![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/brit-army-rangers-prepare-for-russians-with-desert-drills-in-high-tech-war/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/180-miles-one-royal-artillerys-774639324-2.jpg&description=THE British Army is taking part in war drills simulating a Russian invasion of Europe alongside their US counterparts, the Ministry of Defence has revealed. Some 450 British soldiers including an elite new Ranger regiment and a platoon of drone operators were flown to California for two weeks of drills. The US and UK have taken part in military drills to simulate war with Russia [FILE]Credit: Getty American F-35 fighter jets were used to spot targetsCredit: PA It is part of Project Convergence, a series of exercises taking place at Fort Irwin, an enormous base in the middle of the Mojave Desert. The harsh, open landscape of the base - which stretches some 1,000 square miles - was used to replicate the flat terrain of the Ukrainian steppe. Roughly 4,500 soldiers - including troops from Australia and the US - took part in the exercises. The drills are also an opportunity to showcase new military machinery. They include the Watchkeeper and Puma reconnaissance drones, as well as the Mission Master, an unmanned vehicle capable of carrying laser-guided rockets. Swarms of drones identified targets while dune buggies swept across the desert, as British GMLRS rocket launchers fired at enemy positions located by US F-35 fighter jets. Exercises were carried out around a fake village on the base called Ujen. The British soldiers involved were drawn from the 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade, the 2nd Battalion Yorks, and the Rangers. Dressed in grey berets, the Rangers were trained to deal with extreme weather alongside their US counterparts, including snow, dust storms, and temperatures exceeding 40C. "This has proven we can work alongside US special forces," Captain Ollie Dean, who led the eight-strong detachment, told The Times. "We've got the thumbs up that we're up to standard." Captain Dean's forces worked with their counterparts from the US 7th Special Forces Group. The Rangers were set up to identify targets in advance of main fighting units. So far, the regiment has some 8){kind=link}
THE British Army is taking part in war drills simulating a Russian invasion of Europe alongside their US counterparts, the Ministry of Defence has revealed.
Some 450 British soldiers including an elite new Ranger regiment and a platoon of drone operators were flown to California for two weeks of drills.
It is part of Project Convergence, a series of exercises taking place at Fort Irwin, an enormous base in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
The harsh, open landscape of the base – which stretches some 1,000 square miles – was used to replicate the flat terrain of the Ukrainian steppe.
Roughly 4,500 soldiers – including troops from Australia and the US – took part in the exercises.