Army’s Solar Farms Support Commitment To Sustainability
The British Army will launch defence’s first photovoltaic solar farm at the Defence School of Transport. To support the government’s commitment to meeting Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050, the British Army will launch defence’s first photovoltaic solar farm at the...
HMS Queen Elizabeth Visits Western Scotland For The First Time
The Royal Navy’s Fleet Flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has arrived in Glen Mallan, Scotland, as part of final preparations before her first operational deployment. Sailing in along the Firth of Clyde, the 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier has spent the last two weeks at...
Royal Marines Complete Arctic Training With Intensive Combat Missions
The fury of battle reverberated around the snow-blanketed mountains and fjords of the high north – the climax of two months’ arduous Arctic training by Royal Marines. Arbroath-based cold weather warfare specialists 45 Commando were tasked with ambushing and pursuing a...
Belfast Firm Secures £98-Million Air Defence Missile Contract
A £98.4 million contract, supporting 119 jobs, has been extended to maintain Short-Range Air Defence (SHORAD) for the British Army and Royal Marines. SHORAD is made up of High Velocity and Lightweight Multi-role Missile systems that can intercept air threats including...
£180-Million British Army Vehicle Contract Protects 700 Glasgow Jobs
A £180-million contract to deliver cutting edge threat detection technology for the British Army’s new Boxer vehicles will support hundreds of jobs in Scotland. The 10-year Remote Weapons Stations (RWS) contract will protect over 700 jobs at Thales UK’s Glasgow site...
