British Military Current Events

[daftandbarmy]

Logistics, yes.

But REME?

That assumes an intent to repair and maintain and not simply replace.

It is easier to shove more gear forwards than it is to figure out how to recover broken or exhausted kit, get it to a depot for refurb, and find the fitters necessary.

Airborne REME.. never enough of them. Now that they have the new toys...

8 Field Company (Parachute) REME

8 Field Company (Para) was formed from 8 Field Workshop, based at Colchester, when 16 Air Assault Brigade was created in 1999. It also became part of 7 Battalion REME, which was redesignated as 7 Air Assault Battalion REME.The company provides airborne and wheeled forward repair teams; in depth...

paradata.org.uk

 

[YZT580]

It seems that the camera system being used by the British Special Services were transmitting to an IP address in China at least according to the Daily Mail.
Royal Navy surveillance drones used by Britain's elite special forces were fitted with cameras containing Chinese-made components that were secretly sending data to an address in China.

The K3 Scout drones, operated by Royal Marines, were found to be transmitting so-called 'heartbeat' communications to an IP address in China.
Certainly am glad that we can trust the Chinese enough to have a security agreement with them.

Haven't seen any other information yet but they should have a security agreement with the Chinese like we have and then they wouldn't have to worry.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Airborne REME.. never enough of them. Now that they have the new toys...

And their own Parachute Team

REME Sport Parachute Team

REME Sport Parachute Team. 2,450 likes · 1 talking about this. The REME Sport Parachute Team are a team of Regular and Reserve Soldiers and Officers of the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers -...

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[Kirkhill]

Numbering off: Find out how many jets, tanks and subs the Armed Forces have in stock

It's a case of Ajax in, Landing Platform Docks/Helicopters out as the MOD tots up its hardware inventory for 2026

www.forcesnews.com

British arsenal, all services, today.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Wise words...

British Army sailors rescue bedraggled barn owl 70 nautical miles out to sea​

A barn owl stranded some 70 nautical miles out to sea was rescued by an astonished British Army sailing crew competing in a gruelling race around Britain and Ireland.

A British Army sailing crew competing in one of yachting's most demanding races found themselves coming to the rescue of a bedraggled barn owl 70 nautical miles from shore when the exhausted creature made a determined bid to join their team.

The bird's arrival aboard Fujitsu British Soldier during the 50th Anniversary ‌RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race sparked a complex coordination effort between ⁠the military sailors and multiple wildlife agencies – all while the crew pressed on toward the finish line at Cowes.

"We have an extra crew member for the latter parts of the race: an exhausted barn owl ‌that we are nursing back to health," skipper Will Naylor reported to race officials.

He dryly noted that finishing the race with their original complement could prove awkward.

"Someone is going to have ‌to walk the plank," he joked.

British Army sailors rescue bedraggled barn owl 70 nautical miles out to sea

A barn owl stranded some 70 nautical miles out to sea was rescued by an astonished British Army sailing crew competing in a gruelling race around Britain and Ireland.

www.france24.com

 

[Colin Parkinson]

We had a hawk land on our icebreaker hundreds of miles out at sea, he was very, very happy to see us, we left food and water out for him, which he gobbled up. Stayed with us till we could see land and off he went.

 

[Kirkhill]

Munitions jobs on the rise. Still small.

Munitions jobs jump by half as Britain rebuilds stocks

Jobs supported by defence spending on weapons and ammunition manufacturing rose by 51 per cent across the United Kingdom in 2024/25, according to figures published by the Ministry of Defence.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk

 

[Kirkhill]

Brits and Canadians testing a new lightweight artillery radar at Suffield.

https://www.army.mod.uk/news/new-radar-puts-gunners-on-target/

 

[daftandbarmy]

Pilots: keeping the military top of mind... not always in a good way

https://twitter.com/x/status/2098498871949251018

 

[dapaterson]

Pilots: keeping the military top of mind... not always in a good way

https://twitter.com/x/status/2098498871949251018

It appears to be a repeat of a problem from 2023 that airlines and airports were told was addressed - nothing specific to it being a military flight. Most troubling is the report that the air traffic control system in the UK lacks redundancy and backups.

https://www.ft.com/content/e070149c-70a4-41ee-a829-0630abb2ce35?syn-25a6b1a6=1

The agency has said the problem was within the “flight processing system”, a vast technical labyrinth that co-ordinates the thousands of flight plans it receives each day.

However, the FPS does not have a dedicated backup, partly because Nats is in the middle of a complete overhaul of its systems, and partly because its size means a duplicate service would cost vast amounts, according to people briefed on the outage.

“It was a complete clusterfuck,” said Ryanair’s operations boss, Neal McMahon.

Well designed computer systems don't just gather correct data; they also prevent the input of incorrect data.