Live Breaking News & Updates on Parachute Engineer Regiment

Stay updated with breaking news from Parachute engineer regiment. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

From roaring Red Arrows, snipers hidden in the undergrowth, and the pageantry of the King's Coronation: Ministry of Defence releases the best images of 2023

The Ministry of Defence has revealed the best images snapped by military photographers from 2023, with images from London, Sudan and the Middle East making the cut ....

Wadi Seidna , Al Khartum , United Kingdom , Red Sea , Djibouti General , Buckingham Palace , Perifereia Notiou Aigaiou , English Channel , United Kingdom General , France General , Salisbury Plain , United States , City Of , Israel General , Lphot Mark Johnson , Arron Hoare , Giles Anderson , King Charles , Panay Triantafillides , Diego Garcia , Queen Elizabeth , Rick Cole , Indian Ocean , Chris Sellars , Wadi Seidna Air , Royal Air ,

French military build 17th century 'star forts' with moats to protect troops in ISIS's 'new caliphate'

French military build 17th century ‘star forts’ with moats to protect troops in ISIS’s ‘new caliphate’
Jon Lockett
Updated: 2 Jan 2021, 16:19
THE French military has built bizarre 17th century star forts with moats to protect troops in the heart of ISIS’s ‘new caliphate’ in Africa.
The pentagon-shaped army compounds - in battle-scarred Mali - are designed to allow attacking jihadis absolutely no chance of cover.
5
The star forts have been built by the French in battle-scarred Mali in AfricaCredit: armée française
They are roughly based on the works of the 17th century military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. ....

United Kingdom , Gen Borton , Mike Wigston , Nick Borton , Ibrahim Boubacar Keita , Trevor Byrne , Spellmet Eireann , Don Dunne , Long Range Desert Group , French Ministry , Parachute Engineer Regiment , River Niger , World War , British Chief , Air Staff Mike Wigston , General Nick Borton , Limerick Shebeen , Bah Ndaw , ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் , கேன் போர்டன் , நிக் போர்டன் , ட்ரெவர் பெயரனே , தாதா டன்னே , நீண்டது சரகம் பாலைவனம் குழு , பிரஞ்சு அமைச்சகம் , பாராசூட் பொறியாளர் ரெஜிமென்ட் ,

Medieval Star Forts Are Back in Style: Fortifications of Vauban

Photos from Mali show French Army forts that have a distinctly medieval look.
The forts are similar to those invented by 17th century engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.
The forts’ signature star shape is designed to make life very rough for anyone attacking them, but it also has a limited use in the 21st century.
The French Army is drawing on a 350-year-old fortification pattern to protect its troops in North Africa.
➡
A French base in Mali is roughly based on the works of Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, a military engineer who developed the concept of star-shaped fortresses. The shape of the forts, as well as their outlying moats, are designed to allow defenders to fire on the flanks of attacking ground troops while offering no cover to those trying to breach its defenses. ....

United Kingdom , Ian Kikuchi , Rutilio Borgominiero , Tiger Panzer , Giacomo Castriotto , Girolamo Maggi , National Park Service , French Army , Us Army , Russian Army , Parachute Engineer Regiment , Apiece Model , Light Field Vintage , Fort Mchenry , ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் , ஈயந் கீக்குச்சி , புலி பன்சர் , ஜிரோலாமோ மாகி , தேசிய பூங்கா சேவை , பிரஞ்சு இராணுவம் , எங்களுக்கு இராணுவம் , ரஷ்ய இராணுவம் , பாராசூட் பொறியாளர் ரெஜிமென்ட் , துண்டு மாதிரி , ஒளி புலம் விண்டேஜ் , கோட்டை ம்சென்றி ,