Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) — History and Considerations
The British Army's Land Rover and Pinzgauer vehicles are to be replaced by 2030 by a group of vehicles called the Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV). In this series, I examine…
The False Promise of New Technology
In this guest post, Matthew Ford discusses the British Army and the (new) calibre debate.
The JCB Fastrac
The JCB Fastrac is a high-speed agricultural and utility tractor that has an unusual ability to operate at higher road speeds than conventional designs. Although it may be considered a…
Pocket Rockets — Growth and Summary
To close this series, a look at growth paths and alternative weapons. Growth Paths and Alternative Weapons Growth Paths One of the original requirements was that the complex weapons must…
Pocket Rockets — Towing Vehicles
The missile pod(s) must be towed to overcome air transportability hurdles, the next challenge is how they can be loaded, unloaded, and transported to where they're needed. Loading and Unloading…
Pocket Rockets — Mobility Options
The limitations inherent with air transport, especially aircraft internal carriage, create difficult mobility challenges. The weight of the payload as a percentage of the fully loaded weight is illustrative. HIMARS…
Pocket Rockets — Requirements and Challenges
A short series that examines options for restoring mobility to long-range ground launched precision weapons Is mobility ever a bad thing? Probably not, but it always results in compromise. Where…
Field Defences — Series Summary
You may have noticed that, in all the posts, are pictures of British Army soldiers and equipment involved with field defences. This was deliberate to illustrate a point that it…