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One of the largest military exercises - aimed to safeguarding Europe's 'northern flank' against any aggressor - has concluded

After the arrival back to the UK in time for Christmas, air engineering technician Soapy Watson got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend Erica Clayton, who said yes.

Mike Howarth has taken on the role at HMS Dalriada in Govan. For just over four years Commander John Cunane has been in charge of the unit, but on June 30 formally handed over responsibility to Commander Howarth. He said: “The past four years in command of HMS Dalriada has been the pinnacle of my 36-year career. “This has been a challenging, but uplifting, period in Dalriada’s history. "We have seen over 30 recruits complete their initial training, personnel deployed on Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessels to the South Atlantic, personnel deployed in support of the Carrier programm...

UK defence officials have quietly extended the out-of-service date for the Royal Navy’s Leonardo Helicopters AW101 Merlin rotorcraft under plans that will now see the heavy, three-engined type operating until 2040.

A WW2-ERA fighter plane has crashed in Yeovil after an engine "failed" during a training flight. The 485mph Sea Fury T.20 was forced to land and it flipped upside down this afternoon - but both pilots on board survived the crash, according to reports. 10 10 10 10 Wreckage at the site todayCredit: SWNS Navy Wings UK, which operates the fighter, said this afternoon: "Navy Wings’ Sea Fury T.20 made a precautionary forced landing in a field next to RNAS Yeovilton following a problem with the engine on a routine training flight this afternoon. "Both pilots are safe and well and have been taken t...