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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from British Army, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 88 stories have been published about British Army which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from British Army, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 88 stories have been published about British Army which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Europe · LondonThe British Army is investigating after its Twitter and YouTube accounts were breached. Army accounts were taken over and used to promote NFT and cryptocurrency schemes. This included YouTube videos posted with the image of entrepreneur Elon Musk. The British Army confirmed the security incident and apologized "for the temporary interruption to our feed"See the Story
British army says its Twitter and YouTube accounts have been breached
40% Right coverage: 35 sources
Europe · LondonBritish military authorities are trying to find out who hacked the army's social media accounts. YouTube account was replaced with a video feed promoting cryptocurrencies. Army's Twitter account retweeted a number of posts about non-fungible tokens. U.K. officials have previously raised concerns about state-sponsored Russian hacking.See the Story
UK military investigates hacks on Army social media accounts
56% Center coverage: 18 sources
Europe · LondonBritain and its allies face their "1937 moment" following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The new head of the Army is set to signal that Britain must do everything possible to avert another world war. General Sir Patrick Sanders, the Chief of the General Staff, is expected to say Russian President Vladimir Putin and his "expansionist ambitions" pose the greatest threat to sovereignty.See the Story
Britain and allies face '1937 moment' following Ukraine war, head of army to warn
58% Right coverage: 12 sources
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Europe · LondonCaptain Preet Chandi became the first woman of colour to complete a solo, unaided trip to the South Pole in January. The 33-year-old is now training for phase two of her expedition, which will involve travelling more than 1,000 miles. The coast-to-coast journey is expected to take around 75 days.See the Story
British Army Officer 'Polar Preet' aims to become first woman to cross Antarctica solo and unaided
Coverage: 5 sources
Europe · LondonThe one-minute video features more than 4,000 individual CGI elements and 2,000 sound design samples. It shows that while technology is important to the armed forces, soldiers are still required to make instinctive decisions on the ground. Images of soldiers and robots will also be displayed on billboards in a campaign called Nothing Can Do What A Soldier Can Do.See the Story
Dystopian future featuring robots depicted in new Army recruitment campaign
57% Right coverage: 7 sources
British ArmyThe guards' hats stand about 18 inches tall and weigh around 1.5 pounds. The strap for the hat is placed under the bottom lip instead of under the chin. It's reported that the decision to wear the chained strap for these headpieces under the lip comes from when soldiers actually fought while wearing them.See the Story
Reason why British guards wear strap under lips instead of chins
50% Left coverage: 4 sources
Europe · LondonPlanned cuts to the British military leave it vulnerable at a time of rising threat, a report from MPs says. The Commons defence select committee report says flaws in a major defence review have been exposed by the Ukraine war and the return of the Taliban.See the Story
Cuts leave military at risk amid rising threats, say MPs
60% Left coverage: 5 sources
Queen ElizabethQueen Elizabeth II visited the scene of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre here. She paid tribute to the dead but stopped short of offering an apology. Many expected her to offer an apology then on behalf of her country. Instead, an insensitive remark reportedly made by Prince Philip upset many Indians.See the Story
‘Her visit meant more than an apology’: Jallianwala trust secy on Queen’s visit to massacre site
50% Right coverage: 4 sources
British ArmyThe Second Battalion Irish Guards was disbanded 75 years ago. New soldiers will hone their discipline and skills by performing ceremonial duties. They will then be sent into the First Battalion currently training Ukraine's armed forces to respond to the Russian invasion. The battalion was formed during the First World War and first saw action at the Battle of Loos in the autumn of 1915.See the Story
Second Battalion Irish Guards reactivated after 75 years
67% Left coverage: 3 sources
British Army · UkraineInvestment of £15 million over three years will enable Dstl to deliver the follow-on phase of the successful Icarus Technology Demonstrator Programme (TDP) The Icarus TDP developed and demonstrated the Modular Integrated Protection System (MIPS) Open Architecture Standard (the MIPS standard)See the Story
Funding boost for protection systems for the British Army
Sinn Féin memorial for Hugh Heron and John Patrick Mullan will take place in the village of Ardboe on October 15. At the time of their deaths the men were members of the Official IRA, which has a fraught relationship with Sinn Fein. Posters advertising the event, and a Tyrone Volunteers Day, were put up over the weekend in Pomeroy, angering DUP MLA Keith Buchanan.See the Story
