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Navy gives women new horizons in ranks The Royal Navy has taken another leap forward as a woman takes command of a major warship for the...	£350m deal new dawn for nuclear subs The Ministry of Defence has awarded contracts worth £350 million to UK companies to design the next...
Fight for Chief Coroner for Forces won The fight to appoint a Chief Coroner to oversee military inquests and ensure families get all the...	Why fatherhood needs military precision As an Army Commando Neil Sinclair has survived winters in Arctic Norway, cleared minefields in Iraq...
Forces Weather Catch up with the latest Forces Weather with Louise Leer.	NATO leaders discuss Afghanistan exit David Cameron has today joined other NATO leaders in reaffirming their timetable to withdraw their...
War hero lights way for Olympic glory The Olympic Flame is continuing its journey around Britain as the London 2012 torch relay enters...	Memorial honours fallen Falklands heroes A new national memorial to the 255 British soldiers, sailors and airmen killed during the Falklands...
Falklands widow urges servicemen to talk The widow of a Royal Navy veteran who took his own life earlier this year is urging servicemen to...	Giant piece of carrier setting sail A massive section of the Royal Navy’s new aircraft is due to leave Portsmouth this evening (Monday...
HMS Heron field gun crew ready HMS Heron’s Field Gun Crew finished off their training at the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton,...	PM vows almost all UK troops out in 2014 David Cameron today insisted Afghan forces will be able to prevent their country again becoming a...
HMS York in search for missing fishermen A fishing boat and its three-man crew remained missing today, as coastguards continued to search...	Royal Navy base's Olympic torch honour The Olympic flame is due to arrive at the Royal Navy's Culdrose airfield in Cornwall tonight (...
All aboard as HMS Belfast re-opens decks HMS Belfast has re-opened to the public again more than six months after a section of gangway...	Royal flypast cleared for take-off Across the country personnel from the Army, Royal Navy and RAF have been going through their final...
Diamond honour for namesake ship sailor Royal Navy sailor Brian Diamond, who serves on board his namesake ship HMS Diamond, has been...	UK Iranian target if attacked by Israel Iran could retaliate against the UK if it is attacked by Israel, a former chief of the defence...
Forces put final polish on parade Staff at RAF Halton have been rehearsing for a Diamond Jubilee Parade at Windsor Castle to take...	Taliban transfer ban threatens UK exit British troops are being banned from transferring suspected Taliban prisoners over to the Afghan...
Black Cats ready for Jubilee The Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team, the Black Cats are now putting the final touches to their...	Royal Navy at international festival Royal Navy warship HMS St Albans has taken part in the world’s largest harbour festival in Hamburg...
Sex assault sailor detained A Royal Navy sailor who groped a female colleague under her pyjamas during a deployment to Bahrain...	HMS Daring sails to Saudi Arabia The Royal Navy’s most advanced warship HMS Daring has made an official stop in Saudi Arabia to...
HMS Westminster on piracy patrol Pictures have been released of a counter piracy operation conducted by HMS Westminster off the East...	Injured troops disability cash cut fears A charity supporting injured veterans has warned “fairness is under threat” from planned changes to...
Can future Scotland defend itself? The shape of defence capabilities in an independent Scotland is to be discussed at a conference....	Aircraft carrier section moved A 6,000-tonne section of hull from the new HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has been moved out...
Military Cross for injured medic Royal Navy sailor has been awarded the Military Cross at Buckingham Palace. During a grenade...	Defence budget blackhole finally plugged A £38 billion black hole in the UK's defence budget has been eliminated, Defence Secretary Philip...
WW2 Submariner visits HMS Trenchant Newly qualified Royal Naval submariners have been presented with their ‘Dolphin’ badges by a World...	Rock-solid entry for Field Gun challenge The Gibraltar Field Gun crew have been preparing for the annual Field Gun competition by pulling...
Triathlon training off to a flying start Triathletes from both the Army and the Navy left the cold and wet of the UK behind them as they...	Royal Navy lands UK Olympic flame honour The Royal Navy will be responsible for getting the Olympic flame's UK torch relay started. The navy...
Emotional return for HMS Montrose Sailors of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose have received an emotional welcome home at Plymouth...	Navy duo to retrace Shackleton's journey Two Royal Naval servicemen are set to retrace the steps of Ernest Shackleton's epic journey of 1916...
UK's aircraft carriers to get jump jets The Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers are to get jump jet fighter aircraft after a change of mind...	Guilt drives Falklands medic to suicide An inquest coroner has recorded a verdict of suicide on a Falklands war medic who killed himself...
MOD stats reveal troop casualty figures The latest Ministry of Defence casualty statistics show that nearly 2,500 British troops have been...	PM 'approves' jump jets for new carriers It is reported that the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers will get jump jets, with a formal...