Boxer Armoured Vehicle — Details and Variants - Think Defence
WEBNov 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 ...
Martlet (Lightweight Multirole Missile) - Think Defence
WEBNov 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.
Top 25 British War Films - Think Defence
WEBAug 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.
A Successor for the Amazing C-17 Globemaster - Think Defence
WEBAug 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 …
Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) - Think Defence
WEBNov 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.
Starstreak High Velocity Missile - Think Defence
WEBNov 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 ...
Storm Shadow - Think Defence
WEBNov 6, 2022 · The RAF describe the Storm Shadow Conventionally Armed Stand-Off Missile (CASOM) as; This long-range air-launched and conventionally armed missile equips RAF Tornado GR4 squadrons and saw operational service in 2003 with 617 Squadron during combat in Iraq, before entering full service in 2004.
Sea Venom - Think Defence
WEBNov 20, 2022 · A newly developed lightweight J Band radar altimeter would allow the missile to fly at extremely low altitudes. Arab forces would not repeat their earlier success with a sea-skimming missile, during the 1973 Yom Kippur war they reportedly fired over 50 Styx missiles without a single hit, the Israeli forces obviously being fast learners.
Advanced Short Range Air to Air Missile (ASRAAM) - Think Defence
WEBNov 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.
Brimstone Guided Missile - Think Defence
WEBNov 5, 2022 · Brimstone is a potent and precision-guided anti-armour missile that arms RAF Typhoons and Protectors. The RAF describe Brimstone as; Brimstone is an advanced, rocket-propelled, radar-guided weapon and can seek and …