These soldiers will be equipped with surface-to-air missile systems like Javelin. Currently, the British Army is facing a ...

But now the outgoing regimental head of the Royal Artillery has confirmed plans to create a new Gurkha Artillery regiment to ...

Ex Cape Kukri II is a large-scale blank fire exercise which is the culmination of the 2RGR’s (Royal Gurkha Rifles) training whilst deployed in the Falkland Islands. The exercise will take place ...

Tirthraj Thapa, who served with First Royal Gurkha Rifles in Afghanistan before being forced to retire through injury, said he was "proud to be working here". David Church, operations manager for ...

On a cold evening in November 1996, a troop of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers from the Royal Gurkha Rifles gathered at their barracks in Hong Kong for the last time. Clad in traditional kits and ...

with the Sirmoor Battalion (now part of the Royal Gurkha Rifles). All Gurkha troops carried a Kukri similar to this. The notch (Kaura) in the blade has a practical purpose to stop blood reaching ...

Mr Budha Magar joined the Royal Gurkha Rifles at the age of 19. While serving in Afghanistan he stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED) and lost both legs in 2010, aged 31. He said growing ...

Brunei is a beautiful country with many options for tourism, United Kingdom (UK) Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West ...

PA Media Mr Budha Magar became the first double above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Everest in 2023 Mr Budha Magar joined the Royal Gurkha Rifles at the age of 19. While serving in ...

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh made history today by becoming the first members of the Royal Family to attend the annual Gurkha attestation parade, a landmark moment for young Nepalis joining ...