“The bayonet is obsolete.” And with those four words, I had kicked a hornet’s nest. At a recent infantry lethality workshop, I caused a bit of a stir. The event was a gathering of the principal small ...

As we reach the end of the series, two questions remain. Is 11 Brigade heading towards a credible Light Strike formation, and if not, what might a practical alternative look like? On the first, the ...

The British Army’s 11 Brigade is currently transitioning into a specialised tactical recce-strike role, often described as the Army’s first ‘drone brigade’. After a period as the Security Force ...

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the British Army, alongside NATO partners, explored airmobile forces as an operational reserve. 24 Airmobile Brigade formed the British core of the Multi-National ...

Continuing the Light Strike concept series, this post focuses on the introduction and strategic context of the Cold War era 24 Air Mobile Brigade. 6 Airmobile Brigade and the Transition to 24 ...

For well over a decade, I have returned periodically to the theme of ‘Light Strike’, a mobile, agile, and firepower-focused approach to force design that sits between traditional light infantry and ...

Euclid’s Army aims to force people to think about how armies should equip, train and organise for land warfare in the 21st Century This should be with equipment that exists today and based on a far ...

In this part of the ‘reducing resupply’, a look at rations, and food more generally. It is probably fair to say there is less scope for demand reduction with food, and not that much more for ‘living ...

Continuing the supply reduction series, this one is about water. To restate, the exam question is: How can we reduce the frequency of resupply for small units when deployed? Water is essential to life ...

This series began with a discussion about the necessity to minimise resupply vehicle movements between echelons, considering the potential prevalence of FPVs and UAS on a modern battlefield. Personnel ...

Recent years have seen a number of Royal Navy Commanding Officers removed from their posts. In May 2019, the CO of HMS Queen Elizabeth was relieved of command. It was reported he had made personal use ...

The vehicles described above all fit within that gauge. The Alterra 450 from Arctic Cat in the USA is a representative mid-range ATV that uses a 443cc single-cylinder, liquid cooled, EFI engine. The ...