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News story: UK hosts international nuclear disarmament verification exercise
Experts from Norway, Sweden and the United States travelled to join UK experts from the Atomic Weapons Establishment at RAF Honington, Suffolk where the exercise, named ‘Letterpress’, took place.
The first of its kind, the exercise began to address the greatest technical obstruction to nuclear disarmament – the absence of...Read More »
News story: Millions invested in pilot training at state-of-the-art helicopter centre
The simulators put pilots through their paces, replicating extreme real-life scenarios, from flying in blizzards or under enemy fire to dealing with power failures and electronic warfare.
The deal will sustain 70 jobs at the Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility based at RAF Benson in South Oxfordshire.
News story: DIO awards contract for new jetty at HMNB Devonport Oil Fuel Depot
The project will deliver a new jetty with fuel loading and fire fighting facilities; the fire fighting facilities within the depot will also be replaced. The jetty will be constructed within a Special Area of Conservation on the River Tamar and the project has to comply with stringent environmental...Read More »
News story: Exercise Cambrian Patrol testing the best from around the world
Taking place over some of the harshest yet most picturesque terrain in Mid Wales, Exercise Cambrian Patrol is a unique event and the largest of its kind anywhere in the world. It is rightly regarded as the premier patrolling exercise in NATO.
It is mentally and physically demanding and examines...Read More »
News story: UK steps up role as the fight against Daesh evolves
2 Rifles, currently based at Al Asad providing infantry, counter-IED, engineering and combat medical training to the Iraqi Security Forces, will now patrol outside the base perimeter.
The UK is also deploying a further team of British military medical personnel to Al Asad and will extend the deployment of British...Read More »