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Whole Fleet Management Programme Management Office

Introduction Whole Fleet Management ( WFM ) allows the Ministry of Defence ( MOD ) to meet defence outputs through more effective equipment capability management and is crucial to supporting and enabling future training in order to meet operational commitments with smaller fleets whilst offering significant benefits. WFM is a continuous improvement change programme, being delivered incrementally, supported by a number of enablers: Joint Asset Management Engineering Solution Joint Asset Management Engineering Solution ( JAMES ) is an Information System that provides global and near real-time visibility of asset and engineering data

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Scotland set to host largest military exercise in Europe

By Sharon Black

Scotland will host elements of the largest tactically-focused military exercise in Europe from 1 October, when Exercise Joint Warrior begins.

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UK and US soldiers strengthen ties with jump onto Salisbury Plain

By Sharon Black

Over 150 paratroopers from the UK and the United States have parachuted together onto Salisbury Plain as part of an annual exchange programme called Exercise Airdrop Warrior.

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Billion-pound upgrade to armoured vehicles announced

By Sharon Black

The Prime Minister has today announced that the Army’s Warrior infantry fighting vehicle will benefit from a £1bn upgrade.

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16 Air Assault Brigade prepares for rapid reaction role

By Sharon Black

Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade are taking part in Exercise Joint Warrior in Scotland to train for the resumption of their role as the British Army’s rapid reaction force.

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Indian troops complete joint training exercise on Salisbury Plain

By Sharon Black

Assisted by British Chinook helicopters, Warrior armoured fighting vehicles and Challenger battle tanks, soldiers from the Indian Army’s 3rd Battalion The Bihar Regiment have successfully carried out a counter-insurgency exercise in the middle of Salisbury Plain.

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Upgraded Warrior vehicles save lives in IED blast

By Sharon Black

Newly-upgraded Warrior vehicles have saved the lives of British soldiers within weeks of arriving in Afghanistan.

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Exercise Joint Warrior ends with a bang

By Sharon Black

A major maritime exercise recently ended with a bang, when minehunter vessels participating in Exercise Joint Warrior 2011, hosted by the Royal Navy off the northwest coast of Scotland, encountered two pieces of Second World War ordnance.