Can We Have Our Bridge Back Now Please
When I looked at military bridging in august last year the Mabey Logistic Support Bridge was used as an example of the semi permanent bridge types used by military engineers.…
Wolfhound on Trial and Another New Truck
Wolfhound is the logistics version of the Force protection Mastiff and is designed to carry cargo on its open topped load bed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiD2rZnvUbY Whilst I am on the subject of…
Falkland Islands De-Mining
In the summer of 2009 I was considering giving up working in the demining sector and began to look for something closer to home. Despite my love for the work…
The End of the Masshy Wagon
The march of the ISO containerised system continues. Instead of the old box body 'masshy wagon' Royal Engineers, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Royal Air Force and Royal Marines engineers…
Another Look at Towers and Blimps
An article in the Telegraph this weekend from Thomas Harding looked at life in a Patrol Base in the Sangin district of Helmand. A number of things that struck me…
Talisman on Operations
In our earlier posts on the subject we have lamented the timeliness of the Counter IED programme called Talisman and and asked if it is too little too late. The MoD has now released…
Is Talisman Too Little Too Late?
I have held off posting anything on current IED equipment for obvious reasons, but now that the UK’s Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) capability, known as TALISIMAN, has made its…
The Hurt Locker – UK Version
I saw this post at Mental Crumble which I thought was a great antidote to all the foaming and frothing about the Hurt Locker and how it has almost nothing…