise Northern Star

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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.

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Defender-Viper: Testing new minehunting drone helping Navy to safeguard Strait of Hormuz

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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.

RAF win Scottish Tri-service rugby title in Murrayfield thriller
RAF win Scottish Tri-service rugby title in Murrayfield thriller Click to play video
Spain's future queen makes history with parachute training
Spain's future queen makes history with parachute training Click to play video
Small car, big adventures in the Isle of Man for HMS Middleton
Small car, big adventures in the Isle of Man for HMS Middleton Click to play video
Ukrainian drones hit oil terminal more than 1,200km from Ukraine
Ukrainian drones hit oil terminal more than 1,200km from Ukraine Click to play video
Funeral held for soldier who died at Royal Windsor Horse Show
Funeral held for soldier who died at Royal Windsor Horse Show Click to play video
Ukraine's combat psychologists training in the UK
Ukraine's combat psychologists training in the UK Click to play video
2 Scots rehearse for war in Estonia
2 Scots rehearse for war in Estonia Click to play video
Russia launches barrage of missiles and drones at 38 targets across Ukraine
Russia launches barrage of missiles and drones at 38 targets across Ukraine Click to play video
French forces capture a Russian oil tanker with UK support
French forces capture a Russian oil tanker with UK support Click to play video
UK part of 5,000-strong Nato exercise Northern Star
UK part of 5,000-strong Nato exercise Northern Star Click to play video
Defender-Viper: Testing new minehunting drone helping Navy to safeguard Strait of Hormuz
Defender-Viper: Testing new minehunting drone helping Navy to safeguard Strait of Hormuz Click to play video

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Sport

Forces ice hockey pays tribute to Navy crash victims

5th June 2026

How did England's World Cup cricket team fare at an Army boot camp?

5th June 2026

RAF Pumas continue women's Inter Services ice hockey dominance

5th June 2026

RAF celebrate back-to-back Scottish Tri-Services rugby titles

5th June 2026

RAF Aces thrash British Army Blades to set up Royal Navy grand final

3rd June 2026

RAF win Scottish Tri-service rugby title in Murrayfield thriller

29th May 2026

Individual Army performances shine despite two disqualifications at equestrian championships

29th May 2026

23 Para RE dominate to win back-to-back Army Challenge Cups

27th May 2026

Royal Marines bag five medals at CISM Box Cup in Germany

26th May 2026

Watch the 2026 Major Units Challenge Cup Final live on BFBS

22nd May 2026

Royal Engineers win the Woolwich Cup to complete league and cup double

22nd May 2026

Goals extravaganza as RAF Akrotiri dominate RAF Valley in RAF Plate Final

22nd May 2026

RAF Leeming stage impressive comeback to win RAF Cup Final

27th May 2026

UKAF women endure Dutch thrashing in President's Cup clash

21st May 2026

Army brush aside RAF to finish Inter Service campaign on a high

19th May 2026

Army women beat RAF to win record Inter Service title

19th May 2026

President's Cup: How to watch UKAF women v Dutch Forces live

18th May 2026

RAF double header: Watch RAF Cup Final and RAF Plate Final live

18th May 2026

Army captain reacts to valiant win against the RAF

16th May 2026

Army storm to victory against RAF to claim final Inter Service bragging rights

16th May 2026

Explainers

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

5th May 2025

New subs need support to keep them at sea, says Pollard

5th May 2025

Ripsaw M3: Robotic vehicle making its way into the battlefield

16th January 2025

The military reasons why Trump wants Greenland

10th January 2025

The grey zone world of cutting undersea cables

16th January 2025

Hitchhiker: Ukraine's new drone successfully tested in combat

6th December 2024

How Bushmaster's V-shaped hull is a lifesaver

2nd December 2024

Why undersea cables are prime targets for sabotage

24th November 2024

The Kord sniper rifle: Russia's answer to the Barrett

24th November 2024

How long-range weapons could have an impact in Ukraine war

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

28th August 2024

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Ukrainian troops training in UK receive special video message from Zelensky

16th September 2024

Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers mark their national Independence Day in UK

27th August 2024

Campaigners view compensation payment an insult to LGBT veterans

25th August 2024

Questions over Ukrainian use of US long-range missiles to hit targets inside Russia

24th August 2024

Tributes paid to Red Arrows co-founder Henry Prince

27th August 2024

Bring out the big guns! Howitzers on show in joint Nato exercise

23rd August 2024

Beards no problem as Canadian army trials hoods for gas masks

29th August 2024

US and Italy put on stunning joint jet display to mark Nato 75

23rd August 2024

German sailors blast Darth Vader theme while travelling through London

23rd August 2024

New ways of downing drones showcased – from lasers to ultrasonic waves

26th August 2024

Veteran and bomb disposal expert on challenges of removing munitions from Swiss lakes

22nd August 2024

F-35Cs launch from USS Abraham Lincoln after arrivial in Middle East

22nd August 2024
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