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King and Queen meet personnel on Royal Navy frigate in Bordeaux during state visit

The King and Queen spoke to British and French military personnel to hear how the two nations are collaborating on defence.

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New NGAA ammunition rounds (Picture: BAE Systems).

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Past meets future as WW2 veteran visits Royal Navy's new HMS Glasgow

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New NGAA ammunition rounds (Picture: BAE Systems).

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Royal Navy sailor, Able Seaman Steffan Rees of Aberystwyth (Picture: Rees family).

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WW2 veteran Archie Hazledine on a rooftop at Scotstoun with the new HMS Glasgow behind CREDIT Royal Navy

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New NGAA ammunition rounds (Picture: BAE Systems).

New 155mm artillery ammo tipped to give British Army more lethality and range

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Royal Navy offers locals a special thank you with flight in Merlin helicopter

The Red Arrows welcome the Royal couple to Paris (Picture: Red Arrows).

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The flat-packed cardboard drones held together with elastic bands that are taking out Russian jets in Ukraine