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Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:41 pm |
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http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/other/display.var.2443259.0.Territorial_Army_loses_radios_to_frontline_troops.php
Territorial Army loses radios to frontline troopsIAN BRUCE, Defence Correspondent September 09 2008
CommentTHE Territorial Army is being stripped of communications equipment, issued less than a year ago, to replace breakages and shortages on the front line in Afghanistan.
The Herald can reveal that backpack infantry sets for the £2.4bn Bowman tactical radio system and even vehicle-mounted versions have been commandeered from the part-timers to replace damaged kit for the regulars fighting the Taliban.
TA veterans fear wholesale looting of the new digital system will drive many citizen soldiers eager to learn military IT skills out of uniform |
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