Held on May 6th – 7th, Wartime Wheels 2018 was the second year of the event at Caldicot Castle which replaced the previous and popular Fortress Wales events. Blessed with glorious weather, the event dwarfed last year in terms of displays and attendance.
All photos were taken on May 6th 2018
Photos: Tony Wilkins
Here are some of the latest British military news stories making the headlines this past week.
General Defence News
Defence Minister fires a warning shot at the Treasury
(Daily Mail)
Defence Secretary Makes First Visit To Iraq
(Forces Network)
Portsmouth MP hits out over ‘worrying’ delays in defence review
(The News)
US Jets From RAF Lakenheath End NATO Mission In The Baltics
(Forces Network)
Two held over murder of MI5 agent Denis Donaldson
(Belfast Telegraph)
SNP councillor launches employment tribunal against MOD
(The Scotsman)
The whereabouts of hundreds of Brits who went join ISIS is unknown, security minister admits
(The Sun)
Ministry of Defence Police welfare officer awarded MBE
(Halstead Gazette)
British Army News
Prince Harry expresses condolences to family of former Afghanistan comrade who dies after PTSD
(Telegraph)
Army bids farewell to Lynx helicopter in style
(Vertical Magazine)
British Army bans soldiers saying ‘sir’ on the phone because it is ‘outdated’
(Evening Standard)
I was a female soldier, and I don’t mind being called ‘Sir’
(Telegraph)
Royal Air Force News
‘Crazy numbers’: civilian deaths from airstrikes almost double in a year
(The Guardian)
Crackown on lethal laser pens
(Shropshire Star)
RAF members visit 48th MUNS to better understand F-35 aircraft’s GBU-12
(Airforce Technology)
Royal Mint reveals 2018 commemorative coin themes (RAF centenary)
(Coin World)
Mother of missing RAF man Corrie McKeague releases heartbreaking video
(Metro)
Royal Navy & Marines News
Russian warships escorted through British waters
(The Independent)
MoD says Royal Marine’s ‘superbase’ in Plymouth will go ahead
(Plymouth Herald)
Royal Navy Works with Australians on Massive Drug Bust
(Sea Power Magazine Online)
Harland & Wolff bidding for work on £1.25bn MoD shipbuilding scheme
(Belfast Telegraph)
Defence Secretary visits Devon shipyard as fresh bid for frigate work unveiled
(Devon Live)
Battle of the Atlantic: Appeal for £2.5m memorial
(BBC News)
Diver uncovers six ‘LOST Royal Navy submarines’ in hidden WW2 underwater graveyard
(Express)
Disclaimer: All news stories are the property of their respective publishers. Any opinions expressed in the articles are of the person making them. An effort is made to vary news sources as much as possible to avoid political bias.
A little something for Christmas Eve courtesy of the “Senior Service”.
Merry Christmas to you all and please spare a thought or prayer for our service personnel spending tomorrow on duty away from home, across the globe.
Here are some of the latest British military news stories making the headlines this past week.
General Defence News
Aerial footage reveals RAF Mildenhall intruder came dangerously close to US military aircraft
(Task & Purpose)
Defence budget: New equipment at risk over MoD savings ‘doubts’
(BBC News)
UK takes delivery of final F-35B this year
(Seapower Magazine Online)
UK bemoans lack of F-35 transparency, requests regular programme updates
(IHS Jane’s 360)
Jobs axed at Ministry Of Defence rocket range
(Forces Network)
Ministry of Defence pledges to back arms companies’ export sales and draw in small businesses to the sector
(Telegraph)
The MoD’s new robot can disarm bombs in super-fast time
(Wired)
This veteran is walking 1400 miles after becoming homeless due to mental health issues
(Wales Online)
British Army News
British army families affected by Afghanistan war sent on santa’s lapland holiday
(The London Economic)
Iraqis awarded damages due to abuse and unlawful detention by Ministry of Defence
(Metro)
It’s not just British soldiers. The whole Iraq war fiasco is back in the dock
(The Guardian)
Personal photos capture Holy Land stories of British World War I soldiers
(The Jerusalem Post)
Mass grave reveals bodies f British soldiers from Northern War of 1845-46
(Forces Network)
Former soldiers offered £10000 to rejoin Army to reduce shortfall of 4000 troops
(Mirror)
Royal Air Force News
Missing RAF man: Corrie Mckeague’s mother says police are investigating murder reports
(Yahoo News UK)
RAF pilot who saved Iraqi soldiers awarded medal for bravery
(Forces Network)
UK MoD names new Typhoon squadron to train Qatari personnel
(Airforce Technology)
