Apache helicopters prepare for Exercise Defender Europe 20
                    Exercise 'Defender Europe 20' is a US Army-led exercise involving 35,000 troops from 18 nations.                
            MoD reveal number of experiments carried out on animals
                    The Ministry of Defence has carried out 58867 experimental procedures on animals since 2009.                
            UK commits Carrier Strike Group to NATO Readiness Initiative
                    The UK contribution to the NATO Readiness Initiative includes a UK-led brigade and a UK Carrier Strike Group.                
            British forces deploy to provide flood relief during Storm Dennis
                    British Army personnel have deployed to assist civil authorities with the provision of flood relief, say the MoD.                
            Mercian Regiment soldiers in Jordan for exercise
                    Exercise Olive Grove saw the troops from A Company, 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (2 Mercian) deploy to Al Quwayrah in Jordan on the 14th of January.                
            WFEL to manufacture armoured Boxer MIVs
                    WFEL will manufacture armoured Boxer MIVs as part of £2.3bn contract.                
            Army Reserves mobilise for operational tour
                    Army Reservists have made history by mobilising for their largest ever deployment in a single unit, say the British Army.                
            MP presses Government on falling armed forces numbers
                    Newport East MP Jessica Morden has challenged the UK Government on the falling numbers of UK armed forces personnel.                
            DARPA selects BAE for next-generation advanced electronics
                    British firm BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the next generation of mixed-signal electronics.                
            183 firing ranges closed down since 2015
                    183 firing ranges have closed in the last five years.                
            
            
	
















