The Bushmaster Vehicle - Think Defence
Oct 10, 2024 · Thales describe Bushmaster as… 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, Africa, and the Pacific.
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Top 25 British War Films - Think Defence
Aug 24, 2023 · Director: Bruce Beresford Writer: Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford Stars: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters Summary: During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war.
Swingfire ATGW - Think Defence
Oct 6, 2024 · Overwatch Role. Whilst all the other options were for simple anti tank use, the CVR(T) Striker had a specific role. The concept for Striker was to provide a long-range anti-tank overwatch for CVR(T) reconnaissance vehicles operating forward of the main armoured force.
Boxer Armoured Vehicle — Details and Variants - Think Defence
Nov 5, 2022 · Boxer is produced by ARTEC GmbH (ARmoured vehicle TEChnology) under the overall management of the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR). Artec is owned by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV) and Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Nederland B.V. (formerly Stork). As the UK has now rejoined the Boxer programme, as managed by OCCAR, Artec will ...
The 40 mm Cased Telescoped Armament System (CTAS)
Apr 28, 2024 · Cased Telescoped Armament System (CTAS) History. As described brilliantly in this paper from Armament Research Services, cased telescoped small arms ammunition has a history dating back to the mid-eighteen hundreds.. The US Department of Defense completed significant research for medium calibre cased telescoped weapons, starting in the fifties.
Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS) - Think Defence
Nov 23, 2024 · Manoeuvre to Enables Fire, not Fire to Enable Manoeuvre. Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS) have also been part of another recurring theme of mine, modernising the 24 Airmobile Brigade concept, or Light Strike as I have previously called it.. Briefly, 24 Airmobile Brigade was a latter Cold War concept of using an extremely mobile helicopter borne force, heavy with ATGW, as a rapidly shifted anti ...
Sangars - Think Defence
Dec 22, 2024 · Hardly a secret, the December 2013 announcement described the measures in more detail; A joint LAF-UK project team briefed the Minister on the ongoing construction of 12 border watchtowers, and demonstrated to the Minister a range of new equipment being delivered to the Land Border Regiments, including vehicles, body armour, radios, HESCO bastion, and long range observation cameras.
The ESARCO Vehicles - Think Defence
Nov 29, 2024 · The unusual ESARCO vehicles were developed by Major Michael Somerton-Rayner as a private initiative in response to lessons identified by the British Army in the 1982 Falklands Conflict, namely, the need for lightweight high mobility load carriage.
A Modern Day MEXE Shelter - Think Defence
Dec 10, 2024 · What is a MEXE Shelter. The MEXE Shelter was used for covert observation and as a command post or Regimental aid station (in different configurations). The main feature of its design, however, is the extreme simplicity of the equipment, requiring little skill in its construction.