Rhino Pontoons and the Incredible DUKW
Mulberry and Pluto are often unfairly characterised as a British-only inventions, but US forces also brought a couple of their important innovations to D-Day logistics. The Rhino ferry consisted of…
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What now for Land Rover
The venerable Land Rover Defender has now been out of production for quite a while. After a hiatus spanning several years, it has been replaced with an all-new model being…
Opening the Port of Cherbourg after D-Day
The port of Cherbourg was critical to sustaining the Allied invasion force, and it was always intended to make use of it, especially as it would allow ships sailing directly…
The Amazing ELCAS Causeway
The US ELCAS modular pier is the modern manifestation of the D Day Mulberry Harbour system.
The Secret Life of RORO Ramps and Linkspans
RORO ramps and linkspans are an important part of the expeditionary logistics toolkit
Pallet Trailers for the Win
Pallets are widely used across the defence supply chain, but do we need a win for pallets at the sharp end?
Digital Twins in Defence
To understand how a defence digital twin could work, we first need to understand some of the terminology and how it relates to defence.
How an Army Prints Maps
Geographic survey and cartography is about more than just printing maps but despite the plethora of electronic displays available, they still need to be printed