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Combat Logistic Patrols Keep Supplies Moving Across Helmand
A battalion of Belfast-based soldiers are regularly running a deadly gauntlet over hostile terrain to deliver vital supplies to British Army outposts in southern Afghanistan. At the start of their six-month tour of duty, the men and women of 10 Close Support Squadron (10 CS Sqn), 19 Combat Service Support (CSS) Battalion, Royal Logistic Corps, [...]
British Gunners Help Afghan Artillery Fire Up
With the help of Royal Artillery soldiers the Afghan Army has taken another step towards fighting the Taliban on its own two feet; by bringing out the big guns. The Afghan National Army (ANA) has not fired artillery guns for more than two years but last week the sound of 122mm D-30 guns was heard [...]
Extra British Troops to Deploy for Afghan Elections
The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has announced today that the number of British troops in Afghanistan will increase to 9,000 for the duration of the Afghan elections this summer. Following the elections, the number of British personnel in Afghanistan will reduce, in 2010, to an enduring presence of 8,300, the number that is currently in [...]
The Role of the Armed Forces in Protecting National Security
Defence Secretary John Hutton gave a speech last night to the Institute for Public Policy Research in which he spoke about the role of defence in Britain’s national security. Over a year since the launch of the National Security Strategy of the United Kingdom which identified the threats faced in the UK and brought together [...]
Future Lynx Helicopter Becomes AW159 Lynx Wildcat
At a ceremony at AgustaWestland in Yeovil, it was today announced that the Future Lynx aircraft is now to be known formally as the AW159 Lynx Wildcat. The Lynx Wildcat programme will deliver a fleet of 62 new light helicopters for the Army and Royal Navy from 2014 and 2015 respectively. The Army variant of [...]
Additional Tactical Support Vehicles for Frontline Troops
A fleet of nearly 200 new armoured vehicles has been ordered by the Ministry of Defence to support frontline troops on operations, it was announced today. The £74M order for about 110, state-of-the-art, enhanced Jackal 2 vehicles and more than 70 Coyote Tactical Support Vehicles has been awarded to vehicle manufacturer Supacat, who has formed [...]
MoD Reaffirms Commitment to Equipping Armed Forces Better
In a debate on Defence Procurement in the House of Commons yesterday, Minister for the Armed Forces, Bob Ainsworth, reaffirmed that the Government is committed to giving the British military the equipment they need. In his opening speech at the debate on Monday 20 April 2009, Mr Ainsworth said while improvements have been made in [...]
Marines and Navy Train in Saudi Desert
In the first training exercise by UK Land Forces on Saudi Arabian soil since the first Gulf War, Royal Marines have deployed onto the country’s scorching deserts as part of the Royal Navy’s TAURUS 09 deployment. 250 Royal Marines from Charlie Company, 40 Commando, deployed from UK amphibious landing ships HMS Bulwark and RFA Lyme [...]
Royal Navy Continues Training Iraqi Navy
The withdrawal of British combat troops from Iraq has already begun and by 31 July 2009 the vast bulk of British Armed Forces will have all left the country. Except that is, a small group of Royal Naval personnel. The naval personnel will be staying in southern Iraq to train the fledgling Iraqi Navy who [...]
