British Military Pictures & Videos

Type 45 Destroyer "HMS Daring" visits Australia and China after finishing her 6 month deployment in the Middle East

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HMS Illustrious is returning to Portsmouth for the last time. Here's some pics of her from over the years.

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HMS Illustrious is returning to Portsmouth for the last time. Here's some pics of her from over the years.

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Lusty at Launch in June 1982, Ark Royal building in the background.

Lusty relieves Invincible in the South Atlantic, August 1982, after the Argentine surrender in the Falklands War.

Lusty in the South Atlantic, December 1982, ensuring no further hostilities from the Falklands War.

Lusty (center) at sea with both or her sisters: Ark Royal (foreground) and Invincible (background) in 1988
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One of the first United Kingdom F-35B Lightning II aircraft is silhouetted at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, USA in the early morning sun, prior to the day's training sorties.

Personnel from the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force were at Eglin AFB familiarising themselves with F-35 air and ground procedures.

The F-35B Lightning II will place the UK at the forefront of fighter technology, giving the Royal Air Force a true multi-role all weather, day and night capability, able to operate from well-established land bases, deployed locations or the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers.

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A soldier from the Royal Artillery prepares to launch the Desert Hawk 3 UAS (Unmanned Air System) over Salisbury Plain during a training exercise.

Desert Hawk is an extremely versatile and small Unmanned Aerial System designed for discrete operations. It is operated normally at the company level but is equally well employed above and below this. It has an extremely good record proven over the last year and is currently supporting 16 Air Assault Brigade in Afghanistan. It provides an excellent 'over the hill' view for commanders on the ground.

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The Black Hornet Nano is a military micro unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Prox Dynamics AS of Norway, and in use by the British Army.

The unit measures around 10 × 2.5 cm (4 × 1 in) and provides troops on the ground with local situational awareness. They are small enough to fit in one hand and weigh just over half an ounce (16 g, including batteries). The UAV is equipped with a camera, which gives the operator full-motion video and still images. The aircraft are being used by soldiers from the UK's Brigade Reconnaissance Force at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. Operation Herrick personnel in Afghanistan deploy the Black Hornet from the front line to fly into enemy territory to take video and still images before returning to the operator.

Designed to blend in with the muddy grey walls in Afghanistan, it has been used to look around corners or over walls and other obstacles to identify any hidden dangers and enemy positions. The images are displayed on a small handheld terminal, which can be used by the operator to control the UAV.

As of 25 October 2013, the British Army has 324 Hornet Nanos in service.

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One of Royal Navy's latest Astute class stealth hunter killer nuclear attack submarines "HMS Artful ($2 billion per unit).

She was named on 20 September 2013, was rolled out of the shipyard construction hall on 16 May 2014, and is due to start sea trials in early 2015. Artful has the unlimited range and it's nuclear reactor will not need to be refuelled during the boat's 25-year service. Since the submarine can purify water and air, she will be able to circumnavigate the planet without resurfacing. Artful has provision for up-to 38 weapons in six 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes and it will also carry Tomahawk long range land-attack cruise missiles - range of 1,550 miles (2,550 km) and Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes.

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