British military Chief hails the importance of roles Afghan women by introducing largest number of female Afghan officer graduates. The UK’s second most senior military officer, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Gordon Messenger, spoke at the Afghan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA) in Jabul, praising the important role ...
This month’s Future Solider Technology Conference will see presentations from experts at Cohort company, SEA. SEA’s experts, including Laurence Bedford, Senior Principal Consultant Ground Close Combat, and Giles Verwey, Senior Principal Consultant, will show how technology will make the future soldier more effective than at present, and will outline some of ...
China has announced it is to increase its defence budget by 7% in 2017. The rise will see China’s defence budget surpass the $145Bn for the first time. The Ministry of Finance made the announcement ahead of the annual National People’s Congress in Beijing but the figure still represents a slowdown, being the lowest ...
A new £200k urban combat and climbing training facility in London has been unveiled by Vice Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Gordon Messenger. The Centre for Urban Tactics And Climbing (CUTAC) will provide London-based Royal Marines Reservists with the opportunity to use a climbing/urban combat tactical trainer to get them ...
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