All members of the Armed Forces injured in Iraq or Afghanistan will be able to get state-of-the-art micro processor limbs. Those waiting for a limb will get new ones fitted straight away. Those prosthetic legs will get theirs replaced.
Their lives and their bodies have been shattered but fighting spirit remains - now wounded servicemen and women are looking to the future with confidence. Soldiers, disabled in battle, will get the most up to date artificial limbs available. Charlotte Wilkins reports.
The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond says it is a top priority to give injured troops the best care and support.
Around 160 individuals who were injured in Iraq or Afghanistan, will benefit from Government funds for the most up-to-date prosthetic limbs available.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said: "One of this Government's top priorities has always been to give our troops the best possible care and support."
Mr Hammond said he was "delighted" to announce funds of £6.5 million which will be used to ensure UK servicemen and veterans injured in Afghanistan or Iraq have the opportunity to "upgrade to the most technologically advanced prosthetics currently available."
All members of the Armed Forces, past and present, injured in Iraq or Afghanistan will be able to get state-of-the-art micro processor limbs, known as "bionic legs".
The benefits of the new legs:
Whitehall will today announce a funding boost to guarantee leg amputees get the most up-to-date prosthetic limbs available.
All members of the Armed Forces, past and present, injured in Iraq or Afghanistan will be able to get state-of-the-art micro processor limbs, known as "bionic legs".
The £6.5 million which will fund this has been made available by the Chancellor from the Treasury's Special Reserve.
The leg will be the same as the one used by British Paralympic discus thrower Derek Derenalagi.