Armoured Ambulances
Samaritan is the armoured ambulance variant of the CVR(T) family. One of the variants/roles that would seem to have fallen by the wayside in the Ajax family is that of Armoured…
Are we losing the art of digging?
In the last decade or more of operations in the Middle East, the enemy's that British forces have faced had not had a great deal of indirect fire capability. Although…
From CVR(T) to FRES to Ajax
The Future Rapid Effects System (FRES) was the project name for a class of medium weight armoured vehicles that were intended to replace a number of legacy British Army vehicles…
Helmand – Number of Shots Fired
Some interesting figures on ammunition expenditure and cost range for operations in Afghanistan. The cost depends on individual ammunition natures and contract costs. Quantities include training usage
UK AH-64E Apache Guardian
The UK has requested that Boeing upgrade 50 of it's Westland AH-64D Attack Helicopters to the AH-64E Guardian configuration costing $3 Billion sale
British Army Vehicles Out of Service Dates
I want to try and get a better picture of the out of service dates for British Army vehicles. The information I have so far. Alvis Stormer 2026 AS90 SPG…
EOD Tasks
This FOI published a few weeks ago really surprised me. It shows the number of EOD tasks carried out by the Army and Royal Navy for the last few years in…
Regular v Reserve Costs
Slipped out without a great deal of fanfare in March. From the MoD; The cost comparison analysis looked at 5 types of army regular and reserve sub-units. It identified the…