Ajax, the British Army’s new generation of armoured fighting vehicle, successfully illustrated its capacity to operate in extreme cold weather and snow (temperatures plummeted as low as -36 degrees Celsius), as well as firing on the move with accuracy. In doing so, HCR marked a significant milestone in becoming the first ...
In the context of an ever more dangerous world, the Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, has delivered a major speech at Lancaster House, to set out his vision for the UK to deter threats, lead among allies, and defend the UK. Following recent targeted Royal Air ...
Team Crucible, a team of five partners, has announced its intention to bid for the Army Collective Training System (ACTS) opportunity. The team, comprising Babcock International Group (Babcock), Jacobs, Accenture, CAE and McKinsey & Company, want to develop training that will allow British soldiers to be fully prepared to protect, fight, ...
The British Army’s Experimentation and Trials Group (ETG) have been testing improving future urban operations using a new experimental force concept. The study called Urban Phalanx, involves a number of concepts for achieving small unit dominance in future urban combat for dismounted light forces. The specific focus was on ways to ...