Rhino Pontoons and the Incredible DUKW
Mulberry and Pluto are often unfairly characterised as a British-only inventions, but US forces also brought a couple of their important innovations to D-Day logistics. The Rhino ferry consisted of…
Opening the Port of Cherbourg after D-Day
The port of Cherbourg was critical to sustaining the Allied invasion force, and it was always intended to make use of it, especially as it would allow ships sailing directly…
The Amazing ELCAS Causeway
The US ELCAS modular pier is the modern manifestation of the D Day Mulberry Harbour system.
The Secret Life of RORO Ramps and Linkspans
RORO ramps and linkspans are an important part of the expeditionary logistics toolkit
Pallet Trailers for the Win
Pallets are widely used across the defence supply chain, but do we need a win for pallets at the sharp end?
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…