Category: Land, Sea and Air
A Tale of Two Headlines
Not so good for the sales propsects! You can also read more at Navy News http://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/4501
1SL Speech at The Navy is the Nation Conference
The full transcript is as follows; We all conceptualise the relationship between navy and nation differently. And thank goodness! For some it might be in a Turner painting, and for others it is in W S Gilbert’s lyrics, or even the Sea Shanties that we sing gustily at mess dinners. And for others still, it’s [...]
The First UK F35 in Flight
The first flight for the U.K.’s first F-35, known as BK-1, took place on April 13, 2012. BK-1 is also the first international F-35. The timing of course, could not have been more interesting! And here is another interesting picture… Take your bets…
More GEMS Gems
Now I know this isn’t as sexy as the F35, Type 26 or FRES but GEMS has, and is, proving its worth many times over. With the rush to outsource and contractorise many of the support functions in armed forces are we in danger of losing this kind of direct innovation?
Helpful
Am I alone in thinking this kind of carrier obsessed myopic nonsense makes things more difficult to manage the situation, avoid escalation and generally keep the lid on things? Remember, our strategy is built on three legs 1. Diplomacy 2. Deterrence 3. Defence If all those three fail it would require an effort to [...]
Don’t Believe A Thing
Thought this was interesting, given the reported delays and counter accusations
Future UK Maritime Patrol
Almost immediately after the cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 was announced in the SDSR there were persistent rumours of a reinstatement of the capability at some point in the future. What that ‘point’ would be depended on what newspaper you were reading but the suggestion of anything substantial would have to wait until a suitable [...]
The Atlantic Conveyor #Falklands30
This is a reprint and refresh of an older post on the story of the Atlantic Conveyor, one of many incredible stories to come out of the conflict. ===== Before The Atlantic Conveyor was built on the Tyne by Swan Hunter and delivered to Cunard in 1970 as part of their contribution to the Atlantic [...]
Army Cuts – Homeland Warfighters
Yet more leaks from the Ministry of Sieves and Agendas… I think we all knew it was coming but if the latest from the Telegraph is to be believed, no real surprises. Combat Support, Combat Service Support and the less fashionable Regiments get hammered in favour of the ‘untouchables’ in the Household Division. The infantry will [...]
Militarisation of the Falkland Islands
Another week, another risible rant from the Argentine Government about militarisation of the Falkland Islands. This is an old Think Defence post from Kev Bryant but I thought it perfectly illustrates the real situation http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2010/10/falkland-islands-de-mining/ The Falkland Islanders are still dealing with the consequences of the last time Argentina decided on military action, 30 years [...]
The Sagem JIM LR (Long Range) Multifunction Infrared Binocular
News from Shepard’s (read more at the link) this afternoon that the MoD has selected the Sagem Sagem JIM LR (Long Range) Multifunction Infrared Binocular for the Long Range Thermal Imager Programme. [scribd id=86905016 key=key-hsh8ttob86i7azpkyh8 mode=list] Read more at Sagem here
The Airless Tyre
A quick guest post from Ace on a subject that I think we have discussed before… Although not the most intriguing subject compared to exotic weapons systems like lasers, UCAV’s and stealth bombers, the humble tyre has gone through a fundamental evolutionary change which is as radical as inventing the wheel itself, or at least [...]
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