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Happy Christmas Eve everyone, one more sleep to go!! 🎅🎄☃️
December 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Happy Christmas Eve everyone, one more sleep to go!! 🎅🎄☃️
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F-35B jets on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales in Souda Bay, Crete earlier this year.
F-35B jets on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales in Souda Bay, Crete earlier this year.
December 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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F-35B jets on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales in Souda Bay, Crete earlier this year.
F-35B jets on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales in Souda Bay, Crete earlier this year.
Nearly 55 years after he himself passed out of the same famous institution, His Majesty The King took the salute as 191 cadets passed out at Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth last Friday.
December 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Nearly 55 years after he himself passed out of the same famous institution, His Majesty The King took the salute as 191 cadets passed out at Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth last Friday.
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An NLAW (Next-generation Light Anti-tank Weapon) being fired on Salisbury Plain.
An NLAW (Next-generation Light Anti-tank Weapon) being fired on Salisbury Plain.
December 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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An NLAW (Next-generation Light Anti-tank Weapon) being fired on Salisbury Plain.
An NLAW (Next-generation Light Anti-tank Weapon) being fired on Salisbury Plain.
The Poppy Tornado back in 2012. 🫡
December 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Poppy Tornado back in 2012. 🫡
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An English Electric Canberra At RAF Finningley in 1969.
An English Electric Canberra At RAF Finningley in 1969.
December 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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An English Electric Canberra At RAF Finningley in 1969.
An English Electric Canberra At RAF Finningley in 1969.
HMS St Albans departed Devonport yesterday to begin her patrols around UK waters over the Christmas and New Year period.
December 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
HMS St Albans departed Devonport yesterday to begin her patrols around UK waters over the Christmas and New Year period.
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The Royal Navy's first nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Dreadnought, alongside HMS Maidstone and HMS Ursa back in 1964.
The Royal Navy's first nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Dreadnought, alongside HMS Maidstone and HMS Ursa back in 1964.
December 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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The Royal Navy's first nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Dreadnought, alongside HMS Maidstone and HMS Ursa back in 1964.
The Royal Navy's first nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Dreadnought, alongside HMS Maidstone and HMS Ursa back in 1964.
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Centurion tanks of the Queen's Own Hussars at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
Centurion tanks of the Queen's Own Hussars at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
December 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Centurion tanks of the Queen's Own Hussars at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
Centurion tanks of the Queen's Own Hussars at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
HMS Glasgow, the first of 6 Type 26 frigates, has had her engines powered up for the first time.
December 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
HMS Glasgow, the first of 6 Type 26 frigates, has had her engines powered up for the first time.
After travelling 18,500 nautical miles, which included the firing of the first Naval Strike Missile, tracking Russian vessels near the UK and working with NATO allies, HMS Somerset has brought a busy year to a close and returned home to Devonport.
December 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
After travelling 18,500 nautical miles, which included the firing of the first Naval Strike Missile, tracking Russian vessels near the UK and working with NATO allies, HMS Somerset has brought a busy year to a close and returned home to Devonport.
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Nuclear armed HMS Vanguard arrives at HMNB Clyde along with HMS Dragon back in 2010.
Nuclear armed HMS Vanguard arrives at HMNB Clyde along with HMS Dragon back in 2010.
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Nuclear armed HMS Vanguard arrives at HMNB Clyde along with HMS Dragon back in 2010.
Nuclear armed HMS Vanguard arrives at HMNB Clyde along with HMS Dragon back in 2010.
Known as “Integrated air and missile defence”, the UK is developing its own Iron Dome defence system over the UK, Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton has announced.
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Known as “Integrated air and missile defence”, the UK is developing its own Iron Dome defence system over the UK, Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton has announced.
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A UK F-35B and Indian Navy MIG-29K during Exercise KONCAN earlier this year.
A UK F-35B and Indian Navy MIG-29K during Exercise KONCAN earlier this year.
December 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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A UK F-35B and Indian Navy MIG-29K during Exercise KONCAN earlier this year.
