Battlefield Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)
From ADS Lockheed Martin UK and Team SOCRATES, its industry team, have now completed Tranche 1 of the Field Deployable GEOINT (FDG) – part of the overall PICASSO – programme.…
France to create new Africa outposts to better fight terrorism
From the Edmonton Journal France will broaden its military presence in Africa's turbulent Sahel region with specialized new outposts to better fight the terror threat from extremist groups such as…
New RNLI Lifeboats
Although nothing whatsoever to do with defence issues a number of Think Defence commenters have stated that RNLI lifeboats would form a good basis for military oriented small craft. This…
Future Maritime Patrol – Part 1 (Challenges and Missions)
We have regularly discussed future maritime patrol on Think Defence but it is an especially interesting subject because it spans so many capability areas and has so many implications in…
The Battle of Bastion – Corrected Evidence Published
The Defence Select Committee have now published the corrected transcript of evidence regarding the attck on Camp Bastion in 2012 This is a corrected transcript of evidence taken in public…
Mapping and Data Visualisation
Mapping and data visualisation, bringing together the data with the visual, is a path to much understanding of complex situations. Extracting information from multiple data sources and using that information…
The Beast from Beneath
Not sure who these 'experts' are but as we are talking about Maritime Patrol Aircraft and the need thereof... The UK and the US face the looming threat of a…
Shore to Shore Logistics
If this story doesn't make you smile I am not sure anything would http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2540046/Dozens-cars-stranded-floods-rescued-Royal-Marines-COBRA-approved-mission-dreamed-10-YEAR-OLD.html A great advert for the Royal Marines, BZ to all However 4 LCVP Mk5's and an…