The Government has unveiled a £40,000 bursary for ex-service personnel to retrain as a teacher as part of efforts to harness their expertise and leadership within the classroom. From September, courses at universities nationwide will offer the incentive to veterans who have left full-time employment in the British Army, Royal Air ...
The Centrica Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer list – an annually compiled National Apprenticeship Service initiative celebrating employer excellence – has recognised the contribution of the British Army. The Top 100 was revealed during the National Apprenticeship Awards held at Grosvenor House Hotel in London last week. A rigorous selection process saw the ...
The British Army has bid farewell to the venerable Lynx helicopter, a stalwart of the UK Armed Forces, after almost four decades in service. As the British Army’s primary battlefield utility helicopter, the Lynx has been destroying tanks, evacuating the wounded, gathering intelligence and providing humanitarian aid since 1978. In the years ...
Training of turret crews on the British Army’s AJAX, the new multi-role family of medium armoured fighting vehicles, is to be carried out using simulator shelters assembled by Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group. Marshall has been contracted to provide 25 shelters to Lockheed Martin UK, the AJAX turret manufacturer and integrator. ...