Drones could replace soldiers in future battles, says MoD

Ben Wallace signalled tonight that drones will replace troops in future wars as he warned Britain’s enemies have ‘adapted far more quickly than us’.  The Defence Secretary set out his plan for the military to become ‘relentlessly innovative’ as he unveiled new lethal autonomous kit for use by the Royal Navy.  He was flanked by … Read more

Junior soldiers must repeat ‘mantras’ on diversity and inclusion in annual assessment forms 

Junior soldiers risk punishment if they don’t repeat ‘mantras’ on diversity and inclusion in annual assessment forms Soldiers have been told to pledge what their main objective is for the next year Told to say it will be to contribute towards an ‘inclusive culture’ within regiment Intended to help troops of different ethnic, religious or … Read more

Now the ARMY is under fire over exam chaos after 100 junior soldiers got the wrong results

Now the ARMY is under fire over exam chaos after clerical errors led to more than 100 junior soldiers getting the wrong results in their promotion tests The solders who received incorrect results are in the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC)  Some soldiers were told they had failed when they had passed, and vice versa Error was only … Read more

Now the ARMY is under fire over exam chaos after 100 junior soldiers got the wrong results

Now the ARMY is under fire over exam chaos after clerical errors led to more than 100 junior soldiers getting the wrong results in their promotion tests The solders who received incorrect results are in the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC)  Some soldiers were told they had failed when they had passed, and vice versa Error was only … Read more

US Army private, 22, confesses to conspiring with neo-Nazi group to plot attack on fellow soldiers

A United States Army private has confessed to conspiring with a UK-based neo-Nazi group to kill fellow American servicemembers stationed in Turkey by handing them classified information about troop movements, federal prosecutors said. Ethan Phelan Melzer, 22, of Louisville, Kentucky, is the first of several suspects likely to be arrested and charged with terrorism-related offenses, … Read more

How BBC’s Frank Gardner’s father was Cold War MI6 agent caught up in a shootout with Czech soldiers

In a quiet street on the outskirts of Ostrava in Communist Czechoslovakia, a British secret agent carefully unearths a package containing highly classified documents.  Working with practised ease, he replaces it with cash, which he puts in a food tin, along with instructions for his contact, and buries it in the pre-arranged spot. It is … Read more

How BBC’s Frank Gardner’s father was Cold War MI6 agent caught up in a shootout with Czech soldiers

In a quiet street on the outskirts of Ostrava in Communist Czechoslovakia, a British secret agent carefully unearths a package containing highly classified documents.  Working with practised ease, he replaces it with cash, which he puts in a food tin, along with instructions for his contact, and buries it in the pre-arranged spot. It is … Read more

India says its soldiers were mutilated after being beaten to death by Chinese soldiers

India says its soldiers were mutilated after being beaten to death by Chinese soldiers and revealed the nail-studded clubs used at the disputed Himalayan border.   Twenty Indian troops were killed in the clash on Monday night, the deadliest conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries since 1975. China said it suffered 43 casualties, but did not … Read more

Three Indian soldiers are killed in brutal hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese soldiers at border

Three Indian soldiers, including a colonel, have been killed in brutal hand-to-hand combat with Chinese soldiers at the Himalayan border. The Indian army stated today that a ‘violent faceoff’ erupted in the Galwan Valley in the northern Ladakh state on Monday night ‘with casualties on both sides.’ Tensions have flared between the two nuclear-armed nations … Read more

Soldiers take to the streets of Dijon to restore calm as Chechen gangs open fire

Soldiers take to the streets of Dijon to restore calm as Chechen gangs open fire with assault rifles in third night of unrest Chechen gangs were filmed firing assault rifles in the air in Dijon, France  Horrifying videos released on social media show the well-armed masked men A government spokesman confirmed that Interior Minister Christophe … Read more