BAE Systems has been awarded a $148.3 million contract by the US Army to upgrade 43 M88A1 HERCULES heavy-lift vehicles for added capability. The agreement continues the upgrade of the M88A1 to the M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift System (HERCULES) configuration to increase power, maneuverability and survivability to reach ...
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a contract worth £17-million to Kier Graham Defence Ltd to ready Bassingbourn Barracks for the relocation of the British Army’s Mission Training and Mobilisation Centre (MTMC). The MTMC delivers crucial pre-deployment training for approximately 12,500 personnel every year and has recently trained a battlegroup heading out ...
The U.S. Military commander Air Force General Tod D. Walters has praised the new NATO strategy to strengthen European defence. The new NATO strategy will see the US have a bigger influence on European anti-terrorism measures and how it deals with other threats. Walters spoke to reporters at the Pentagon about ...
Over 3,000 NATO troops have travelled to take part in UK exercise Joint Warrior to improve defensive techniques. Aircraft, NATO troops, ships, and submarines travelled to Scotland and Northern England for the UK exercise to improve defence techniques. Exercise Joint Warrior brings together NATO member nations to train together, including Japan ...