Counter UAS nets are not a panacea, and should be considered one (cheap) component of a wider systems approach. The most ...

Battle trenches and fighting positions for small groups of individual soldiers, crew served weapons, or vehicles, are ...

Sandbags and gabions form an essential and enduring component of field defence capability. Think Defence is a hobby, a serious hobby, but a hobby nonetheless. I want to avoid charging for content, but ...

Sandbags are not new, their use as a weapon or training aid goes back to medieval times, but arguably, as a field defence they were not widely used until the early 18th century As muskets emerged as ...

Above ground protected shelters are used for rest areas, medical facilities, HQ and CP functions, storage, and equipment care ...

Continuing my look at defence shelters, this post looks at larger shelters, both prefabricated, and built in-situ. The defining feature of the MEXE Shelter, in the previous post, was the nature of its ...

The Military Engineering Experimental Establishment (MEXE) was established post WWII, until it was merged with the Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment to form the Military ...

Having just entered service as an interim capability, Archer is eventually planned to be replaced by the Boxer RCH 155. No one is making an argument to double down on Archer. Archer Self-Propelled ...

The unusual ESARCO vehicles were developed by Major Michael Somerton-Rayner as a private initiative in response to lessons identified by the British Army in the 1982 Falklands Conflict, namely, the ...