Multi-million pound kit boost

摘要

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has announced a £400 million package of protected vehicles and counter-IED technology to further boost UK troops in Afghanistan. The investment marks an advance in the battle against the Taliban and will include about 100 more Foxhound patrol vehicles - taking the total number available to personnel to around 300. More than half the amount pledged will fund cutting-edge kit to combat roadside explosives, details of which the Ministry of Defence cannot release for security reasons.