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British Army experiments with Dstl study on urban combat

Land April 14, 2023

The British Army’s Experimentation and Trials Group (ETG) have been testing improving future urban operations using a new experimental force concept. The study called Urban Phalanx, involves a number of concepts for achieving small unit dominance in future urban combat for dismounted light forces. The specific focus was on ways to ...

British personnel travel to Norway for Arctic Warfare exercise

Land February 28, 2020

Over 2,000 British personnel from Joint Helicopter Command have travelled to Norway to take part in major Arctic Warfare exercise Cold Response. A task force made of HMS Sutherland, HMS Albion, RFA Lyme Bay, and HMS Echo set sail for Norway for Arctic Warfare exercise Cold Response 2020. They will join ...

DOD releases budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year

Land February 12, 2020

The US Department of Defense has released a budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year after increasing military spending in recent years. The Pentagon has released a budget proposal for 2021 based on the requested $705.4billion promised to the DOD. This budget resources four focus areas to build a more agile ...

Navy commandos train for Arctic warfare

Maritime January 29, 2020

Commandos from the Royal Navy have been preparing for Arctic warfare in Norway through the Cold Weather Warfare Course. Royal Marines from the 45th Commando in Arbroath have been taking part in training for Arctic warfare in northern Norway including carrying heavy equipment and crossing snow and ice. Before moving onto ...