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NAVY – What Makes Up A Carrier Strike Group? Once HMS Queen Elizabeth becomes fully operational she will need a Carrier Strike Group up to escort her – but what will this include?

2nd July 2020 at 1:55pm The Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth has returned to her home base of Portsmouth and is “on the cusp of operations”. The £3 billion aircraft carrier has been in UK waters undergoing sea and flight trials for 70 days ahead of her maiden deployment in 2021. SEA VESSELS HMS Queen Elizabeth:Continue reading “NAVY – What Makes Up A Carrier Strike Group? Once HMS Queen Elizabeth becomes fully operational she will need a Carrier Strike Group up to escort her – but what will this include?”

GURKHAS – Welcome To The Jungle – Exploits Of The Gurkhas In Wartime Burma VJ Day and the Gurkhas’ role in defeating Imperial Japan

GURKHAS Welcome To The Jungle – Exploits Of The Gurkhas In Wartime Burma VJ Day and the Gurkhas’ role in defeating Imperial Japan 12th August 2020 at 3:34pm Anyone standing outside 10 Downing Street one day in August, 1995, might have witnessed an unusual sight: six-foot-tall Prime Minister John Major presenting an award to four-foot-eleven-inchContinue reading “GURKHAS – Welcome To The Jungle – Exploits Of The Gurkhas In Wartime Burma VJ Day and the Gurkhas’ role in defeating Imperial Japan”

WEAPONS AND KIT Challenger 2: Everything You Need To Know About Britain’s Tanks With talk of mothballing, here’s the gen on the British Army’s Main Battle Tank fleet

 WEAPONS AND KIT Challenger 2: Everything You Need To Know About Britain’s Tanks With talk of mothballing, here’s the gen on the British Army’s Main Battle Tank fleet James Wharton 28th August 2020 at 2:03pm Nothing shakes the ground like a Challenger 2. The hairs on the back of a bystander’s neck stand to attention whenContinue reading “WEAPONS AND KIT Challenger 2: Everything You Need To Know About Britain’s Tanks With talk of mothballing, here’s the gen on the British Army’s Main Battle Tank fleet”

What Is The Mach Loop And Why Is It Ideal For RAF Fighter Jets?

 AIRCRAFT What Is The Mach Loop And Why Is It Ideal For RAF Fighter Jets? The valleys area of Wales that is perfect for fighter pilots’ training 28th July 2020 at 5:04pm Red Arrows training in the Mach Loop. Picture: JumpStory What Is The Mach Loop? The Mach Loop is one of the United Kingdom’sContinue reading “What Is The Mach Loop And Why Is It Ideal For RAF Fighter Jets?”