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'…

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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…

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Vehicle Transportability

TwitterFacebookLinkedInRedditWhatsApp It is a statement of the obvious but unless a force can move to where it is needed, it cannot be of much value. Deployability is an essential component…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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