Watch: The Download – the day's top stories
The top news and stories from across the forces world in The Download by Forces News.
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Sea vessels How good is Taiwan's new diesel-electric submarine? Experts have their say
Taiwan unveiled its first domestically developed submarine to strengthen its defence and deterrence against the Chinese navy.
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RAF RAF Typhoons deploy to Poland for exercises with Nato allies
The deployment will enable Royal Air Force pilots to train in dogfighting scenarios against different aircraft.
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Army Two hundred British Army troops to deploy to Kosovo for Nato peacekeeping mission
The 1st Battalion of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment will be deployed to provide support.
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News Irish special forces storm cargo ship suspected of drug trafficking
Members of the highly trained Army Ranger Wing descended by fast rope from a helicopter onto the vessel
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Navy HMS Lancaster receives warm welcome as she docks in Karachi ahead of exercise
The Type 23 frigate is in Pakistan for Exercise Whitestar, a bilateral exercise which maintains defence ties
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World South Korea holds terror attack response drills and starts joint military exercises with US
The military were also present in the nationwide drills aimed at preparing South Korea for a national emergency.
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Africa Army airborne medics drive across Kenyan savannah to treat more than 7,500 patients
19 Squadron of 16 Medical Regiment gave primary healthcare to isolated communities in Kenya's Laikipia County, as part of Exercise Haraka ...
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Ukraine Russia attacking southern Ukraine with 'unusual' number of aircraft carrier-destroying missiles
The long-range strikes have been carried out with some 5-5-tonne AS-4 KITCHEN missiles, in the past week.
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Aircraft Australia buys 20 new C-130J Hercules from the US weeks after UK retires aircraft
The new Hercules will replace the 12 already in service with the Royal Australian Air Force, costing $9.8 billion.
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Sport Army team finishes mammoth Pacific Challenge row, facing 'biblical rainstorms' and incredible stars
A British Army team of four from the Royal Yorkshire Regiment finished fourth in the gruelling 2,800-mile race.
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RAF How a unique team of reservists operates RAF Voyagers in warzones and civilian environments
They allow the RAF's fleet of Voyager aircraft to fulfil both its military and its civilian taskings.
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Cyprus RAF Akrotiri to get new passenger terminal as part of £66m deal
The existing facility is no longer big enough to handle the volume of passengers transported on modern RAF planes.
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Ukraine Cluster bombs and Ukraine Nato bid among potential talking points as Biden meets Sunak
President Biden has a layover in the UK before travelling to the Nato summit in Lithuania.
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NATO Nato boss Stoltenberg to stay in post for an extra year
The Nato alliance decided on an extension of Jens Stoltenberg's term with members unable to reach consensus on a successor.
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Ukraine Russian soldiers' enthusiasm for fighting 'significantly less' following Wagner mutiny
A former senior US Commander said it could affect the willingness of Russian soldiers to fight and die.