the royal tank regiment hitting a position and afterwards we came in and clear the rest of the enemyas a platoon commander with the one mercian regiment. we're sending up information to the artillery and there will be a lot of artillery dressed —— dropped on it. there will be a lot of artillery dressed -- dropped on it. these armoured vehicles are grouping together to resupply before moving onto the next objective. lieutenant colonel neil kelly isn't a man's ear and is overseeing 18 challenger two tanks, more than 100 armoured vehicles and 8119 tanks, more than 100 armoured vehicles and 819 soldiers in the core battle group. there are 11 different units in my battle group and the team has been fantastic. from the medics to the mechanics, all working together effectively making a united cohesive fighting force. for the young members of that fighting force like william payne who serves in the royal tank regiment it's a chance to speedy and something unique both on and off the battlefield. i quite like the heat. it's better than the cold. the sunsets as well. it's good to be the new pla

ellis serves in the royal tank regiment and is part of a four—man crew inside one of challenger two tanksunner. the gunner shoots things. like all the soldier here, he is enjoying the adventure, although the hot weather and long days mean going to sleep very early. eight o'clock, driver's hours. not what most 20—year—old would be doing. driver's hours. not what most 20-year-old would be doing. they all grew up seeing reports of conflicts in iraq and afghanistan and hear war stories from older colleagues. they know they could be called to action at any time. it is an exercise that this is soldiering. rob has been out in omanfor this is soldiering. rob has been out in oman for several weeks already and won't be home until mid—november. i'm going to keep myself going with my music on my phone. and chatting with my mates. these young soldiers are determined to show the world that the british army is just as lethal and competitive as ever before. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... the bbc learns that the government is planning to spend hundreds