A defence expert has warned that the Challenger tank weapons system is old, overweight, and unreliable in the face of the possibility of World War 3. As tensions between NATO and Russia grow there are fears that Britain neither has the technological mass nor strength in depth to mount an adequate defence against Vladimir Putin’s...
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Army’s ‘embarrassingly’ small tank fleet would last two weeks in war with Russia
Sir Richard, who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said in 1997 Britain could field a war-fighting division of 20,000 well-equipped troops. But he said that a decade of cuts had left the Army “decimated”, which now required “real emergency treatment” . ‘Ammunition in short supply’ Speaking on the BBC’s Today programme, he said;...
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Watch: British Army leaves US troops trailing in river crossing race
In front of Army chiefs, hundreds of vehicles crossed the rigs and two other crossings yesterday as the culmination of Exercise Immediate Response, part of the wider Steadfast Defender operation, a Nato war game and the largest deployment to Europe in 40 years. The two-week exercise involving British, Polish and US armies included nearly 2,400...
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WW3 warning for Britain after US official gives stark reality check
Britain has been warned that the US might not be able to compensate for deficiencies in the event of World War 3 breaking out. In a stark warning during his recent UK tour, General Randy George, head of the US Army, stressed the imperative for Britain to fortify its armed forces independently. General George articulated...
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British paratroopers practise high readiness with allies in Estonia
One of the hallmarks of a gold-standard drop, achieved on Saturday, is the ability to drop groups of soldiers, referred to as “sticks”, from both port and starboard doors simultaneously. However, unlike this drill, part of Nato’s massive Swift Response exercise, the transport aircraft would be likely to approach a real battle wingtip to wingtip,...
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Letting women join front-line Army fighting units a ‘failed exercise in political correctness’
The decision to allow women to join front-line Army fighting units has been described as a “failed exercise in political correctness” after government figures revealed that only 10 female recruits started infantry and Royal Armoured Corps basic training last year. Just 15 female recruits completed basic training for either infantry or tank units between January...