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Think Defence hopes to start sensible conversations about UK defence issues, no agenda or no campaign but there might be one or two posts on containers, bridges and mexeflotes!

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NEW LONG READ – Multi Role Vehicle Protected (MRV-P)

Think Defence Oct 10, 2018

So I know I said I was packing TD in, but I couldn't resist coming back for a new Long Read, and I still might do the occasional one going forward. This is a look at the Multi Role Vehicle - Protected, defined as A Cat A project…

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It’s Time to Call it a Day

Think Defence May 27, 2018 42

After a decade, am calling time on Think Defence and shutting up shop. Why I think it only fair that I explain why. Think Defence has always been a one man band and that man has other things like work, grandkids and lots of other…

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New Content – Easibridge Lightweight Tactical Bridging

Think Defence May 6, 2018 0

EasiBridge offers the world's first truly man-portable, long-span rescue/assault bridging system. Exploiting the inherent flexibility of the EasiBridge systems, a further eight engineer/infantry "Super-Kit" capabilities can be used. Key…

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Boxer and the British Army – Third Time Lucky

Think Defence Mar 31, 2018

The ARTEC Boxer 8×8 armoured vehicle will meet the British Army’s Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) requirement that will equip the new Strike Brigades. Boxer and the British Army go back much further than widely known. There are…

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Guest Post – Future Small Arms

Think Defence Mar 26, 2018 64

This guest article was written by a retired naval weapons engineer with some small arms experience, as an exercise in seeing how much information can be gleaned from the internet on small arms, in the interests of 'Thinking Defence'.…

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Content Update – Ascension Island and the 1982 Falklands Conflict

Think Defence Mar 24, 2018 1

Ascension Island, in the Mid-Atlantic, would play a decisive role in the 1982 Falkland conflict and arguably, the operation to retake the islands would have been impossible without it. Click here to read ordownload for a couple of…

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Long Read Update – The Inglis Bridges

Think Defence Mar 18, 2018 0

An updated long read the Inglis Bridges is now available online and available for download as a PDF ... https://payhip.com/embed-page.js

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Long Read Update – Operation Black Buck

Think Defence Mar 3, 2018 0

Each of the reference and journal articles on Think Defence is subject to a regular update schedule. The first of these is the 25,090 word article on the 1982 Falklands Conflict Vulcan bomber missions against Stanley Airport codenamed Black…

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Winston and Nellie (the Trenching Machine)

Think Defence Mar 1, 2018

Nellie was the nickname given a unique trenching machine produced at the insistence of Winston Churchill during the early stages of WWII. Click here to read