The Mounted Close Combat Overwatch (MCCO) programme forms part of the British Army's broader Battle Group Organic Anti-Armour (BGOAA) initiative, which seeks to enhance organic fire support capabilities within mechanised…
The Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle (CLV) entered service in June 2008, a result of the Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (FCLV) programme. Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle (CLV) History…
The British Army Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme is a major armoured vehicle procurement initiative for the British Army that will deliver a modern, wheeled mechanised infantry capability. Re-joining the…
Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) was a Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme to procure a family of vehicles for the British Army that would bridge the capability gap between heavy…
The British Army's Multi Role Armoured Vehicle (MRAV) programme was a 1990s multinational initiative with Germany and the Netherlands, aiming to procure modular 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicles to replace FV432…
Folding Boat Equipment (FBE) was a pre-war British Army bridging system designed to provide a lightweight and flexible means of crossing wide wet gaps that continued in service until the…
Charles Edward Inglis designed the first dry gap prefabricated military bridge in service with any Army anywhere in the world. Although many Stock Spans were introduced earlier, they were used…
The SAS raid on Pebble Island (also known as Operation Prelim) stands out as one of the most audacious and successful special forces operations of the 1982 Falklands War. Pebble…