The Scene is Set – European UAV Rumble
Interesting news recently from the MoD on the subject of future unmanned research and a contract with BAe for £40 million. The four-year Future Combat Air System (FCAS) focused research…
UK Military Bridging – Equipment (Assault Bridging)
In modern terminology this is called Close Support Bridging, designed to operate in the direct and indirect fire zone i.e. under fire. It is important to note that in many…
A Case Study – the Danish Army
Why the Danish Army (strength approx 14,000 actives)? Partly it is because we worked closely with them during my tour of Afghanistan as the Ground Holding Company I was a…
Fantasy Fleets – Chris B
A guest post from Chris.B It appears everyone has been pitching in to the war zone that is “fantasy fleets” and so I decided to have a crack myself. I…
UK Military Bridging – Floating Equipment
The pontoon bridge is probably the oldest form of military bridging equipment, back to the original ‘Bridge of Boats’ I looked at the beginning of the series. https://www.flickr.com/photos/73614187@N03/7143064347/ At its…
UK Military Bridging – Load Classification
A designer must understand the lead bearing capacity of that bridge, it is a fundamental requirement. The bridge must not be overloaded to a point that it collapses which might…
UK Military Bridging – Iraq and afghanistan
So this is the last of the first half of this series, looking at the history of UK military bridging. Once past this, it’s on to equipment. Any takers on…