A 17-pounder anti-tank gun of the 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Guards Armoured Division, guards the approaches to Nijmegen Bridge. On 30 September 1944, the Germans launched a counter-offensive to retake the Nijmegen salient following Operation Market Garden.
The latest prototype of the European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mark 2 has taken to the skies for the first time. The new radar which will equip Royal Air Force pilots with the ability to locate, identify and suppress enemy air defences was flown on a UK Typhoon test and evaluation aircraft.
The latest prototype of the European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mark 2 has taken to the skies for the first time. The new radar which will equip Royal Air Force pilots with the ability to locate…
Brigadier-General John Vaughan Campbell VC addressing men of the 137th Brigade (46th Division) on the Riqueval Bridge over the St. Quentin Canal (part of the Hindenburg Line) which they crossed on 29 September 1918. IWM (Q 9534).
Exercise Cambrian Patrol, the premier patrolling event of the British Army, turns 65 this year. The annual event is organised by 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales and is one of the world’s toughest patrolling tests. Photo: Corporal Tom Evans (RLC) / UK MOD © Crown copyright.
I am not sure I have come across a document that defines it other than what various statements have outlined as the "One Defence" reform i.e. strong armed forces, security at home and abroad linked with a robust defence technological and industrial base.
29 September 1854: The Royal Navy began landing the Royal Marine Brigade at Balaklava to defend the port. 1,216 Royal Marines under Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Hurdle would be landed over three days and incorporated with the army.
RAF operations against ISIS in Iraq are to cease within the next 12 months, with the terrorist organisation having been territorially defeated in Iraq.
The United States and Iraq have declared that the military mission of the Global Coalition against ISIS will conclude within the next year, with the terrorist organisation having been territorially…
HMS Prince of Wales has set sail from Portsmouth ahead of leading the UK Carrier Strike Group on a major exercise in the North Sea. The 65,000-tonne Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier is set to embark on an essential autumn training programme, which features the UK-led Exercise Strike Warrior.
HMS Prince of Wales has set sail from Portsmouth ahead of leading the UK Carrier Strike Group on a major exercise in the North Sea. The 65,000-tonne Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier is set to…
Matilda Mk I tanks of 4th Royal Tank Regiment being transported by train from Cherbourg to Amiens on 28 September 1939. 4 RTR had deployed to France on 19 September and were the first tank-equipped regiment to join the British Expeditionary Force. IWM (O 577).
28 September 1854: The Allies began setting up camp on the plateau before Sevastopol while the heavy siege guns continued to be landed. A local Tatar reported that a large Russian army was present in the interior of the Crimea. French engineers cut off the water supply to Sevastopol.
