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15 hours ago · In the late 1970s, the division maintained one battalion on a rotating basis as the division ready force (DRF). The force was in place to respond to alerts for action anywhere in the world. After alert notification, troopers of the "hot" platoon/company, would be airborne, "wheels-up" within 30 minutes as the first responding unit.
15 hours ago · Airbus’s half-year results for 2024, published on 30 July, show its defence division as recording a revenue of €4.98 billion ($5.4 billion), with an adjusted EBIT of -€807 million.
15 hours ago · Legal & General has promoted Laura Mason to lead its retail division and hired Katie Worgan from Lloyds Banking Group to the newly-created role of group chief operating officer, as a revamp under CEO...
15 hours ago · The 35th Army of the crooked neck Lao Huaishu was transferred to the defense of Nanjing and reassigned to the Seventh Corps. The combat mission was changed from strategic support to roundabout pursuit, and a right hook was inserted into Chiang's Zhejiang Province.
15 hours ago · Celebrating its centenary in 2002, the cadet platoon won the 2nd Battalion Trophy. Under Major Sanath Weerasekara, the platoon won the Herman Loos Trophy in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2011, and the 2nd Battalion Trophy consecutively from 2000. Lieutenant Colonels J.S.M. Wellangiriya and H.M.H. Pilapitiya also contributed significantly. Sgt.
15 hours ago · The Battle of Yuliao was the highlight of the 129th Division in the second phase of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments. The Japanese army built a highway in the southeast of Jin, called the Pingliao Highway (Pingding to Liao County), which was wedged into the Taihang Gen...
