Ship to Shore Logistics
UK amphibious doctrine has for some time seen a heavily opposed landing as a last resort and the assumption is that because of the proliferation of anti ship and anti…
Want that one
This is a video of the 30mm Viper Gun System from Noble, featuring the ATK 30mm M230LF cannon, a link feed derivative of the M23o chain gun as used on…
No Doors!
Why can't UK television programmes run reports like this? Some of the reporting on the minimum ranges of the mortar and ammunition compatibility were somewhat wide of the mark but this is…
The Coalition Agreement – Defence Issues
Issued by the Cabinet Office the full text of the coalition agreement is now available online here The defence and security aspects are as below 8. DEFENCE The Government believes…
Canadian Armour in Afghanistan
Some interesting footage of the Leopard main battle tank and Kodiak armoured engineer vehicle in Afghanistan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pERJTfdgrjg The UK has deployed the Trojan combat engineering heavy armoured vehicle but not…
The Wrong Kind of Wood
The agreement between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats has been published and the Ant and Dec show on the lawn of Number 10 concluded. One might think a new…
Riverine and Littoral Concepts
As I get to the end of the main section on the FDR - LAND section, apart from artillery, combat support, close combat, combat service elements that is, I have…
CVR(T) – The Sequel
Jane's are reporting that the MoD are in negotiation with BAe to re-manufacture CVR(T) hulls. WTF When I looked at the history of the CVR(T) I described how the programme had…