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...
UK And Qatar Expand Defence Partnership
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his Qatari counterpart, HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, have announced an expansion of the relationship between each nation’s air force. As part of the agreement, RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire will become the British base for...
UK Carrier Strike Group To Sail With Netherlands Frigate On 2021 Deployment
The Netherlands will be fully integrated into the UK sovereign Carrier Strike Group’s maiden operational deployment later this year, Defence ministers have confirmed today. Royal Netherlands Navy frigate HNLMS Evertsen will join the UK Carrier Strike Group for the...
Defence To Invest £2bn In Next Stage Of UK Combat Air System
Defence Minister Jeremy Quin has warned that the ‘freedom of the air cannot be taken for granted’ as threat picture changes in RUSI speech. More than £2 billion announced for world leading future combat air system Tempest to keep UK and allies safe The programme has...
Warfighting Experimentation Force Unveiled
The British Army is introducing a pioneering warfighting experimentation Battlegroup. Soldiers will have their future warfighting skills sharpened and developed further by the establishment of the new dedicated force, based on an infantry battalion but with elements...
