With a 60-degree side slope, low ground pressure, and a top speed of 35kph, they are mobile over extreme terrain. With a low centre of gravity, integral folding roll bar and four-point harness, they ...

Each has advantages and disadvantages, and none of them would be a bad option. Of the top row, I quite like the Bonetti F100X. Its mobility is arguably a little less than the HILOAD, but it has a ...

AEBI Transporter MT760 and TP410 . The AEBI Transporter is a good example of a vehicle unlikely to meet the LMV requirements for many reasons. However, like a few other examples in the rest of this ...

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 ...

They have to do this in reverse every time they move. When I wrote about the Command Post Environment in 2022, I touched on the matter of ergonomics and time spent setting up and moving, using a ...

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 ...

Physical barriers (apart from wire and ditches) include concrete blocks, beams, and posts, in addition to various improvised obstacles such as vehicles and logs. Self-evidently, of little utility ...

Infiltrating field defences, they have proven quite effective. The British Army has tested the Ghost Robotics V60 Quadruped robotic dog for potential use in defence applications.. Soldiers from the 23 ...

Barbed wire is a type of fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands. It typically consists of two or more strands of steel wire twisted together, with ...

No doubt we will also see RWS and Active Protection systems evolve to counter drones as well. So where does this leave the nets? In Ukraine, beyond the various active weapon and electronic ...