This post examines options for further exploitation of the Container Delivery System (CDS), expanding its applicability to light vehicles, engineering plant, and weapon systems. Joint Doctrine Note 1/20 describes two…
When most people think about portable military bridges they tend to assume the Bailey Bridge was the first, but this would be wrong, Charles Edward Inglis designed the first dry…
Merlin, STRIX and Bussard were, like EFOG-M and Polyphem, a class of weapons that started development in the eighties. But matured just in time for the end of the Cold…
As fibre optic cables developed in the late seventies and early eighties, defence equipment manufacturers in the USA and Europe looked at using them for non-emitting missile guidance, resulting in…
The Supacat All Terrain Mobility Platform (ATMP) is designed to carry heavy loads over extreme terrain.
An Alternative Future Soldier from the Bridge and Pallet Chap
Chieftain and FV432 vehicles entered service with the British Army, and early work on what would become CVR(T)
The Bren Gun Carrier, or Universal Carrier, was a class of WWII-era vehicles unique to British and Commonwealth armies used for logistics and support weapon carriage. As you all know,…