British Military Current Events

[FJAG]

@FJAG

The Bisons were bought in 1989.
They were re-roled between 2002 and 2008, a 6 year period up to 20 years after the original purchase.

Should that have been in the original planning?

The original plan was for APCs for the Reserves. Not EW for the Regs.

I rest my case. Government was sold on APCs for the ARes . . . the army had a "better" idea and needed more money.

Incidentally the project director was looking for tracked M113A3s. . . . GDLS (DDGM as it then was) had a "better" idea.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Enemy guaranteed to surrender when they see his hat...

 

[daftandbarmy]

Ad unum omnes...

Britain’s Armed Forces have delivered an impressive demonstration of military strength, precision and international leadership, as hundreds of British and French paratroopers descended on Germany in the UK’s largest airborne exercise for 15 years.​

Some 600 British soldiers, joined by 100 French paratroopers, jumped from Royal Air Force transport aircraft in a major operation designed to demonstrate Britain’s ability to deploy highly trained fighting forces rapidly in response to threats anywhere in the world.​

The spectacular display of airborne capability marked the launch of the Joint Airborne Task Force, bringing together the British Army’s 16 Air Assault Brigade and the RAF’s Air Mobility Force to create a formidable rapid response capability.

It was a proud moment for Britain’s military, showcasing the courage, professionalism and extraordinary skill of the men and women who stand ready to defend our country and its allies.

The operation formed part of Exercise Rhino Titan, a seven-week military training exercise in northern Germany, involving British and allied forces preparing to respond to a simulated invasion of NATO territory.

In a single day, RAF A400M Atlas transport aircraft delivered the 700 paratroopers and four tonnes of military equipment and supplies into the exercise area.

The operation required meticulous planning and coordination between the Army and RAF, with soldiers deploying in two waves from aircraft flying just 800 feet above the ground.

But before the main force could arrive, Britain’s elite Pathfinders and their French counterparts were already in action.

Britain’s Paras lead the way as 700 troops take to the skies in largest UK airborne exercise for 15 years

Britain’s Armed Forces have delivered an impressive demonstration of military strength, precision and international leadership, as hundreds of British and French paratroopers descended on Germany in the UK’s largest airborne exercise for 15 years. Some 600 British soldiers, joined by 100 French...

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[daftandbarmy]

5 years later....

Head of the Army apologises to grieving family of soldier killed by faulty vehicle declaring: 'We failed him and those who loved him'​

The head of the Army today apologised to the family of a soldier killed by a defective vehicle – after accepting a formal reprimand for health and safety failings.

Private Jethro Watson-Pickering, 23, died of catastrophic head injuries while driving a Scimitar light tank in a training exercise on Salisbury Plain five years ago.

Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Roly Walker said: ‘We failed him and those who loved him.’

Two other soldiers were seriously injured.

A damning investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found there was ‘no safe system’ of driving the vehicle after earlier modifications had created a risk of the gun barrel colliding with the driver’s head.

This afternoon, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) accepted a Crown Censure from the HSE over the tragedy. It is the highest sanction available against the MoD, which cannot be prosecuted for health and safety breaches.

The sanction was given at Army Headquarters at Andover, in front of Pte Watson-Pickering’s family including his mother, Moira Watson-Pickering – who received a formal apology from Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Roly Walker.

Army chief apologises to soldier's family over tragedy

The head of the Army today apologised to the family of a soldier killed by a defective vehicle - after accepting a formal reprimand for health and safety failings.

www.dailymail.com