David Davis ‘spent nearly £50000 on RAF flights to Brexit meetings’
(Metro)
Captured World War II German U-boat revealed in Group Captain Montague Whittle’s photos
(Fox News)
RAF Northolt: Boris Johnson secures government pledge to put cap on the number of commercial flights
(Get West London)
Royal Navy & Marines News
Leak discovered on Royal Navy’s new £3bn warship HMS Queen Elizabeth
(Sky News)
Sir Stuart Peach plays down possibility of cuts to Royal Marines
(Forces Network)
Missing Argentine submarine latest: MoD denies Royal Navy helicopter chased vessel
(International Business Times)
HMS Ocean is coming home for Christmas from her last ever deployment
(Plymouth Herald)
Looking to create a ‘Global Britain’? Japan and the Royal Navy might hold the answer
(Telegraph)
Royal Navy confirms nuclear alarm going off at naval base was a false alarm
(Devon Live)
Prince Harry appointed Captain General Royal Marines
(Forces Network)
BAE Systems contracted for UK Navy’s JSS 2 programme
(Naval Technology)
Head of British Armed Forces warns of Russian attacks on submarine cables
(Datacenter Dynamics)
Trident may be removed from MoD budget, MPs told
(The Guardian)
It’s an ‘absolute inevitability’ that military drones will fly from HMS Queen Elizabeth
(Business Insider)
Families of men lost on HMS Narwhal plan to pay tribute at their watery grave
(Telegraph)
RFA Mounts Bay makes flying visit to Bermuda
(Royal Gazette)
Disclaimer: All news stories are the property of their respective publishers. Any opinions expressed in the articles are of the person making them. An effort is made to vary news sources as much as possible to avoid political bias.
Here are some of the latest British military news stories making the headlines this past week.
General Defence News
Armed Forces face ‘completely unacceptable’ delay to pay rise
(Telegraph)
Theresa May orders ministers to cool public dispute over defence
(The Guardian)
Qatar Goes Ahead With $6.7 Billion Typhoon Combat Jets Deal With UK’s BAE Systems
(U.S. News & World Report)
The F-35 could intercept a North Korean missile launch — but it could bring an all-out war
(AOL)
Forces children’s charity which scooped a Sun Millie faces closure after Government denies funding
(The Sun)
‘Prepare for invasion’ Ex-MoD UFO chief drafts WAR PLAN for future ALIEN assault
(Express)
EU Army to be formed by 2025 – but France and Germany CLASH over defence plans
(Express)
British Army News
Can you find the camouflaged soldier hidden in this viral photo?
(Atlanta Journal)
Indian & British Army flex muscles in joint anti-terrorism exercise
(India Today)
Tank Driving Trainers To Strike
(Forces Network)
Royal Office minister meets top British military official
(Times of Oman)
New Capita system has left British Army recruits unable to register online
(The Register)
Royal Air Force News
Corrie McKeague: Mother of missing RAF serviceman ‘now knows’ her son is not in landfill
(ITV News)
Member of Brunei royal family was on RAF training course in Shropshire
(Shropshire Star)
RAF Typhoons Return To Fly Sorties Over Estonia
(Forces Network)
Youngster donates his Christmas money to help Bournemouth veteran after RAF plea
(Bournemouth Echo)
How Sly;RAF Tornado crews repeatedly killed US Navy F-14s and F/A-18s in training
(The Drive)
Royal Navy & Marines News
The Queen commissions the Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier – HMS Queen Elizabeth (Telegraph)
MoD confirms it is in talks with Brazil over sale of Royal Navy flagship HMS Ocean
(Plymouth Herald)
Head of the Royal Navy will fight for our Royal Marines ‘every step of the way’
(Plymouth Herald)
Plymouth could lose 1400 sailors and submariners as Devonport fleet comes under attack
(Plymouth Herald)
I was invited on the Royal Navy’s newest and most powerful aircraft carrier — here’s what it was like
(Business Insider)
Dockyard union calls on Royal Navy work for Rosyth to stave off job cuts
(The Courier)
Ex-RN helicopter in Irish service to be named after crewmember lost in accident
(Irish Examiner)
Disclaimer: All news stories are the property of their respective publishers. Any opinions expressed in the articles are of the person making them. An effort is made to vary news sources as much as possible to avoid political bias.
Here are some of the latest British military news stories making the headlines this past week.
General Defence News
UK government set to compromise over defence cuts after Tory revolt
(The Guardian)
As pressures mount over the funding of UK defence, has a ‘fog of war’ descended over the arms industry?
