Continuing the supply reduction series, this one is about water. To restate, the exam question is: How can we reduce the frequency of resupply for small units when deployed? Water is essential to life ...

This series began with a discussion about the necessity to minimise resupply vehicle movements between echelons, considering the potential prevalence of FPVs and UAS on a modern battlefield. Personnel ...

Recent years have seen a number of Royal Navy Commanding Officers removed from their posts. In May 2019, the CO of HMS Queen Elizabeth was relieved of command. It was reported he had made personal use ...

The vehicles described above all fit within that gauge. The Alterra 450 from Arctic Cat in the USA is a representative mid-range ATV that uses a 443cc single-cylinder, liquid cooled, EFI engine. The ...

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, ...

Might meet the Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) requirement, at high level Might exceed it Might meet only some parts of it Vehicles in category 2 and 3 are if the requirement for a common base vehicle ...

The Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) faces some noteworthy payload challenges. In Part 1, I explained the trend towards higher kerb weights in modern vehicles and the hard upper limit imposed by the max 3 ...

The British Army’s Land Rover and Pinzgauer vehicles are to be replaced by 2030 by a group of vehicles called the Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV). In this series, I examine the issues and requirements ...

In this guest post, Matthew Ford discusses the British Army and the (new) calibre debate.. It is the lot of the infantry to hold ground and get shot at. This is the everyday history of the infantry, ...

Is mobility ever a bad thing? Probably not, but it always results in compromise. Where you draw that compromise line will depend on many factors, but for systems like GMLRS, the UK and other users ...

Both Ukraine and Russia have made use of small UGV’s to attack field defences, it is difficult to see a future where these are not a real future threat. Smaller devices have been fielded in Ukraine.

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