A UK F-35B and Indian Navy MIG-29K during Exercise KONCAN earlier this year.
Following her multi-million pound major overhaul and engine upgrade, HMS Daring will be affiliated with the people of Leicester and Leicestershire and will fly the flag for the city and county wherever she deploys around the world.
December 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Following her multi-million pound major overhaul and engine upgrade, HMS Daring will be affiliated with the people of Leicester and Leicestershire and will fly the flag for the city and county wherever she deploys around the world.
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HMS Dauntless, followed by RFA Tideforce and HNoMS Roald Amundsen of the Royal Norwegian Navy transit the Suez Canal earlier this year.
HMS Dauntless, followed by RFA Tideforce and HNoMS Roald Amundsen of the Royal Norwegian Navy transit the Suez Canal earlier this year.
December 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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HMS Dauntless, followed by RFA Tideforce and HNoMS Roald Amundsen of the Royal Norwegian Navy transit the Suez Canal earlier this year.
HMS Dauntless, followed by RFA Tideforce and HNoMS Roald Amundsen of the Royal Norwegian Navy transit the Suez Canal earlier this year.
Following a lengthy trip across Europe from Gibraltar, a Merlin, which had embarked for several months with RFA Tidespring during the UKCSG has returned home to RNAS Culdrose.
December 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Following a lengthy trip across Europe from Gibraltar, a Merlin, which had embarked for several months with RFA Tidespring during the UKCSG has returned home to RNAS Culdrose.
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Vehicles of the Long Range Reconnaissance Group during a 'haboob' (sand storm) at Camp Bagnold in Gao, Mali, back in 2022.
Vehicles of the Long Range Reconnaissance Group during a 'haboob' (sand storm) at Camp Bagnold in Gao, Mali, back in 2022.
December 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Vehicles of the Long Range Reconnaissance Group during a 'haboob' (sand storm) at Camp Bagnold in Gao, Mali, back in 2022.
Vehicles of the Long Range Reconnaissance Group during a 'haboob' (sand storm) at Camp Bagnold in Gao, Mali, back in 2022.
The SAS storm the Iranian Embassy back in 1980.
December 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The SAS storm the Iranian Embassy back in 1980.
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Three RAF Jaguars during a sortie in support of Operation Northern Watch over Northern Iraq in 2002.
Three RAF Jaguars during a sortie in support of Operation Northern Watch over Northern Iraq in 2002.
December 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Three RAF Jaguars during a sortie in support of Operation Northern Watch over Northern Iraq in 2002.
Three RAF Jaguars during a sortie in support of Operation Northern Watch over Northern Iraq in 2002.
HMS Medway has arrived in Brazil. 🇬🇧🇧🇷
December 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
HMS Medway has arrived in Brazil. 🇬🇧🇧🇷
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Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool on patrol off the coast of Libya back in 2011.
Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool on patrol off the coast of Libya back in 2011.
December 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool on patrol off the coast of Libya back in 2011.
Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool on patrol off the coast of Libya back in 2011.
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A column of Warrior of British Army Warriors arriving in Bosnia at the start of Operation Grapple in 1992.
A column of Warrior of British Army Warriors arriving in Bosnia at the start of Operation Grapple in 1992.
December 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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A column of Warrior of British Army Warriors arriving in Bosnia at the start of Operation Grapple in 1992.
A column of Warrior of British Army Warriors arriving in Bosnia at the start of Operation Grapple in 1992.
In a second visit to members of The Royal Regiment of Scotland in less than two months, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited 3 SCOTS on Wednesday.
December 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In a second visit to members of The Royal Regiment of Scotland in less than two months, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited 3 SCOTS on Wednesday.
During a coordinated three-day operation alongside NATO allies, RFA Tidesurge, supported by a Royal Navy Merlin, tracked a Russian submarine as it passed through the English Channel.
December 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
During a coordinated three-day operation alongside NATO allies, RFA Tidesurge, supported by a Royal Navy Merlin, tracked a Russian submarine as it passed through the English Channel.