(Telegraph)
Theresa May To Reaffirm UK’s Commitment To European Security Amid Fresh Brexit Talks
(Forces Network)
F-35 fighter jet production ‘provided massive boost to UK economy’
(BT.com)
‘WW2’ shell handed in to Exeter police
(BBC News)
Morgan Sindall Wins GBP250 Million Contract From UK Defence Ministry
(Interactive Investor)
‘We keep searching’ for Argentine sub after ‘explosion’ report, navy says
(fox6now)
Thorntons Christmas ad passes on the love to armed forces charity
(The Drum)
British Army News
Joint exercise of Indo-UK armies to be held in Bikaner
(Times of India)
Family of men killed by SAS in Afghanistan given £3364 by British Government
(The Independent)
New Technology Recovers Fingerprints From IEDs And Fired Ammunition
(Forces Network)
James Corry: IRA bomber ‘released from German jail after four days’
(The Irish News)
British Army explores augmented reality
(Shephard Media)
The War On Poaching: British Forces On The Front Line
(Forces Network)
Royal Air Force News
RAF base continues preparations for fighter jet arrival
(ITV News)
The Spitfire that time couldn’t bury
(Yorkshire Post)
‘Keep Windscreens Clean To Prevent Collisions’, Fighter Pilots Advised
(Forces Network)
Firefighting museum vehicles moved out of RAF Scampton
(BBC News)
RAF Benevolent Fund create digital storytelling experience for supporters
(UK Fundraising)
RAF Atlas takes over in Middle East
(IHS Jane’s 360)
RAF Recruits Gear Up for 100th Anniversary
(Forces Network)
UK aims to certify P-8 by early 2019
(IHS Jane’s 360)
Royal Navy & Marines News
Royal Navy sailors perform Changing of the Guard in historic first
(Telegraph)
Royal Navy ship HMS Diamond ‘breaks down’ in Gulf
(BBC News)
Royal Navy frigates at Portsmouth and Devonport reorganised
(BBC News)
Kernel of truth: Life-sized nutcrackers reveal key moments in naval history
(Shropshire Star)
British Royal Navy’s HMS Albion training exercise continues
(Naval Technology)
Centenary of Women’s Royal Naval Service marked at Ulster Museum
(Belfast Newsletter)
BAE Systems awarded £18m Royal Navy contract
(Insider Media)
Disclaimer: All news stories are the property of their respective publishers. Any opinions expressed in the articles are of the person making them. An effort is made to vary news sources as much as possible to avoid political bias.
Here are some of the latest British military news stories making the headlines this past week.
General Defence News
Britain’s new military BFF (Best Friend France)
(POLITICO.eu)
MoD Figures Show British Armed Forces Falling In Strength
(Forces Network)
Former Defence Ministers Call For More Cash To Be Pumped Into The Armed Forces
(Forces Network)
Putin Wants to Rebuild Soviet Union, Former Head of British Army Warns
(Newsweek)
Fightback over defence cuts as political choices jeopardise our nation’s security
(Mirror)
£2500 Ministry of Defence grant pays for therapy garden at primary school
(Schools Week)
Jet engine inventor’s son visits Wright-Patterson
(Dayton Daily News)
Royal Navy And British Army Unite For Drill Practice
(Forces Network)
British Army News
Tanks here to stay say army on Battle of Cambrai’s 100-year anniversary
(Times & Star)
The Battle of Cambrai: ‘We had a sense of victory for the first time’
(BBC News)
Is the British Army on the Verge of Developing Super Ammo?
(The National Interest Online)
British military dog receives highest honor for valor
(KOMO News)
Goodbye Comfort Zone: Teenagers Get Taste Of Army Life
(Forces Network)
British Invasion! Royal Army sending more troops to train at Ft Polk
(KALB News)
Francis Rowntree killing ‘not justified’ – coroner
(BBC News)
Joseph Parker inquest: New witness ‘saw soldier shoot at man’
(BBC News)
Royal Air Force News
David Davis demanded the RAF fly him to Brexit negotiations
(Business Insider Nordic)
New Air Training Corps members recite the ‘cadets promise’
(Lynn News)
RAF Shawbury officer awarded flight safety award for drone awareness campaign
(Shropshire Star)
Babcock seals the deal for £160m worth of contracts with the Royal Air Force
(City A.M.)
UK RAF Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen John Hillier calls on ACM Dhanoa
(City Today)
Royal Navy & Marines News
Crack Royal Navy squad sent in to save missing Argentina submarine crew from beneath the waves
(The Sun)
Ex-Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown warns Royal Marines could ‘disappear in six years
(Mirror)
Queen to commission Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth on 7 December
(Naval Technology)
Royal Navy sailors set for a historic first as they guard the Queen
(The Portsmouth News)
Trident submarine plans facing a ‘perfect storm’ of problems, says MoD report
(Herald Scotland)
Royal Navy divers destroy wartime bomb found 60m from North Sea gas pipe
(Norfolk Eastern Daily Press)
Royal Navy commanders to use drones to track Russian ships near British waters
(Express)
Royal Navy rescues solo yachtsman stricken in rough seas in Bay of Biscay
(Sky News)
Disclaimer: All news stories are the property of their respective publishers. Any opinions expressed in the articles are of the person making them. An effort is made to vary news sources as much as possible to avoid political bias.
