The Fifties and Sixties

Two decades on one page, the start of the story. The Fifties – Saladin and Saracen Reconnaissance and Light Armour By the close of WWII Germany remained convinced that wheeled…

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The Seventies

At the beginning of the seventies, both CVR(T) and CVR(W) were coming into service, as the production of FV432 completed. Protected mobility would be a feature of a number of…

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The Eighties

MCV-80 Makes Progress and Industrial Revolutions In response to General Staff Requirement 3533 Sankey was awarded the main development contract in 1980. By this point, GKN had already completed one…

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Joint Port Opening Capability – A Proposal

A proposal for the UK MoD, DFiD and industry to generate a port opening and augmentation capability to be used for defence engagement, military operation enabling and disaster relief purposes.

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2015 to Today

The CT Cannon The first demonstrator for 45mm Cased Telescoping automatic cannon appeared in 1991, After changing the calibre to 40mm, the system went into an extended period of development…

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