The British Army has launched a root-and-branch review of all its future plans, including force structure, equipment procurement, manpower requirements, and basing footprint, IHS Jane's has learned. The review, dubbed 'Project Marble Arch', was ordered by the Chief of the General Staff, ...
2.0 Chief of the General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS), a General (OF-9), is the professional head of the Army. CGS is responsible for generating a balanced and integrated Army capability, and for maintaining the fighting eff...
The British Army is the land warfare branch of the British Armed Forces. The English Army was founded in 1660, was succeeded in 1707 by the new British Army,[note 2] incorporating the existing Scottish regiments. It was administered by the War Office fro
In unusually blunt remarks for a serving officer, Chief of the General Staff Sir Roly Walker warned a convergence of threats could lead to an "axis of upheaval" by 2027 to 2028. Wednesday 24 July 2024 09:27, UK Army Ministry of Defence ...
It comes after six British Army troops were arrested over an alleged attack on a teenage female soldier. Army chief blasts troops' 'unacceptable' behaviour after sex assault claim; General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, Chief of the General Staff, said a number of "exceptionally serious allegations" ...
HM: As the Assistant Chief of the General Staff, what message would you convey to the participants and attendees at DSEI 2023 regarding the British Army’s commitment to innovation and meeting integrated defence requirements? MJCC:As a long-standing commitment to innovation, the Land Warfare Centre...
Like his hero, the Duke of Wellington, he achieved the top military rank, rising to commander-in-chief, land forces in 2000 and three years later appointed chief of the general staff, the professional head of the British army, a post he held during the invasion of Iraq....
British army, military force charged with the defense of the United Kingdom and the fulfillment of its international defense commitments. England’s first standing army was formed by Oliver Cromwell in 1645. The English Bill of Rights (1689) gave Parliam
Upon his return toBritain, he was made head of Southern Command (1905–09) and served asadjutant generalat the war office (1909–10). About that time Roberts, Hamilton’s former mentor, became the public face of a movement to introduceconscriptionto theBritish army. Roberts argued that Brita...
Appearing before a committee of MPs earlier this month, Lieutenant General Sharon Nesmith, deputy chief of the general staff, spoke about the army's plans to modernise, which were set out in 2021 as part of a body of work that was done in line with the government's inte...