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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.

16 months 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.

17 months 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

20 months 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.

21 months 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