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As part of the Future Soldier Programme, which in turn arose from resulting from the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy ("Global Britain in a Competitive Age") published in March 2021, [1] it was announced that 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade and 1st Artillery Brigade would merge to form a deep fighting formation known as 1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade ...
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The British Army uniform has sixteen categories, ranging from ceremonial uniforms to combat dress to evening wear. No. 8 Dress, the day-to-day uniform, is known as "Personal Clothing System – Combat Uniform" (PCS-CU) [262] and consists of a Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) windproof smock, a lightweight jacket and trousers with ancillary items ...
Mackinlay, Gordon Angus (2008), "A Moment in Time", The British Army at a Moment in Time - 1 July 2007: A look at and from it of the makeup of the Regular and Territorial Army, New South Wales, Australia: University of East Anglia; James Tanner, The British Army since 2000, 2014 Osprey Publishing, Oxford, United Kingdom. ISBN 978 178200 593 3.
The Defence Fire and Rescue Service is a civilian organisation, however the term 'Defence Fire' may be used colloquially to include military and civilian firefighting activities. According to the gov.uk website, the DFR staff include: [8] Military. Royal Air Force Trade Group 8 firefighter; Royal Navy aircraft handler; Civilian. Defence Fire ...
Under the Army 2020, the 2nd (South East) Brigade, which had regional responsibility for the south east counties (Kent, Surrey, and Sussex), and 145th (South) Brigade, which had regional responsibility for the south-central region (Thames Valley (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire), Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight) were merged to form the new 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters ...
A fire support team (FST) is a British Army unit responsible for directing artillery fire and close air support (ground attack by attack aircraft) onto enemy positions. [1] The term FST replaced the previous name of Forward Observation Party and reflects the inclusion of fires other than artillery into their control. The FST can comprise six ...
Under Army 2020, 7th Armoured Brigade merged with 49 (East) Brigade on 13 February 2015. [1] The latter became "Headquarters East" which was the regional point of contact for the following counties: Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire.