A UK Hospital Ship — Part 1 (Introduction)
A UK Hospital Ship has been a recurring theme in the media and over the years, accompanied by much online discussion, but it has never really gained much traction in…
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Watchkeeper
Watchkeeper is a certified Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) that provides the Army’s Land Tactical Deep Find capability. It is equipped with a configurable intelligence and reconnaissance payload, supporting Corps and…
Operation Black Buck — Before and After
The airport at Port Stanley on the Falkland Islands played an important role in life on the Falkland Islands, before, during and after the 1982 Conflict. The most significant point…
COTS High Mobility Load Carriers
In the previous post on what could replace the FV432, I concluded that if it were replaced, given the relatively narrow range of roles it now performs, it would probably…
Replacing the FV432
Venerable is an often overused word but quite apt for the FV432. It has been in service so long, no one sensible believes it will ever be replaced! We all…
2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Observations)
The more you read about the Haiti earthquake response, the more you realise what a magnificent, awe-inspiring effort it was. Israeli and Iranian teams working side by side, the air,…
2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Airports)
The 2010 Haiti earthquake airport story is much shorter than the seaports. This is for a few reasons. First, the main international airport at Port-au-Prince was relatively unscathed by the…
2010 Haiti Earthquake Response Logistics (Seaports)
Despite the obvious utility of air operations for rapid response and time-sensitive materials, overland from the Dominican Republic and more directly over the beach or through the existing ports would…
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