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43 Commando Fleet Protection Group train alongside US counterparts

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Royal Marines of 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group, whose primary mission is to protect the UK's nuclear deterrent, have...

Ukraine deploys UK-supplied Challenger 2 tanks in Russia incursion

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UK-supplied Challenger 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) have been deployed during Ukraine's ongoing cross-border operations into Russia, which began...

USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group ordered to expedite its move to Middle East as tensions grow

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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, currently in the South...

F-22 Raptors arrive in UK ahead of Middle East deployment

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12 US Air Force (USAF) F-22 Raptor stealth fighter aircraft arrived at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, England ahead of...

Colombia resumes military operations against ELN

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Colombia's armed forces have resumed military operations against the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN) after a ceasefire deal expired,...

US believes Iran attack on Israel imminent as Israel mulls preemptive strike

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US President Joe Biden will gather his national security team in the situation room on Monday to discuss the...

UK deploys forces to Middle East amid rising tensions

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UK military personnel are currently being deployed to assist British embassies and provide operational support for British nationals in...

US deploys additional forces to Middle East amid escalating tensions

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The US military will deploy additional warships and fighter aircraft to the Middle East the Pentagon announced, in response...

US deploys warships to Middle East amid rising tensions

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The US has deployed warships to the Middle East in response to escalating tensions in the region following the...

Israel launches retaliatory strike on Iran-backed Houthis

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The Houthi-controlled port of Hodeida in western Yemen was targeted by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Saturday. This...

UK government to conduct “root and branch” Strategic Defence Review

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The UK's new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has commissioned a "root and branch" review of the UK Armed...

Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir attack as violence escalates

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At least four Indian soldiers were killed during a confrontation with militants in Indian-administered Kashmir, marking the most recent...

NATO missile defence base in Poland now operational

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A new US ballistic missile defence site designed to detect, track, and intercept ballistic missiles during flight is now...

UK to step up military aid to Ukraine

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The UK's new Defence Secretary John Healey has promised to increase the UK's support for Ukraine during his visit...

NATO warns of Russian threat to North Sea critical infrastructure

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NATO representatives have expressed concern about Russia's actions in the North Sea where Russian ships have reportedly engaged in...

Turkish UAV located crash site of helicopter carrying Iran’s president

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A Turkish Bayraktar Akinci high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) was able to locate the crash site...

UK development of hypersonic strike capability moves to next phase

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The UK's Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) organisation is set to award contracts for the development of a sovereign...

Royal Marines test Sweden’s defences during Exercise Borealis

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The Royal Marines have tested Sweden's defence capabilities of the strategic Gothenburg Archipelago at the entrance of the Baltic...

Jordan launches multinational exercise Eager Lion amid regional tensions

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The Jordanian military announced on Sunday the launch of Exercise Eager Lion which will see ground, naval and air...

Royal Navy warship downs ballistic missile fired from Yemen

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Royal Navy Type-45 destroyer HMS Diamond shot down an anti-ship ballistic missile fired from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthis...

UK to increase defence spending to 2.5% GDP amid rising global instability

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK will increase defence spending to 2.5% by 2030 in...

Israeli Air Force used Rampage missile to destroy Iranian S-300 site

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The Israeli Air Force used the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Rampage long-range supersonic air-to-ground precision strike missile to destroy...

Ukraine strikes Russian submarine rescue ship in Sevastopol

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Ukrainian forces damaged the Russian Black Sea Fleet's Submarine Rescue Ship Kommuna using an R-360 Neptune cruise missile on...

Israel struck Syrian air defence during Iran strike

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Israel allegedly carried out air strikes on a Syrian air defence system in the country’s south early Friday, Syria’s...

Ukraine reportedly shoots down Russian Tu-22M strategic bomber

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Ukrainian anti-aircraft units have shot down a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 strategic bomber for the first time, Ukrainian Air Force Commander...

Israel carries out retaliatory strikes inside Iran

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Explosions were heard near the Iranian city of Isfahan on Friday as Israel reportedly launched a reprisal strike for...

