Rehearsals underway for the Joint Expeditionary Force Demonstration as part of Exercise Joint Warrior
The British Army’s airborne forces are testing their ability to fight alongside mechanised infantry from key European and NATO allies.
US Marines reveal what they learned at Joint Warrior 18 in Scotland
According to the US Marine Corps website, the official purpose of the Marine Corps' six Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Companies is to "provide Marine Air-Ground Task Force commanders a liaison capability with foreign area expertise and to plan, coordinate, employ and conduct terminal control of fires in support of joint, allied and coalition forces."
Pathfinders – A look at the elite force that leads the way for airborne...
Pathfinders are the advance force for 16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army’s airborne rapid reaction force. Their soldiers are trained in specialist airborne insertion techniques and capable of conducting offensive action tasks at very short notice, say the British Army.
British airborne forces operate alongside European and NATO allies
The British Army’s airborne forces are testing their ability to fight alongside mechanised infantry from key European and NATO allies, say the MoD.
Only one Joint Warrior exercise to take place this year due to ‘other commitments’
It has emerged that only one Joint Warrior exercise will take place this year due to concerns of overstretching forces as they undertake 'other commitments'.
BAE wins contract to support Estonian fleet of CV9035 Infantry Fighting Vehicles
BAE Systems and Milrem LCM, an Estonian provider of combat vehicle life-cycle management, have signed a contract to support Estonia's fleet of CV9035 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).
Clean-up work underway in Salisbury
Work is beginning in Salisbury to decontaminate potentially affected sites for the city and its visitors, say the Ministry of Defence.
Welsh Guards assume security responsibility in Afghanistan
The Yorkshire Regiment recently completed their tour in Afghanistan, handing over the reins to the Welsh Guards, say the MoD. Soldiers from 1st Battalion The...
Gurkha Rifles in Kenya
1 Royal Gurkha Rifles have conducted Exercise Askari Storm in Kenya. The Battlegroup consisted of 1 RGR and E Company, 15th Kenyan Rifles from the Kenya Defence Force plus attachments from across 16 Air Assault Brigade.
British Army combat rifle to be upgraded by Heckler and Koch
Minister Guto Bebb has announced that the British Army's standard combat rifle is to be upgraded.
