The Mexeflote is a modular pontoon in service with the British and Australian armed forces and is primarily used to transfer vehicles, stores, and equipment from ship to shore. In service since the ...

To understand the story, one has to take a very broad view over a long period of time. This document attempts to do just that. As will be seen, the British Army arguably had a medium weight force in ...

A ship is not a tank, so the question is, would a spiral development of ER-GMLRS meet the objectives of Land Precision Strike. The ER-GMLRS is a large rocket, 300 kg at launch, so manoeuvrability ...

The Bushmaster is a combat proven vehicle that is in service with the Australian Defence Force and eight other nations, and has been successfully deployed on operations in the Middle East, Europe, ...

A simple question, was the British Infantry more effective with the 51 mm lightweight infantry mortar than it is now, without it? In an age of swarming drones and artificial intelligence, it is easy ...

It's not dead, but it is very fractured and lacking UK-based primes. I don't think developing a new MBT is a good idea, too big a jump, and I would argue not worth it if we're only procuring 150-200.

Underground Communication Networks in Mines and Tunnels . Technology is constantly changing, mines and tunnels are not immune from this. Traditional fixed-line and UHF/VHF networks are beginning to be ...

In the previous post, I looked at the importance of terminology and medical doctrine, and showed a handful of examples of hospital ships in service around the world. For the UK specifically, and ...

Each has advantages and disadvantages, and none of them would be a bad option. Of the top row, I quite like the Bonetti F100X. Its mobility is arguably a little less than the HILOAD, but it has a ...

The RAF’s strategic lift heavy capability is centred on its fleet of Boeing C-17 Globemaster aircraft. With an Out of Service Date (OSD) of 2040, its successor has yet to reveal itself, but let’s talk ...

The subject of this post started with a question about the viability of building a force around a single vehicle type. It then took a detour into rapidly expanding the Army Reserve in response to ...

Multi-Role Vehicle Redefined. The Multi Role Vehicle – Protected (MRV-P) was a large project from 2012 to bring into service two protected-wheeled vehicles that would replace many UOR vehicles.. A ...