Current British military updates. Operations, deployments, equipment, people and defence decisions. At home and overseas. Independent reporting.

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Army honours soldier who checks on a driver twice Private Dan Montgomery of Catterick, North Yorkshire, earns a commendation for helping a seriously ill woman and staying over two hours until ambulance crews arrive.
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Rheinmetall opens Britain’s first large-calibre gun-barrel factory in 20 years to supply Challenger 3 tanks and RCH 155 howitzers.
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HMS Sutherland practises deck landings with a civilian AW139 helicopter for the first time.
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British Army team builds a simulated headquarters to teach personnel how manipulated AI can mislead commanders.
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HMS Prince of Wales officer Lt David Hardiman wins a seamanship award for turning and slowing the aircraft carrier to avert a ferry collision.
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An injured mate depending on you adds a different sort of pressure.
Replying to @MilitaryBritain
Getting a casualty home is the part that stays with me.
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British defence firm MARSS has a £370m air-defence contract for Kuwait, expected to create 100 UK engineering and manufacturing jobs.
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Armed Forces Commissioner asks recruits, staff and families for evidence on welfare and how misconduct reports are handled during initial military training.
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British Army confirms a Kenyan civilian has died in a collision involving its vehicle; Kenyan police investigate.
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Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset has arrived at Devonport in Plymouth.
The @RoyalNavy Duke Class (Type 23) frigate HMS Somerset inbound to @HMNBDevonport Plymouth, England, yesterday afternoon. Video courtesy of @StephenJagger4
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The MOD gives Parliament no completion date for the Royal Navy’s five new Type 31 frigates.
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Royal Navy’s Zulu Squadron moves from training to sea trials with autonomous minehunting systems designed to keep sailors farther from danger.
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I'd want the Army's new vehicles keeping British repair workshops busy for years, too.
Replying to @MilitaryBritain
Good. I know parts will be made in uk….but its a shame its not British
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Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young is remanded in custody, accused of preparing to leak protected information to a foreign power.
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RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire: two men arrested inside the base are on strict bail as police investigate the perimeter breach.
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UK-based Edgewing opens a hub in Turin, Italy, bringing British, Italian and Japanese engineers together to develop the RAF’s future fighter.
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Britain’s NATO undersea-network programme enters its test phase to help allied ships and drones share information, its director says.
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Yes, you'd want your mates to have practised that casualty carry properly.
Replying to @MilitaryBritain
Getting a casualty home is the part that stays with me.
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HMS Prince of Wales takes F-35 fighters to the Arctic for NATO.
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RAF Brize Norton's runway rebuild nears completion with heat-resistant asphalt.
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MOD's transport fleet gains 553 vehicles from Chinese-owned manufacturers, BFBS reveals.
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