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October 2025

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Fail to prepare...

Instructing staff at the UAS Centre in Lulworth are urging units to ensure the troops put forward for drone courses are properly prepared

Rangers move in

The Rangers are no longer attached to The Rifles, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment and The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.

Gurkha welfare warning

Older foreign and commonwealth vets are still suffering from issues caused by past discrimination – and more should be done to help them.

Troops hit the town

Urban skills houses

News in brief

Latest updates

History

Arnhem remembered

Members of the 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team remember sacrifice of Second World War colleagues at Arnhem 81 years ago.

Cadets

Cadets cash kicks in

Plans to boost the cadet forces with a cash injection will be life-changing for youngsters, volunteers say.

Veterans

Fusilier

A former Royal Regiment of Fusiliers officer took a sombre tab from the Scottish Borders to central London in memory of military colleagues lost to suicide.

New CDS

Fast work for forces chief

The top priorities for the newly appointed chief of defence staff are readiness, people and modernisation.

POTUS visit

State occasion

Some 1,000 UK troops helped to deliver a lavish state visit for US President Donald Trump.

Ex Bright Star

Egyptian kings

Troops showcased border security ops for Egyptian counterparts.

WW2 tank find

Shock tank fimd

A new find shows that Second World War personnel gave as good as they got when up against the infamous German Tiger I.

Moving with the times

Medics adapt to new threats as readiness role looms.

Tactical tournament

Drone racers went head-to-head in an international tournament at Sandhurst.

Sim time success

Free-roam virtual reality has been giving the edge to operational training for Royal Logistic Corps personnel.

Untapped talent

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