No national event for Armed Forces Day as councils don’t want to host
Growing resistance from groups with concerns about an uncritical portrayal of war
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Army may let recruits with autism or mental health troubles join up
‘Right to revisit entry criteria,’ says Lord Dannatt, as services look to bolster numbers
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Fraudsters have stolen almost £1bn from Ministry of Defence since 2010
Losses could have paid for up to 127 Challenger tanks or 12 F-35 Lightning combat jets, which cost around £88m each
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Revealed: China’s new ‘drone-craft carrier’ threatening the West
Satellite images suggest Chinese navy may have constructed a groundbreaking carrier, signaling a shift in maritime strategy
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Armed Forces face crisis as only 12pc of applicants to join reserves are recruited
Labour warns of ‘total failure’ of UK military as data reveal more people left the services than joined up last year
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Labour accused of failing to keep Britain safe ‘in a dangerous world’
Opposition’s stance on defence described as one of ‘delay, disruption and obfuscation’ as it refuses to match Sunak’s 2.5pc spending pledge
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China developing space weapons at ‘breathtaking’ pace
Beijing’s burgeoning satellite ambitions now represent ‘clear intent’ to project its power in orbit, warns US military
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Royal Navy’s latest submarine named after mythical Greek king
The vessel is equipped with world-leading sensors and can manufacture its own oxygen and fresh water from the sea
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Someone is standing up to Beijing’s ‘Nine Dash Line’ South China Sea land-grab
The Mach 3 ramjet ship-killer is mightier than the sword
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Nuclear submarines are expensive. Meet the US Navy solution
Eighty-five foot unmanned monsters to prowl the deeps
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Russian submariners can rest easier now my father is gone. They seldom even knew he was there
He put the ‘S’ into Silent Service
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Navy and Marines seize £33m of drugs in double swoop
HMS Lancaster intercepts smugglers in the Indian Ocean who had 3.7m tonnes of drugs including heroin and crystal meth
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Beard-loving pagans are fastest growing religion in Armed Forces
Numbers have more than doubled in five years as the Army lifts its century-old ban on facial hair
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Johnny Mercer challenges order that forces him to name whistleblowing soldiers
The veterans minister has refused to hand over names to the Afghanistan public inquiry – for which he could face jail
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Minister says 2.5pc of GDP should be ‘urgently’ spent on defence
James Heappey resigned as Armed Forces minister earlier this month amid concerns about strength of UK British military
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General sent home in disgrace from Afghanistan after drinking champagne
Maj Gen Charlie Herbert returned from his Kabul posting following a complaint that was submitted about his conduct
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Musk’s SpaceX building ‘vast spy satellite network’ for US intelligence agency
$1.8bn contract with National Reconnaissance Office shows deeper Pentagon investment in low-Earth orbiting systems to support ground forces
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MoD urged to ban TikTok over Chinese espionage fears
App is banned across Whitehall but the ministry still uses it to communicate with British troops around the world
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British warship identified off Florida coast nearly 300 years after it sank
The HMS Tyger ran aground in 1742 and its crew escaped in a dramatic sea voyage
