Scottish Troops To Pioneer Army’s New Ranger Regiment
‘Future Soldier’ reconfigures Army for future wars backed by £8.6bn additional investment in Army equipment. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced yesterday that The First Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland will lead the British Army’s new Ranger...
British Army Unveils Most Radical Transformation In Decades
The British Army has unveiled ‘Future Soldier’ today, its most radical transformation programme in over 20 years. Following on from the Integrated Review and the significant increase in defence spending announced by the Government last year, Future...
British Army Training To Leave Canada
According to reports in the Daily Telegraph, the MOD is expected to withdraw British Army training from Canada after 50 years in favour of moving the training facility to Oman in the Middle East. The British Army Training Unit Suffield (Batus) in Alberta, western...
Permanent Location Of National Cyber Force Campus Announced
The UK government’s new National Cyber Force (NCF) will be located in Samlesbury in the North-West, bringing highly skilled jobs to Lancashire, the Defence Secretary has confirmed. The National Cyber Force was announced by the Prime Minister as part of the Integrated...
UK And Japan Begin Talks On Deeper Defence Relationship
The UK and Japan have agreed to commence formal negotiations on a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) to deepen the defence relationship between the two countries. Japan is a vital and like-minded partner for the UK in the Indo Pacific region. This Agreement, when...
