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A specialist Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) troop has moved into its new home at Gamecock Barracks, Nuneaton.   The newly-named Nuneaton EOD Troop – formerly Nottingham EOD Troop and part of 721 EOD Squadron Royal Logistic Corps – relocated in July from Chetwynd Barracks in Nottingham to Gamecock Barracks. The Squadron ...


A pioneering digital targeting web, called ASGARD, has completed successful trials by British soldiers deployed on NATO’s eastern flank. The project will enable soldiers to rapidly find and strike enemy targets at greater distances than ever before.   Following the Strategic Defence Review, the Army will deliver a tenfold increase in ...


Avon Technologies plc is pleased to confirm that the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed an order worth approximately £10.2M for Avon Protection FM50 respirators in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Avon Protection’s FM50 respirator meets the latest NATO forces’ military mask requirements with variants in use across ...


A landmark agreement between the UK and Ukraine to share battlefield technology has been reached, boosting Ukraine’s drone production and linking up the UK’s defence industry with the cutting-edge technology being developed on the front lines in Ukraine. Technology data sets from Ukraine’s front line are set to be plugged into ...


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