The Light Strike series started with a practical question. How can the British Army generate a useful combat effect, at acceptable cost in people and material, against a peer opponent?…
As we reach the end of the series, two questions remain. Is 11 Brigade heading towards a credible Light Strike formation, and if not, what might a practical alternative look…
The British Army’s 11 Brigade is currently transitioning into a specialised tactical recce-strike role, often described as the Army’s first ‘drone brigade’. After a period as the Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB), it was re-designated in November 2024 as a combat-focused unit within the Land Special Operations Force. In its previous role, 11 Brigade, it […]
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the British Army, alongside NATO partners, explored airmobile forces as an operational reserve. 24 Airmobile Brigade formed the British core of the Multi-National…
Continuing the Light Strike concept series, this post focuses on the introduction and strategic context of the Cold War era 24 Air Mobile Brigade. 6 Airmobile Brigade and the Transition…
For well over a decade, I have returned periodically to the theme of 'Light Strike', a mobile, agile, and firepower-focused approach to force design that sits between traditional light infantry…
Euclid's Army aims to force people to think about how armies should equip, train and organise for land warfare in the 21st Century
Wrapping up the series on reducing resupply, I think it is important to note that there are certainly means of reducing demand across the three main commodity categories of water,…