British Troops Preparing For War
Around 100 soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, have been strengthening their warfighting skills with the state-of-the-art equipment at Weeton Barracks, Preston, Lancs. The regiment is one of NATO’s pivotal Army units in the role of Forward Land Forces (FLF) Strategic Reserve.
This means if conflict in the region was to break out the battalion would be expected to be fighting in as little as 10 days alongside NATO forces around the world. The regiment is said to be on currently on high alert to be deployed in case of Russian escalation.
The troops are currently developing skills in areas such as air and land drone systems, battlefield data mapping systems, anti-tank weapons, and urban warfare. Officials say the warfare training is intended to raise proficiency and readiness ahead of an upcoming training deployment to France next month on Exercise Gaulish.
