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British Army to launch new 77th Brigade dedicated to social media warfare in April

: Posted On Tuesday, 03 February 2015 18:56

British Army to launch new 77th Brigade dedicated to social media warfare in April

The British army is raising a brigade of “social media warriors” who will have social media savvy and will be trained in psychological operations to engage in non-lethal warfare. The new brigade will be based in Hermitage, near Newbury, Berkshire and the 77th Brigade will be 1,500-strong.

France will deploy main battle tanks Leclerc and VBCI infantry fighting vehicles in Poland

: Posted On Sunday, 01 February 2015 09:25

France will deploy main battle tanks Leclerc and VBCI infantry fighting vehicles in Poland

In a joint statement of Friday January 31, 2015, after a meeting between French President Francois Hollande and Polish Prime Minister Eva Kopacz, France has announced the deployment of main battle tanks Leclerc and wheeled armoured infantry fighting vehicles VBCI in Poland for a period of two months.