During his visit to Lebanon, UK's Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Houghton, asserted his country's intention to support the Border Regiments of the Lebanese Armed Forces with
Land Rover Defenders, personal protective equipment, protected border observation posts, and radio equipment (ref).
More details are given by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mr Tobias Ellwood, who explains that the aid consists of (ref):
Previously, UK had delivered 12 Protected Border Observation Posts along a number of Land Reover Defenders, protective equipment and communication, to support the establishement of the 1st and second Border Regiments. The new expected equipment are intended for the newly established 3rd Border Regiment.
More details are given by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mr Tobias Ellwood, who explains that the aid consists of (ref):
- 800 sets of Personal Protective Equipment, including body armour, helmets, gloves, belts, first aid kits, camouflage clothing and protective glasses: £793,600
- 14 Land Rover Defenders and additional equipment to enable them to operate in difficult terrain: £408,244
- 5 Protected Border Observation Posts and 6 Mobile Observation Platforms, with observation aids and ballistic protection for fixed 3LBR positions: £1,395,000
- Radio equipment to allow the command elements of 3LBR to link back to LAF HQ in Beirut: £1,000,000
Previously, UK had delivered 12 Protected Border Observation Posts along a number of Land Reover Defenders, protective equipment and communication, to support the establishement of the 1st and second Border Regiments. The new expected equipment are intended for the newly established 3rd Border Regiment.
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| One of the Mobile Observation Platform (Source: thinkdefence.co.uk) |
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