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16 Oct 2026 · Defence medicine

The NHS and the Armed Forces wargame the return of mass casualties

More than 100 defence medics, NHS clinicians and civil servants spent three days testing how the UK would care for casualties flown home from a future war.

Vigorous Warrior 2026: inside NATO's largest medical exercise

Around 2,000 military and civilian medics from 38 nations deployed to Estonia to rehearse treating and moving casualties after an attack on a NATO ally.

How the Royal Navy is putting wargaming at the heart of officer training

The Defence Academy's maritime staff course now runs three linked wargames, from force design to a full Kriegsspiel against a King's College London red team.

Wargaming the supply chain: can UK industry keep up in a long war?

The MOD and five defence companies wargamed whether UK supply chains could sustain production through a long, large-scale conflict.

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