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Brimstone missiles are carried by RAF Tornado aircraft in Afghanistan and were also used on operations over Libya. Defence Equipment Minister Philip Dunne agreed the contract and has just returned from a visit to Helmand where he met RAF personnel who use the weapon
The Minister of State for the Armed Forces , Andrew Robathan, and the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology , Philip Dunne, visited personnel in Afghanistan to witness first-hand the progress being made in mentoring Afghan forces to take on their own security challenges. During their visit, they also met with International Security Assistance Force ( ISAF ) and Afghan military commanders as well as Afghanistan’s Ministers for Defence and Interior in the capital Kabul
Sapper Walker was shot in an apparent ‘insider attack’ by a member of the Afghan National Army ( ANA ) at Patrol Base Hazrat in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province on Monday 7 January 2013. He was working on a construction task with other military engineers from his Troop, as part of the preparations to hand the camp over to Afghan security forces, when the Afghan soldier turned his weapon on ANA and ISAF soldiers at the base.
Sapper Walker was shot in an apparent ‘insider attack’ by a member of the Afghan National Army ( ANA ) at Patrol Base Hazrat in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province on Monday 7 January 2013. He was working on a construction task with other military engineers from his Troop, as part of the preparations to hand the camp over to Afghan security forces, when the Afghan soldier turned his weapon on ANA and ISAF soldiers at the base. The incident resulted in a number of casualties, all of whom were extracted to the Bastion Role 3 medical facility where Sapper Walker was pronounced dead.
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The Second Sea Lord, Vice Admiral Charles Montgomery, has visited HMS Ocean in the Mediterranean, where she has recently been supporting the enforcement of the UN Security Council Resolution to protect Libyan citizens.
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has addressed delegates at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEi) event which is taking place at the ExCeL Centre in London this week.
The Royal Navy and RAF took further action yesterday against pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya under NATO’s Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1973.
RAF Tornado GR4s struck a military facility located on the southern outskirts of Tripoli yesterday morning, as UK Armed Forces continue to contribute to NATO’s patrols over Libya to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973.
Three months into their current Helmand deployment, soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR) are using their language skills to build relationships with their partners in the Afghan National Security Forces and Afghan locals.
Having arrived off the coast of Libya this weekend, HMS Sutherland has already conducted a boarding operation under the auspices of UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973.
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) instructors are teaching members of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) the fundamentals of identifying and countering improvised explosive devices on a new course at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province.
Royal Navy minehunter HMS Bangor left for the Mediterranean yesterday to relieve HMS Brocklesby in supporting NATO forces off the coast of Libya to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.
Current and potential contributors to military operations in Libya underlined their commitment at yesterday’s conference in London to the necessity of military action to implement Unites Nation Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) 1970 and 1973, the UK Foreign Secretary said.