Thales describe Bushmaster as… The Bushmaster is a combat proven vehicle that is in service with the Australian Defence Force and eight other nations, and has been successfully deployed on operations ...

The recent strategic defence and security review indicated the withdrawal of the C-130 fleet, which is going to put pressure on the 22 A400M’s in a timeframe much sooner than having to worry about the ...

I challenge the notion that the British tank and armoured vehicle industry is dead, that we don’t buy enough, and should just jack it all in and buy Abrams or Leopard. Listen to the online doom ...

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 each of the twelve ITL 1 regions would be an administrative and support hub for the National Reserve Force (NRF). The hub would serve as a focus for collective training and equipment support. There ...

Work has commenced on a new port facility at Port Stanley that will replace the post-conflict FIPASS. Probably the most ingenious and revolutionary bit of ship-to-shore logistics capability that no ...

Light Strike was a new wine in old bottles idea I had a while ago, a concept based on modernising Cold War-era ideas of a highly mobile anti-tank screening force. Without falling into the trap of ...

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 ...

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At 160 mm in diameter, too large for a Class A/G Sonobuoy launch tube. Area-I has opted for the 150 mm for their Altius 600 that has been demonstrated launching from several ground vehicles and ...

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 ...

Quad Bike ATV Replacement — Defining a Requirement The existing Yamaha Grizzly 450 ATV quad bikes are 1.99 m long, 1.09 m wide, and 1.12 m high. Their Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) is 477 kg, kerb weight ...