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British troops could be sent to Gaza to help US deliver aid
Pentagon has confirmed that construction of a temporary pier has begun, designed to speed up humanitarian aid into Gaza as famine looms
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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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Johnny Mercer faces threat of jail over Afghan inquiry silence
Veterans minister is refusing to name whistleblowers who raised concerns about special forces carrying out extrajudicial killings
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Grant Shapps’s jet left ‘defenceless’ after ministers baulked at cost of protective systems
RAF plane, targeted by Russia as Defence Secretary returned from Poland, was missing £150m worth of kit after MoD prioritised other spending
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Labour plans EU defence pact but faces French resistance
Sir Keir Starmer warned that Emmanuel Macron set to push back over fears of competition to French arms companies
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Pictured: HMS Prince of Wales full steam ahead in Nato training exercise
The aircraft carrier leads 14 other vessels in the biggest Nato exercise since the Cold War as planes fly over head
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China’s hypersonic rocket drone could threaten US Navy carriers defending Taiwan
Even the largest warships in the world can be hard to find in the vastness of the Pacific
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In harm’s way and on the defensive: US and UK warships in the Red Sea can fight but cannot win
The only nation that could end this by hard power has decided not to
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Russia has found the critical vulnerability in Nato’s American tanks
Five of the 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks delivered last year have already been destroyed by Russian forces
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Pictured: Nato troops take aim in camouflaged Arctic Circle drill
Troops from Nato-member states train in snow-camouflaged uniforms during the organisation’s largest exercise series since the Cold War
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Soldier exodus eroding Britain’s ability to deter hostile states, MPs warn
Committee says Armed Forces’ credibility at stake amid recruitment failures and budget deficits
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Pictured: Super-speed fighter jet spreads its wings in Welsh valley
The aircraft left streams of condensation in its wake as it flew through the Mach Loop in Snowdonia on a training exercise
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SAS soldiers arrested on suspicion of war crimes in Syria
The arrests follow the death of a suspected jihadist two years ago
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Britain rejects Macron’s plan to send Nato troops to Ukraine
World leaders line up to rebuff French president amid fears of direct confrontation with Russia
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Army housing plan that caused revolt among military wives paused for fear of losing ‘good people’
Ministry of Defence to review accommodation scheme amid feelings of ‘angst’, says minister James Cartlidge
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Britain to spend £250m on artillery shells for Ukraine
Grant Shapps announces package amid pressure to put factories on a ‘war footing’ as Russian forces advance
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Army leaders ‘failed in basic duty’ over death squad claims, Johnny Mercer tells Afghanistan inquiry
Veterans minister also revealed his anger at being kept in dark and allowed to make incorrect statements to Commons
