The Infantry Hand Cart

The wheel is one of man's oldest inventions, with wheelbarrows and hand carts almost as old. Simply put, they enable a person to transport loads over a greater distance, and…

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Beyond the Boxer 50 Cal

Is the 12.7mm/.50cal Heavy Machine Gun (that will arm UK Boxers) enough firepower for a vehicle that will form the vehicular backbone of the British Army? The M2 'Fifty Cal'…

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The Command Post Environment

The accusation that the British Army is wedded to massive tent cities, resistant to any kind of imaginative thinking and meaningful change, is both unfair and incorrect. Whenever you discuss…

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Drones in a Box

The previous post looked at the dimensional constraints and compatibility issues of putting drones in tubes, this one will look at drones in boxes. [OK, I know we mean UAS…

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Tube Launched UAS

As small UAS (drones) become more capable and ubiquitous there will be a focus on maturing and developing the means of storage, carriage and deployment. Moving on from Peli cases…

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