For well over a decade, I have returned periodically to the theme of 'Light Strike', a mobile, agile, and firepower-focused ...

Think Defence is a hobby, a serious hobby, but a hobby nonetheless. I have removed those annoying adverts, but hosting fees, software subscriptions and other services add up. To help me keep the show ...

The first two questions are: Do they need replacing and do we want to replace them? Because they are relatively simple in construction, they can be maintained for the long term, replacing or adding ...

The first and most obvious option is to stay the course with the current Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) programme and try to get a single vehicle to meet all the requirements, i.e. the Common Base ...

Euclid’s Army aims to force people to think about how armies should equip, train and organise for land warfare in the 21st Century This should be with equipment that exists today and based on a far ...

One of the standout design features of the Type 26 frigate is a large mission bay. As offboard systems evolve and become more widespread, the flexibility and capacity of mission bays for naval vessels ...

The L21A1 RARDEN is a British 30 mm autocannon used as a combat vehicle weapon used principally on Scimitar, Fox, and Warrior. Development of the 30 mM L21 RARDEN Cannon # The 30 mm RARDEN cannon ...

For the Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV), it would seem natural that electric propulsion and alternative fuels would be a component of the wider requirement set. The British Army has completed several ...

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Think Defence is a hobby, a serious hobby, but a hobby nonetheless. I want to avoid charging for content, but hosting fees, software subscriptions and other services add up, so to help me keep the ...

The Daimler Ferret Scout Car was a British 4×4 armoured reconnaissance vehicle produced from 1952 to 1971, with 4,409 units built for liaison and scouting roles. The development of the Daimler Ferret ...

Probably the most ingenious and revolutionary bit of ship-to-shore logistics capability that no one has ever heard of, FIPASS was deceptively simple. It was not used until a few years after the ...