The findings of a 10 month study to reform the Reserve Forces for the future has been published by the Ministry of Defence. The RF30 Review (Reserve Forces 2030), commissioned by the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter in February 2020, was led by Brigadier the Rt Honourable the Lord ...
The British Army will receive a fleet of 148 Challenger 3 main battle tanks as part of an £800 million contract with Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), the Defence Secretary has announced. Based in Telford, the contract for the new British Army tanks will create 200 jobs at Rheinmetall BAE Systems ...
Another historic moment in the UK MoD’s Boxer Programme has taken place, with the very first delivery of machined component parts for the Mechanised Infantry Vehicles being delivered to WFEL’s Stockport manufacturing facility. WFEL’s Boxer Warehouse and Quality teams received this first delivery from Lancashire-based BCW Manufacturing Group, who have been ...
Climate change presents many challenges for the military in future crisis response situations, many of which could be mitigated by improved collaboration across Whitehall, as well as with multilateral and regional partners, according to a new RAND Europe report. The study, commissioned by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD), found that climate-related ...