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Feb- 2024 -

19 February

British Army Fires Swedish Archer Mobile Howitzer for First Time

British Army soldiers have, for the first time, fired the Swedish-made Archer wheeled artillery system procured last year.

8 February

Land

Instructor relays armored vehicle lessons to troops

Rojoef Manuel

British Army Armored Vehicle Teams to Receive Technical, Trade Training

London defense company Babcock has received a contract to provide the British Army’s armored vehicle teams with technical and trade training.

6 February

Land

Rojoef Manuel

KNDS to Supply Tactical Support Bridges for British Army

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded KNDS a contract to supply military-grade general support bridges for the British Army.

6 February

Europe

Joe Saballa

UK Defence Committee Warns Military Unfit for War

The UK parliament has been warned that the British military is not sufficiently prepared for an all-out war due to ongoing recruitment and stockpile shortages.

5 February

Land

A Rheinmetall military truck is seen in parked in a lot. The truck is painted camouflage green.

Juster Domingo

British Army to Receive 500 New Rheinmetall Trucks

The British Army is set to acquire 500 support trucks in seven months following a $354-million contract with Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles.

5 February

Land

Rojoef Manuel

Babcock, Supacat Kick Off Jackal 3 Production for British Army

Babcock and vehicle developer Supacat have begun the production of 70 Jackal 3 High Mobility Transporters for the British Army.

Jan- 2024 -

29 January

Land

Jackal 2 Reconnaissance vehicles and their crew from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, drove off the Royal Air Force (RAF) ATLAS C.1 (A400M) aircraft after a Rapid Air Landing (RAL) at RAF Shawbury on Exercise Pegasus Clover on the 12th of December 2023. 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH) worked with an RAF ATLAS C.1 aircraft at RAF Shawbury to develop their airlanding skills. Troops loaded and secured Land rovers on the aircraft, and then took flight to practise getting off the aircraft and into the fight as fast as possible. The skills learnt on Exercise Pegasus Clover are vital for the unit in its role in 16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army’s global response force. The brigade is trained and equipped to be ready to deploy by air at short notice to respond to international crises, from evacuations to warfighting. 1 R IRISH, based at Clive Barracks in Tern Hill, serves in 16 Air Asslt Bde as light recce strike infantry, a new concept that the unit is currently developing. The intent is to provide a highly mobile force that can seek out battle winning information, while having the firepower to hit the enemy hard. It has the flexibility to deploy onto operations by airlanding or driving, as well as conducting helicopter operations.

Rojoef Manuel

British Army Trains Rapid Land Vehicle Deployment Via Air Transport

The British Army has held air landing training to improve rapid ground vehicle deployments using military transport aircraft.

25 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

UK Military ‘Too Small’ for War, May Call Up Public to Fight: Army Chief

The UK military is “too small” to survive a war if the Russian invasion of Ukraine escalates to NATO, the British Army’s highest-ranking official said.

22 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

British Army Tests Ajax Infantry Vehicles in Extreme Cold

The British Army has announced the successful testing of its new Ajax armored fighting vehicles in extreme cold weather conditions.

9 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

UK Hiding Critical Shortage of Military Personnel: Former Officials

The British government is refusing to publicize the current shortage of skilled military personnel to avoid scrutiny, former UK defense officials have claimed.

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