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I know 43 Commando is still there. Just a more focused role on guarding the nukes.

Good that’s positive But like many other things they don’t have the ability to do 2 jobs in 2 places at the same time and do they train...

42 CDO is still perfectly capable of carrying out a 'Cdo Bn' role - it's people are farmed out, but enough are centrally located to form a nucleus of...

43 Cdo is still there too 1 Para became the bulk of SFSG

Interesting, that genuinely passed me by. Surprised to see a Golden Calf like the RMs taking a cut. Seems to be billed as re-role but there are also...

42 Commando was reroled (they are no longer an infantry type unit like 40 & 45)...

Dublin Airport flights suspended due to drone

The USMC is certainly very powerful especially relative to us where the difference is astronomical. If you compare a USMC division to a US Army...

Not sure about the (very powerful in fairness) USMC But RM has only 2 commando (infantry) Bns (the 3rd having been reroled to maritime security)...

http://www.defence.gov.au/casg/Multimedia/Hunter_Class_FFG_Fact_Sheet-9-9243.pdf Here is the RAN's recently released Fact Sheet for the new Hunter...

Whilst there has been a massive draw down in NATO forces since 1991; interestingly the forces which would re-enforce Norway in the event of attack...

just out of curiosity, are some people trying to get points here? Some really childish crap removed 21-02-2019.

That’s the point.... NATO obviously believes they don’t have enough of their own troops

Finished watching it this evening. Found it fascinating to see in colour. Three things stuck with me. The working class lads their teeth were...

Mind you, whatever other constraints Norway has, money is not one of them: https://www.nbim.no/

Just a thought...they have a conscript program...it would be easy to surge army numbers in an imminent emergency. I wonder what their reserve...

Saw it. excellent.

Given that Norway (and NATO) have a number of bases and installations in the North of Norway keeping an eye on the Russians, their removal would be a...

Indeed, their territory is massive but in saying that, there aren't too many population centres that far north. I'd imagine the Norwegian's would be...