Boxer Armoured Vehicle — Details and Variants - Think Defence
Nov 5, 2022 · Boxer is produced by ARTEC GmbH (ARmoured vehicle TEChnology) under the overall management of the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR). Artec is owned by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV) and Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Nederland B.V. (formerly Stork). As the UK has now …
A Successor for the Amazing C-17 Globemaster - Think Defence
Aug 20, 2021 · The problem we have seen since the A400M was conceived is that many of those payload items have grown in both size and weight. There is no denying the weight and size growth of pretty much all the Army’s vehicles, and as we potentially migrate to vertical lift technologies like the tilt rotors or coaxial designs, height seems to be getting larger.
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Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) - Think Defence
Nov 8, 2022 · Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) History. The evolution of MLRS, from the grid square removal service to GMLRS, the 70 km Sniper, is a perfect illustration of the trends in complex weapons over the last twenty-odd years.
Top 25 British War Films - Think Defence
Aug 24, 2023 · Director: Bruce Beresford Writer: Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford Stars: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters Summary: During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance …
Javelin - Think Defence
Nov 9, 2022 · Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Weapon (ATGW) History. Javelin is a direct replacement for the Milan Anti-Tank Guided Weapon. Milan ATGW. In 1972, Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) and Aérospatiale SA formed a joint venture called Euromissile, now part of MBDA, to develop a man-portable anti-tank guided weapon and heavier vehicle/helicopter mounted weapon.
Martlet (Lightweight Multirole Missile) - Think Defence
Nov 12, 2022 · The Thales Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) is called Martlet in Royal Navy service. It is described by Thales as; LMM is a low cost, lightweight, precision strike, missile, which has been designed to be fired from tactical platforms including fixed or rotary winged UAVs and surface platforms.
Starstreak High Velocity Missile - Think Defence
Nov 20, 2022 · A follow-on contract implemented a thermal sighting system. Thales was awarded an availability contract worth £200 million in 2008 under the Air Defence Availability Project (ADAPT);. The Minister of State for Defence Equipment & Support (Min DE&S), Quentin Davies MP, has today announced that Thales UK has been awarded a contract worth more than …
NLAW - Think Defence
Nov 19, 2022 · NLAW (Next-Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon) History. The history of NLAW starts with the weapon it was intended to replace, the LAW 80. Light Anti-Armour Weapon (LAW) 80 was intended as a replacement for the Rocket 66 …
Appendix A - Ajax - Think Defence
Apollo ‘God of healing’ Apollo provides repair capability in conjunction with Atlas. It can tow a high mobility trailer that carries spare power packs, has a 5 tonne capacity telescoping jib crane that can lift the Ajax powerpack, stabilisation system, auxiliary power unit and a …