The Infantry Handcart
The wheel is one of man's oldest inventions, with wheelbarrows and handcarts almost as old. Simply put, they enable a person to transport loads over a greater distance, and with…
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Beyond the Boxer 50 Cal
Is the 12.7 mm/.50cal Heavy Machine Gun (that will arm UK Boxers) enough firepower for a vehicle that will form the vehicular backbone of the British Army? The M2 'Fifty Cal'…
The Command Post Environment
The accusation that the British Army is wedded to massive tent cities, resistant to imaginative thinking and meaningful change, is unfair and incorrect. Whenever you discuss deployed command posts and…
Drones in a Box
The previous post looked at the dimensional constraints and compatibility issues of putting drones in tubes, this one will look at drones in boxes. [OK, I know we mean UAS,…
Tube Launched UAS
As small UAS (drones) become more capable and ubiquitous, there will be a focus on maturing and developing the means of storage, carriage, and deployment. Moving on from Peli cases…
The Importance of Rail Loading Ramps
To move heavy vehicles from storage to deployment areas across Europe (and other parts of the world), rail is essential. Rail provides force commanders with the ability to move heavy…
We Need to Talk About Germany
Let's face it, the last couple of months have exposed Germany to a lot of criticism as a European defence partner. Before we even get into gas and Roubles, Nord…
UAS and Loitering Munitions for Light Role Infantry
Third in a series of posts about light role infantry. Mortars Load carriage assistance, and this one, loitering munitions and UAS. Want a mortar at the platoon level, someone needs…
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