Israel likely to launch retaliatory strikes inside Iran

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According to sources who spoke to CNN, the US is anticipating Israel's military response to the Iranian attack on...

Lockheed Martin to provide Next Generation Interceptor

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The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has selected Lockheed Martin to deliver the new homeland missile defence capability known...

Israel concludes series of military exercises in north of country

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The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has concluded a series of comprehensive exercises, encompassing both physical and virtual domains, to...

Israel weighs response to Iranian attacks

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Israel has been advised by allies to refrain from escalating the situation as it contemplates its response to Iran's...

US to send additional ATACMS to Ukraine

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As part of a new military aid package worth $300 million, the US plans to send additional Army Tactical...

Swedish air force conducts first visual identifications over Baltic Sea as NATO member

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For the first time as a NATO member, Swedish JAS-39 Gripen fighter aircraft launched under NATO arrangements to safeguard...

Ukraine destroys Russian Ropucha-class landing ship off Crimea

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Ukraine's military claimed on Wednesday that it had sunk a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea using naval...

US launches retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets in Iraq, Syria

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The US has started air strikes against Iranian-backed groups in Syria and Iraq, in response to a drone attack...

Ukrainian forces sink Russian missile corvette

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Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) announced that its special operations unit Group 13 successfully hit and destroyed the Russian...

US Army to develop first Arctic doctrine in over 50 years

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The US Army is currently working on the first Arctic-focused doctrine in over 50 years. Known as Army Techniques...

US troops killed in drone attack on US base in Jordan

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Three US service members were killed and at least 34 injured when a one-way attack Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)...

UK must train citizens for war warns outgoing army chief

Military Capabilities Neil Ritchie -

The outgoing Chief of the General Staff of the British Army, General Sir Patrick Sanders, has said that Britain...

UK DragonFire laser weapon system in successful trial

Military Capabilities Neil Ritchie -

The DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) system has successfully fired a laser weapon against aerial targets during a...

Pakistan conducts retaliatory strikes in Iran

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Pakistan said Thursday that it had carried out strikes against militant targets in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province, a day after...

Iran strikes militant bases in Pakistan

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Iran says it has hit two bases of the Baluchi militant group Jaish al-Adl in Pakistan on Tuesday, just...

Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards have launched ballistic missile attacks on northern Iraq claiming to have targeted an Israeli "spy headquarters"...

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq, Syria

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Turkey has reported the destruction of 23 targets following its overnight air strikes on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq...

Anti-ship missile fired at US destroyer in Red Sea

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US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that on 14 January an anti-ship cruise missile was fired from an Iranian-backed Houthi...

US, UK strike Houthis targets in Yemen

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US and UK forces attacked multiple sites used by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen late on Thursday, in response...

US, UK military action against Houthis in Yemen imminent

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Military action by US and UK military forces against the Houthis rebel group in Yemen appears imminent. It comes...

Sweden to deploy forces to Latvia following NATO accession

Military Capabilities Neil Ritchie -

Sweden has announced its plans to join the NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battle Group Latvia and deploy a...

Estonian special forces train in crisis response

National Security Neil Ritchie -

In December, the Estonian Special Operations Command conducted an international exercise on the island of Saaremaa to practice crisis...

Russia to replace Topol ICBM missiles with new RS-24 Yars

Military Capabilities Neil Ritchie -

Russia's Strategic Missile Force commander Colonel General Sergey Karakayev stated during a recent press briefing that Russia's outdated Topol/Topol-M...

UK to provide enhanced training for UN peacekeepers

Military Capabilities Neil Ritchie -

The UK has pledged to provide advanced training for UN peacekeepers, as announced by James Heappey, Minister for the...

First replacement MH-60T airframe delivered to US Coast Guard

National Security Neil Ritchie -

Lockheed Martin's subsidiary Sikorsky has recently delivered the initial airframe of 45 replacement MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters to the US...

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