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 rejoined the Boxer programme, as managed by OCCAR, Artec will ...
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 themselves from the irregular practices of the war.
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Common Anti Air Missile (CAMM) - Think Defence
Nov 5, 2022 · Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) History. The history of the Common Anti-Modular Missile really starts with the two missile systems it will be replacing, Sea Wolf and Rapier Field Standard C.Both these systems have long histories stretching back to the seventies so in the interests of keeping this page manageable I propose not to go back too far into the history of either.
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.
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.
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.
Advanced Short Range Air to Air Missile (ASRAAM) - Think Defence
Nov 5, 2022 · By 1973, SRAAM had a name, Mongoose. The missile was built in three sections; the front housed the infra-red seeker, arming unit, warhead and electronics, the centre, the main motor, and the rear, the thrust vector system and fins.
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 £200m from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to ...
Beyond the Boxer 50 Cal - Think Defence
Jun 30, 2022 · The new Sky Viper from General Dynamics is also another interesting option.. 20×113 mm, 20×128 mm and 20×139 mm ammunition manufactured globally with plenty of natures available.. Recoil forces would likely be higher, and …