Helicopter Carried Vehicles — Part 3 (UTVs and Load Carriers)
Most Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) designs tend to follow a familiar engine front format, with each manufacturer adjusting the proportion of seating and load carriage space to suit user and…
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Helicopter Carried Vehicles — Part 2 (Motorcycles and ATVs)
ATVs, motorcycles and e-bikes are ideal internally carried vehicles. E-Bikes and Motorcycles E-Bikes Folding bicycles such as the well-known Brompton or the less well-known Montague Paratrooper would allow a landed force to move 40-60 km…
Helicopter Carried Vehicles — Part 1 (Introduction)
Light role forces that exploit the speed and reach of helicopters face the reality that when on the ground, they are the opposite of having speed and reach. Once landed,…
The Adaptable Load Carrier
Building on a handful of earlier posts on infantry load carriage, quad bike ATVs and the Container Delivery System, I thought it might be interesting to evolve some ideas and…
The Past, Present, and Future of Military Motorcycles (and e-bikes)
Do military motorcycles and e-bikes have a future in the British Army, a few thoughts on the subject.
The Container Transport System – GUEST POST
The purpose of this article is to introduce the Container Transport System (CTS) and explain the capabilities it brings to both the warfighter and the emergency management executive. A guest…
Winston Churchill and Nellie (the Trenching Machine)
Nellie was the nickname used for a unique trenching machine that owed its existence to Winston Churchill, it was not, however, a great success. Nellie — The Early Years When…
The Atlantic Conveyor
The Atlantic Conveyor was built on the Tyne by Swan Hunter and delivered to Cunard in 1970 as part of their contribution to the Atlantic Container Line consortium. It would…
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