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We, therefore, have to be sensible and recognise practical limits. A politically astute Army leadership would realise that a future Labour Party government is going to create a door marked British ...

The Mastiff vehicle family has a long history, but recent enhancements for Mali have given them a new lease of life and opened the possibility of a more enduring role. As so often when looking at the ...

The story of the British Army's long journey to Ajax, MIV and Strike Brigades via CVR(T), Warrior, FFLAV, MRAV, TRACER, FRES and many others ...

BOXER is a truly modular vehicle providing multiple functions for its users, several communication interfaces for participation in network-enabled warfare and diverse mission relevant capabilities.

The RGM-84 Harpoon is a ship-launched, all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile that is carried by Royal Navy Type 23 and Type 45 vessels.

The British Army will replace its iconic fleet of Land Rover Defenders by around 2030 under the General Support Utility Programme (GSUP).

Meteor is the next generation Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) system designed to revolutionise air-to-air combat in the 21st Century. The weapon brings together six nations with a ...

A proposal to re-establish Army Air Corps fixed-wing light transport aviation to support the British Army Rangers. The Rangers need Air Mobility The Army Special Operations Brigade and Rangers Defence ...

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, the concept was ...

A simple question, was the British Infantry more effective with the 51 mm lightweight infantry mortar than it is now, without it? In an age of swarming drones and artificial intelligence, it is easy ...

To end this long series of posts, some discussion points on helicopter transportable vehicles and equipment.