Continuing the series, this post casts a wide net and examines a range of options, all available off the shelf. They are split into two groups, those that fit within the double CDS footprint, and are ...

I have a lingering doubt about all many of these options and their ability to accommodate a 95th percentile soldier and their personal protective equipment, but putting that to one side for a moment, ...

In this post, I am going to look at a range of potential vehicles that… Might meet the Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) requirement, at high level Might exceed it Might meet only some parts of it Vehicles ...

In this third part of the Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) series, payloads, logistics, and fuel. Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) Payload Challenges The Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) faces some noteworthy ...

Command and Control — Alternatives to the 9×9 Communications technology is rapidly changing, the Land Environment (LE) Tactical CIS (Tac CIS) is an expansive British Army programme that covers ...

Pinzgauer In July 1994, the British Army purchased 394 Pinzgauer vehicles, designated as Truck Utility Medium [Heavy Duty] (TUM [HD]), primarily to transport the 105 mm Light Gun and ammunition. These ...

And of course, the SA80 failed in the desert during the First Gulf War and was subsequently suspended – at the request of the UK’s NATO delegate on small arms – from the Alliance’s Nominated Weapon ...

And for Norway The Norwegian Armed Forces in turn have ordered between 25 and 30 new Valtra tractors. The models and specifications vary according to the needs of each garrison. The tractors are in ...

A standardised means of securing to either a vehicle or trailer would be included in the bottom frame. The top frame would have fixing points for either of the pods. To keep it simple, no self ...

The Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from Kongsberg is in service with the Royal Navy and others, a mature and capable anti-ship guided missile, with a range of over 185 km. In its launch capsule with ...

And test weights. The IPK was withdrawn from service several years ago on safety grounds, following several collapses, but i principle, it was a lightweight means of providing overhead protection that ...

Physical barriers (apart from wire and ditches) include concrete blocks, beams, and posts, in addition to various improvised obstacles such as vehicles and logs. Spikes and Caltrops Self-evidently, of ...