The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has committed £66 million of defence’s new multi-million-pound Transformation Fund to fast-track military robotic projects. The funding means that the British Army will benefit from a range of new equipment including new mini drones; remote-control capability for fighting vehicles; and autonomous logistic vehicles. The injection of funding ...
The British Army have completed their biggest military robot exercise in British history as they tested out over 70 examples of futuristic technology including enhanced surveillance drones and unmanned vehicles on the fields of Salisbury Plain. The Autonomous Warrior experiment lasted four weeks and tested a range of prototype unmanned aerial and ...
British Army personnel have completed integration training with Danish and Polish allies in preparation for NATO Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 in Norway. After three days of intense training in harsh conditions – including helicopter drills, bridging drills and cold weather training – they now form a combat-ready multinational brigade of 2,500 ...
650 junior soldiers attending the Army Foundation College in Harrogate have graduated from the military’s flagship training programme for 16-17 year olds. Currently, the college runs two kinds of courses; the first lasting 42 weeks and a second lasting 22 weeks. Both are designed to prepare junior soldiers for a wide ...