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The Ministry of Defence have revealed a new selection of British Army ration menus specially targeted to the tastes of younger soldiers and new recuits. This announcement came amid concerns that tried and tested recipes such as beef stew and lamb casserole don't appeal to a new generation of young soldiers more used to eating takeaway rather than traditional family favourites...

Test your military skills | How observant are you? This competition is now closed - but you can still have a go for fun. You're a member of a standing patrol with orders to engage any enemy personnel in the area immediately to your front. A sniper is concealed within your field of view - but can you spot him? ...

A big thanks to everyone who entered our recent competition. The correct missing working part was the gas cylinder... Click on the image below to see where the missing part was originally positioned: Did you correctly identify the missing gas cylinder part in the photo above... The winner of the CamelBak UK Motherlode Lite is: Michael Hall Well done Michael! Don't...

Can you pass our latest military skills challenge? PLEASE NOTE: This competition is now closed - however you can still test you skills by reading on... Pictured below is a stripped down SA80 A2 (L85A2) 5.56mm Rifle with the ELCAN SpecterOS 4x and Close Quarter Battlesight (CQB). However we have removed a single working part. Can you work out which part...

Thank you for entering the recent Snugpak Giveaway competition. The winner of the Snugpak MTP Sleeper Lite Sleeping Bag is: Andrea Ronald Apologies if you didn't win this time - however we are offering all competion entrants 10% off all sleeping bags - just enter discount code ‘SLEEP10’ at the checkout. This means you can get the Snugpak Sleeper Lite...

Over 4000 of you had a go at our recent 'Spot Your Next Meal' survival challenge - but did you get it right? The correct answer was G9... Congratulations to John 'Tomo' Thompson who wins the Plano Military Storage Trunk below: Thanks again for checking out our competitions!

Can you pass our latest challenge? In a survival situation obtaining food can be a big test. Although meat is an excellent source of nourishment, trapping wild animals requires skill. Can you see the animal camouflaged in the picture below? Click the grid below to enlarge... When you think you've spotted the animal, simply email the grid reference co-ordinates to us...

Market leaders in outdoor products, Condor are a well-known manufacturer of military goods based in the United States. For over 20 years condor has specialised in the manufacture of outdoor products and now focuses primarily on their military and tactical ranges. Condor products not only represent great quality but also value for money. Their product lines include webbing pouches, harnesses...

Today we’ve been looking at Petzl’s latest range of tactical headlamps; the Strix IR and VL. These headlamps offer a vast array of features and are extremely different from your standard head torch. Starting at £69.95 for the non-infrared model and £94.95 for the infrared model these torches are not cheap and at this cost you expect a very high...