St Helena Airport
A reader (James C)asked for a short post with relevant information about the new airport at St Helena, due to open in 2016, built and operated by a South African…
Port Stanley Infrastructure Developments
As the oil and gas industry develops in the Falkland Islands the existing port infrastructure will be wholly inadequate. As I am in the middle of a ship to shore…
The Aquatrack
The Glover Webb/GKN Defence/Alvis Aquatrack was an amphibious load carrier that sadly never entered service with UK forces but found limited export success with the Philippine Marines. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGUpwrYHbWo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT-lVdnyP80 With a 5-8…
Lock, Stock and a Sandy Bottom
You are a small island nation with an ageing naval infrastructure and an equally ageing fleet of small patrol vessels in need of replacement. The solution is simple, just get…
Want that one – Vityaz DT-30
Pretty bloody cool I think :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX0qKAJWIJ8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTO4nti_jtY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZF2JHZ0lb8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1D63aMZNSo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSFYCIzTBC4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHswowO4584 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgGY6yHoHmo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnvR0MVGrnk Read more about the amazing DT-30 Vityaz at the links below http://www.bolotohod.ru/en/ecat1/ecat11/ http://www.army-technology.com/projects/dt-30-vityaz-articulated-tracked-vehicle/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vityaz_(ATV) …
The Beach Recovery Vehicle
To recover damaged, destroyed or broken down vehicles from beach areas during amphibious landings specialised vehicles are needed. They must be able to operate in the surf zone, have sufficient…
More Mobility Concepts – Amphibians
Following on from our recent discussion vehicle mobility this is a video mini-series looking at how vehicle designers approach the need for mobility. The need for extreme mobility in adverse…
A Floating Container Port
Scapa Flow is synonymous with the Royal Navy but plans announced recently might see it recognised as the 'greenest' container port in the world. This is one of my favourite subjects…