Take a Tour of the Facility Testing Military Equipment to the Extreme

The last thing military personnel should have to worry about is whether the equipment they use will protect them, keep them safe and be robust enough to do the job.

That's why BAE Systems, which supplies the British military with everything from combat aircraft and battle tanks to bullets and helmets, puts all equipment through rigourous testing procedures.

Forces News' Tom Sables was given a tour of the company's Faraday Test Centre in Kent where military kit faces strict and complex testing before it is given the all-clear to be used in the field.