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Frontline Photos: Oct. 3, 2021

Sailors fire M240s off the coast of Canada, the Golden Knights drop in on California, Marines arm an F-35B aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth and more in this week's Frontline Photos.

2 years ago

New pact with the US and UK is set to sink Australia’s historic submarine buy from France

The U.S. and UK will aid Australia’s ambitions for a nuclear-powered submarine fleet as part of a new trilateral security partnership that leaders of the three counties are set to announce Wednesday.

2 years ago

UK’s newest carrier ― with Marine Corps F-35s onboard ― joins Islamic State fight, stirs Russian interest

The carrier has 10 U.S. F-35 jets from the Marine Corps’ Fighter Attack Squadron 211 aboard that carry out operations under British command.

By Menelaos Hadjicostis

2 years ago

As Russia tensions simmer, NATO conducts massive war games

The war games, dubbed Steadfast Defender 21, are aimed at simulating the 30-nation military organization’s response to an attack on any one of its members.

2 years ago

UK F-35Bs flying combat missions over Syria, Iraq

The first mission against Islamic State fighters was flown from Cyprus.

4 years ago

Relearning the lessons of BALTOPS

On the doorstep of a resurgent Russia, a force of 8,600 personnel from 18 nations on board 50 ships and two submarines practices war at sea.

By Mark D. Faram

4 years ago