“When I joined my regiment in 1980, the British Army of the Rhine alone had 900 tanks,” Crawford wrote in U.K. Defense Journal. “Now we will have roughly one-sixth of that number.

As a result, spending on heavy armoured equipment, like tanks, has been drastically reduced. In 1990, there were four tank regiments in the British Army, which had at their disposal nearly 800 tanks.

British Army recruitment crisis leaves regiments up to 40% below optimum strength, shock figures reveal. By HANNAH DAWSON FOR THE DAILY MAIL . Published: 20:33 EDT, 9 August 2019 | Updated: 21:29 ...

British defense leaders established the country's first dedicated cyber regiment in June 2020 as part of the Army’s drive to modernize its response to the growing digital threat posed by ...

The British Army's elite Parachute Regiment is set to be grounded because the introduction of new parachutes was delayed by Whitehall bungling, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

THE British Army is taking part in war drills simulating a Russian invasion of Europe alongside their US counterparts, the Ministry of Defence has revealed. Some 450 British soldiers including an e… ...

British Army examines plans to create a Sikh regiment. Armed Forces minister Mark Francois says unit would inherit many of the 'proud traditions of Sikh regiments' from the Army's past ...

In 1922 six Irish-based regiments of the British army were disbanded, bringing to an end centuries of military service. Though resented by advanced nationalists, ...

How do you raise a Sikh regiment in the British Army when the total intake in the Army is equal to about a Company? Recommend 0. mohammad shafique. Feb 24, 2015 06:53pm.

A British army regiment’s ceremonial pet goat was demoted in disgrace after it marched out of line before a host of dignitaries during a parade to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday, a ...

Two army regiments have dramatically broken strict limits on political messaging to share a petition that calls on the Government not to change rules on historic prosecutions against veterans. The ...