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 ...
The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has praised the contribution from the Armed Forces in Scotland while on a visit to Scots-based Army units in Edinburgh. The soldiers who Sir Michael had the pleasure of meeting have either recently returned, or are about to deploy on missions with the UK’s allies ...
The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has announced the formation of a world class panel which will help challenge and drive the Ministry of Defence’s innovation agenda. In a speech at the University of Oxford, Sir Michael addressed engineering students, academics, and apprentices as he announced three members of the new Defence Innovation Advisory ...
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