F35 Ski Jump and Paveway IV
A couple if videos to keep us amused of the first take off of an F35B from a ski ramp and Paveway IV release
Amphibious Boats and Vehicles
Just a quick drive by post on the subject of amphibious vehicles, or maybe amphibious boats. Examples include the CTruck Avenger amphibious rescue and survey vehicle, Searoader Amphitruck and Gibbs Phibian. The…
Hard Sums Ahead for SPEAR Cap 3
THIS POST HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/uk-complex-weapons/ Selective Precision Effects at Range (SPEAR) Capability 3 is the name for a set of requirements for an air-launched stand-off weapon to be…
A History of Targeted Killing and Capture in the Secret War on Terror
Targeted killing and capture of terrorists, and terrorist suspects has become a significant part of the United States’ ‘Global War on Terror’. Such actions are often carried out in secret,…
Army 2020 Alternative, The Brigade Combat Team
The current Future Force 2020 structure for the British Army is in all honesty a bit of a dog's breakfast. A process that started out with some very clever strategic…
Made in Ukraine – Let’s Go Shopping
If one was in the market for a range of military equipment and wanting to indirectly support a potential ally to irritate and confound a potential enemy one might look…
Campaigning for an increase in defence funding
What is the definition of insanity, one A. Einstein Esq. had the answer? And yet here we are in the run up to the National Security Strategy, Strategic Defence…
Important Words
This was the maiden speech from Johnny Mercer MP. It is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire (Ms Ahmed-Sheikh). I want to start by…