Paragliders for British troops: the £6m plan to fly up to 200 miles behind enemy lines
British minister set to build ‘resilient, homegrown defence’ British soldiers could soon be handed powered paragliders that let them fly up to 200 miles behind enemy lines, under a £6m Ministry of Defence programme with trials due to begin “in the coming months.” The backpack-sized machines would allow Royal Marine and Parachute Regiment troops to […]
5 days ago
Royal Marine sniper thwarts £35m drug haul with single bullet from a helicopter
It’s the latest in a series of drug busts by the Royal Navy A Royal Marine sniper has thwarted a £35m drug haul using just a single bullet. The impressive feat was announced in an official press realise by the Ministry of Defence on the government’s website, stating that the incident took place in the […]
11 months ago
Blind ex-Royal Marine wins lottery thanks to late wife setting up ticket before her death
‘She was the smart one. She’s looking out for me.’ A former Royal Marine who is blind won the biggest share of a Postcode Lottery prize, thanks to his late wife who sorted it out for him before she passed away. Alan Mizon called the £396,694 win – from a £3.2m prize – a “miracle” […]
3 years ago
Royal Marines thrashed US Marines in training so badly they asked for a restart
The two groups were taking part in a training exercise at a battleground facility in California The Royal Marines forced US troops to surrender just days into a training exercise in California, forcing the American troops to ask for a “reset”. According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) the battle exercise was testing the deployment […]
4 years ago
SAS troops escape Afghanistan by wearing burqas to fool Taliban
A simple but effective disguise British SAS troops are said to have managed to slip through Afghanistan undetected and be successfully evacuated after they disguised themselves in burqas. Up 20 British soldiers are believed to have concealed their identities and fooled Taliban soldiers into thinking they were “devout women” while trying to make their way […]
5 years ago
Pen Farthing given go-ahead to evacuate Afghanistan with rescue animals
The ex-marine Paul ‘Pen’ Farthing has secured himself a spot on a plane, as well as his staff and some 200 rescued animals After weeks of campaigning and insistence that he would not leave Afghanistan without both his staff and the animals rescued by his charity, Nowzad, Paul ‘Pen’ Farthing has been cleared to evacuate […]
5 years ago