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The Beechcraft King Air 350 hits the sweet spot for payload, speed, endurance, cost, ease of systems integration, and deployability. It is widely used in the surveillance, communications/signals intelligence, and reconnaissance…
Soviet Russia produced a range of huge transport helicopters that broke many records, most of which stand today. This lineage culminated in the Mil-26 that is still in service. The…
A few years ago, I wrote about the recurring problem of the overburdened infantry soldier, noting that; As noted in every single one of the studies going back to the…
A recent Wavell Room article from Dave Wimbush considered the options for developing close quarter battle skills and doctrine in the urban environment. It was a brilliant piece that explained…
The ‘High North’ presents a number of complex challenges for vehicle mobility
The RAF’s strategic lift heavy capability is centred on its fleet of Boeing C-17 Globemaster aircraft. With an Out of Service Date (OSD) of 2040, its successor has yet to reveal itself, but let’s talk about it anyway.
One of the greatest sources of instability is the lack of access to food as populations grow. The world's fisheries will be increasingly under pressure, and conflict will follow.
Mines can be incredibly effective weapons. Not only can they destroy shipping, they can deny large areas of sea to all traffic, choke off ports, restrict the flow of traded…