LONDON – Great Scot! A shortage of ceremonial kilts could leave thousands of soldiers without a stitch of plaid to wear as they parade to the skirl of the bagpipes. Military officials said Monday that ...

Senior defence chiefs warned it would be “incredibly difficult” to unpick Britain’s armed forces. The country’s army, navy and air force is so thoroughly integrated it would make no strategic sense to ...

mentioning Northern Ireland and Bosnia. Soldiers are not needed, nor have they ever been in Northern Ireland. As for Bosnia, that will settle itself as it has done for 1000 years. What does that leave ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed former Scots Guards officer Ben Wallace defense secretary, making him the latest member of the storied unit to reach the highest levels of British government ...

The army’s Scottish line infantry regiment has formed its first dedicated drone platoon, with soldiers getting to grips with the latest reconnaissance technology. Soldiers from Second Battalion, the ...

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A SCOTS regiment has been rocked by the tragic deaths of two hero soldiers in the space of a few weeks. Lance Corporal Christopher Wilson tragically passed away back in June, before colleague Sergeant ...

Senior defence officials have indicated that the Scottish infantry regiments look likely to be scrapped in their present form, the BBC has learned. Officials still stress that no final decision has ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two-and-a-half centuries after their military ancestors fought and died in two 18th century North American wars, members of the British army’s Scottish regiment will embark on a ...

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