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First of new vessels expected to be seaworthy by the end of 2030s, with Australia receiving theirs in early 2040sThe UK’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet could double in size as plans were revealed for the new “Aukus” vessels to be based on a British d…
Read MoreHari Budha Magar, a former Gurkha, hopes to be first ever double above-the-knee amputee to scale mountainA former Gurkha who lost both of his legs serving with the British army in Afghanistan hopes to become the first double above-the-knee (DAK) ampute…
Read MoreDamning report by MPs urges government to ensure safe passage for interpreters and contractors at risk from TalibanSeveral thousand Afghans who helped British forces before the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 remain stranded and at risk from the Ta…
Read MoreThe prince’s comments about Afghan war deaths have caused a furore, but he was a decent officer, I’m told, and much of what he says is trueAs a former soldier, I’ve followed Prince Harry’s career with a mix of ironic and genuine interest. We served at …
Read MoreCol Tim Collins says ‘we don’t do notches on rifle butt’ and kill-count talk could increase Harry’s personal security riskHigh-profile British veterans have criticised the Duke of Sussex’s claim he had killed 25 Taliban soldiers while serving with the …
Read MoreMoD concedes to longstanding demands for statutory inquiry into allegations dating back to 2010Ministers have announced a statutory judge-led inquiry into allegations of more than 50 summary killings by SAS soldiers in Afghanistan, a decision made afte…
Read MoreEmails disclosed by lawyers for two families of victims suggested police told to ignore role of senior officers“Political pressure” was applied in 2016 to narrow the focus of a military police investigation into allegations of summary killings by SAS s…
Read MoreInquiry not being ruled out after BBC reports on 54 allegedly suspicious killings by SAS unit in AfghanistanA UK defence minister has hinted that the government is considering a further inquiry or review of a pattern of 54 allegedly suspicious killings…
Read MoreThe 42 hunger strikers are part of group of 89 Sri Lankans whose boat was intercepted in Indian Ocean by British militaryDozens of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who have been detained for over seven months in a military base on an overseas territory claime…
Read MoreTop French commander cites ‘rapid rearmament’ of China and Russia as danger to maritime securityFrance’s most senior naval commander has said future conflicts are likely to be fought at sea and in the cybersphere, citing the “rapid rearmament” of count…
Read MoreQuestions mount about pact’s ultimate purpose and implications for other Asean countriesIt was initially seen as an audacious enlistment by Joe Biden of Australia into the 21st-century struggle against China, elevating the country in the process to a s…
Read MoreFlights mark first military relocation of Afghans and British nationals since end of Kabul evacuationThe RAF has airlifted more than 100 people who had left Afghanistan and were in a neighbouring third country to the UK.The Ministry of Defence said the…
Read MoreFlight carrying translators and others who have escaped Taliban to land at RAF Brize Norton on FridayAn RAF flight of Afghan translators and others who have escaped the Taliban is due to land in the UK on Friday, the largest single evacuation by Britai…
Read MoreMoD compensation logs show just £2,380 paid on average, with more than 80 children among victimsBritish forces are linked to the deaths of 86 children and more than 200 adult civilians during the Afghanistan conflict, with compensation of just £2,380 p…
Read MoreAnalysis: Joe Biden has cleared the decks to focus on China. But how imminent is the danger?It may have been an inelegantly, even ineptly, executed pivot, gratuitously alienating key allies, but by leaving Afghanistan and forming the Australian, US and…
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