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In October 2009, the MOD was heavily criticised for withdrawing the bi-annual non-operational training £20m budget for the Territorial Army (TA), ending all non-operational training for six months until April 2010. The government eventually backed down and restored the funding. The TA provides a small percentage of the UK's operational troops.
Reacher Medium is a ruggedised land terminal with a 2.4m antenna designed for X-Band military satellite communications. It is designed to operate with a deployed advanced headquarters, and is carried on a MAN truck with a detachable cabin and towing a trailer. [4] Reacher Large is mounted on the same vehicle as Reacher Medium, but has a 4.8 m ...
A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...
It says it will set out a path to reaching a target of spending 2.5% of GDP on defence next year. Defence firms 'need reassuring' that big orders will be long-term UK must be ready to fight war in ...
There are various lists of government and military acronyms, expressions and slang: List of military slang terms; List of established military terms; Glossary of military abbreviations; by country. Grande Armée slang (France of the Napoleonic Era) Glossary of German military terms (Germany) List of Philippine government and military acronyms
This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. Since technology and doctrine have changed over time, not all of them are in current use, or they may have been superseded by more modern terms.
2.3.2.1 Air ambulances. 2.4 Rescue and support services. 2.4.1 Lifeboats. ... Ministry of Defence Guard Service - Guarding MoD land and establishments; Law enforcement
Headquarters, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, at MoD Shrivenham [101] Royal College of Defence Studies, at Seaford House [102] Joint Services Command and Staff College, at Watchfield [103] Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre, at Beckett House [104] Defence Centre of Training Support, at MOD Shrivenham; Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme [105]