Digital Twins in Defence
To understand how a defence digital twin could work, we first need to understand some of the terminology and how it relates to defence.
How an Army Prints Maps
Geographic survey and cartography is about more than just printing maps but despite the plethora of electronic displays available, they still need to be printed
Whatever Happened to the Advanced High-performance Reconnaissance Light Attack (AHRLAC) aircraft
The Paramount Group and Aerosud created the Advanced High-performance Reconnaissance Light Attack (AHRLAC) aircraft in 2009. It was designed in Africa for low-cost operations from austere locations. It was a modern…
The Unrivalled Versatility of the Beechcraft King Air
The Beechcraft King Air 350 hits the sweet spot for payload, speed, endurance, cost, ease of systems integration, and deployability. It is widely used in the surveillance, communications/signals intelligence, and reconnaissance…
A New Port at Port Stanley
The existing port facility at Port Stanley on the Falklands, locally known as FIPASS, will soon be replaced
Huge Soviet Helicopters
Soviet Russia produced a range of huge transport helicopters that broke many records, most of which stand today. This lineage culminated in the Mil-26 that is still in service. The…
Light Role Infantry Platoon Load Carriage
A few years ago, I wrote about the recurring problem of the overburdened infantry soldier, noting that; As noted in every single one of the studies going back to the…
Communications in the Subterranean Environment
A recent Wavell Room article from Dave Wimbush considered the options for developing close quarter battle skills and doctrine in the urban environment. It was a brilliant piece that explained…