David Falcke

Armed Forces Correspondent at Salisbury Journal

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Articles

British Army news: Royal Hussars and Royal Welsh reports

1 day ago | salisburyjournal.co.uk | David Falcke

Despite the primary role of the Kgs Royal Hussars being on tanks, Hussars undertake plenty of dismounted marksmanship training to ensure that they are just as lethal when on foot. The Regimental Shooting Team came fourth out of 13 teams at the Divisional Operational Shooting Competition and have qualified for the Defence Operational Shooting Competition.
Soldier's remains laid to rest 106 years on from his death

1 week ago | msn.com | David Falcke

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Salisbury: British Army news in brief - the latest headlines

2 weeks ago | salisburyjournal.co.uk | David Falcke

Hundreds of British Army soldiers have arrived in Estonia to take part in a major multinational exercise, involving more than 13,000 troops from multiple NATO countries. Exercise Hedgehog aims to assess the combat readiness of the Estonian Defence Force (EDF) and its units, practice rapid deployments, enhance interoperability between allied forces, test the EDF's ability to respond to threat scenarios, and practice the rapid and large-scale deployment of allied forces to Estonia.
Military briefing: Ten Tors, VE Day and more

3 weeks ago | salisburyjournal.co.uk | David Falcke

Last weekend over 2,400 young people took part in the Ten Tors Challenge on Dartmoor organised by HQ Army South West, based in Tidworth. Begun in 1960, this event sees youngsters in teams of four covering 35, 45 and 55 mile routes across the wild moorland and camping out overnight.
Military briefing: UK forces making strides at home and abroad

1 month ago | salisburyjournal.co.uk | David Falcke

3 1/1 FRENCH DEPLOYMENT Charlie Company of 1 Royal Welsh have deployed on Ex GAULISH to CENZUB, one of the largest urban training areas in Europe. They are attached to 13th Demi-Brigade, French Foreign Legion as a Combined Arms Combat Team, with attachments from the King’s Royal Hussars, Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery. They have been taking part in a series of battle lessons.
Forces briefing: Gunners trial anti-trial weapon and VE Day plans

1 month ago | salisburyjournal.co.uk | David Falcke

The Royal Artillery and 7 Air Defence Group based at Thorney Island have been carrying out trials with a Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RF DEW), which is now able to defeat whole swarms of drones for just 10p a shot. In the largest counter-drone swarm exercise conducted by the British Army to date. soldiers have successfully taken out swarms of drones.
Forces Briefing: New Gurkha Gunner Regiment proposed

1 month ago | salisburyjournal.co.uk | David Falcke

In an attempt to manage the recruitment crisis in the Royal Artillery the Secretary of State for Defence has approved plans to create a Gurkha regiment within the Royal Artillery.
Forces briefing: Ukraine's 'Iron General' opens exhibition on Russia-Ukraine war

1 month ago | salisburyjournal.co.uk | David Falcke

General Zaluzhnyi opens the exhibition. (Image: Tank Museum) General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's ambassador to the UK and known as Ukraine's ‘Iron General’, has officially opened a new exhibition about the Russia-Ukraine war at The Tank Museum in Dorset. Called ‘Ukraine: Armoured Warfare in the Modern World’, the exhibition includes armoured fighting vehicles used in the conflict, but also poignant possessions of refugees who fled their country after the invasion in 2022.
Forces Briefing: Army exercise brings Aviation and Air Defence together

2 months ago | salisburyjournal.co.uk | David Falcke

4 1/1 AIR DEFENCES TESTED Bulford based 3(UK) Division organised an exercise which brought Aviation and Air Defence together in a high-intensity, live training scenario. This saw Exercise Eyre’s CYCLONE: Joint Training at its Best. Survivability is key—survive to fight, survive to protect. Eyre’s CYCLONE defending 3 Div’s most lethal asset—the Apache AH-64E attack helicopter—whilst most vulnerable. Pitting Aviation against Air Defence (AD) maximised training value.
William visiting Mercians, Riflemen in the US and Fusiliers in Fiji

2 months ago | msn.com | David Falcke

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