The UK will enhance military training in Ukraine, building on the existing programme of medical, infantry, logistics and tactical intelligence training.
RAF Tornado jets, that were scheduled to disband in March 2016, have been given another reprieve to continue air strikes of IS targets in Iraq until March 2017.
The Government has announced a £125 million contract with Glasgow based Thales UK to supply high tech sighting system to the British Army’s next generation of armoured vehicles.
Britain is set to double the number of armed forces personnel taking part in war games in the Far East, as Prime Minister David Cameron looks to rebuild British Military presence ‘east of Suez’.
The armed forces is three years ahead of personnel cutback targets, reducing Army numbers by 20,000 since 2010, but the recruitment of reservists is proving slow.
British soldiers will take part in a 11-day multi-national training exercise in Ukraine to help promote regional stability and security, strengthen Ukraine’s defensive capacity, and build trust between participating nations.
