Work has recently been undertaken by a team from 33 Engineer Regiment to find and destroy unexploded WWII munitions on the Solomon Islands. As part of Operation Render Safe more than 800kg of unexploded munitions have been destroyed by the team, who are normally based at Carver Barracks in Saffron Walden, ...
General Dynamics Land Systems UK has successfully completed an additional live firing test for AJAX, the British Army’s new armoured fighting vehicle, at a range in West Wales. The testing, which took place throughout July and August, involved both the turreted AJAX variant and the ARES variant. It focused on generating ...
General Dynamics Land Systems-UK welcomed Lieutenant General Paul Jaques, Chief of Materiel (Land) and Quartermaster General, to its Merthyr Tydfil facility on 10th August. Lt Gen Jaques toured the facility and was given an overview of General Dynamics Land Systems-UK’s plan for the Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) of AJAX platforms. ...
In collaboration with Elbit Systems UK, Lockheed Martin UK is to submit a proposal to undertake the Life Extension Project (LEP) that will see the British Army’s Challenger 2 main battle tanks in service until 2035. Lockheed Martin UK is the prime contractor for the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme, which is ...