Javelin was a British man-portable air defence system developed by Shorts as an improved successor to the problematic Blowpipe It featured semi-automatic command-to-line-of-sight (SACLOS) guidance for ...

The MILAN ATGW, a Franco-German system served as a cornerstone of the British Army’s medium-range anti-armour capability from the 1970s until its replacement by the Javelin in 2005 In 1972, ...

Together with the British Army, MVEE conducted a study called the Family of Light Armoured Vehicles (FLAV) that was intended to inform replacements for CVR(T), FV432, Fox and Ferret, Saxon and Saracen ...

The Blowpipe was a British man-portable air defence system (MANPADS) developed by Short Brothers with manual command-to-line-of-sight guidance, entered service with the British Army and Royal Marines ...

Two years after the Javelin entered service, in 1986, Shorts began the development of the Advanced Javelin, later renamed it to Javelin S15. Javelin S15 incorporated a laser beam riding system. The ...

The Sea Skua, a British lightweight helicopter-launched anti-ship missile developed by British Aerospace, armed the Royal Navy’s Westland Lynx helicopters from 1982 until its retirement in 2017. The ...

Think Defence is a hobby, a serious hobby, but a hobby nonetheless. I have removed those annoying adverts, but hosting fees, software subscriptions and other services add up. To help me keep the show ...

The Naval Strike Missile (NSM) is a stealthy Norwegian developed fifth-generation anti-ship and land-attack missile produced by Kongsberg, entering Royal Navy service in 2024 as an interim replacement ...

The first and most obvious option is to stay the course with the current Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) programme and try to get a single vehicle to meet all the requirements, i.e. the Common Base ...

It is impossible to tell the tale of CVR(T), and by extension, FRES, without understanding the role of the ‘Tank Factory’ At Chobham Common, or more commonly, Chertsey. The area had been used for ...

The Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (FCLV) was a British Army programme to replace Ferret, and some Saxon, FV432 and Land Rover vehicles. The Future Command and Liaison Vehicle (FCLV) was defined ...

CVR(T)’s operational service in the seventies had demonstrated the vehicle’s exceptional mobility and ease of deployment. This meant it was to find a role in the Falklands Conflict in 1982, although ...