Military Pallets, Boxes and Containers – Part 7 Air Despatch
Air despatch, air dropping or aerial delivery is the ability to deliver vehicles and stores directly to the point of need from an aircraft
King Air 350 Saddle Tanks
Its the little things that can sometimes deliver extra capability for not a lot of money. The US company Cen-Tex Aerospace has just had their King Air 350 saddle tanks…
Special Order Number 6
I know this post is too late for Cambrai Day but I wanted to draw attention to Special Order Number 6, a masterpiece of brevity. Tomorrow the Tank Corps will…
Maritime Choke Points
A new study from the American Geophysical Union has shown a dramatic increase in shipping traffic since 1992 and it is not hard to visualise where this traffic may come…
Shirts Tucked in or Not?
Down in Sierra Leone, clothing has to be put on in the right order and certainly there shall be no tucking in, except gloves of course
Wave Piercing
Wave piercing bow designs seem to be all the rage these days but this video released a few days ago by Damen Shipyards demonstrates a simple truth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A-U5GQQ1hk Small ships…
All Along the Watchtower – Lebanon
The enduring value of combat engineering in the fight against ISIS in Lebanon, guard towers on the border
The Sprut
Small, light, big punch http://gfycat.com/ifr/GiantDependableAzurevasesponge The Sprut SD eschews balance in the mobility, protection and firepower triangle and instead goes all out for mobility and firepower. It is interesting that…