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From surveillance to resupply: How autonomous technology is being tasked with supplying troops on the front line

Land May 17, 2018

Dubbed ‘the last mile’, the final stage of transporting supplies to troops on the front line in hostile and challenging environments can be a dangerous undertaking.  Gone are the days of the British Mule Pamphlet, issued in 1928, advising that a mule should carry more than 25% of its bodyweight. Now, 90 years on, in order to reduce resupply uncertainty, the modern-day infantry soldier carries around ...

Lieutenant General Mark Carleton-Smith appointed new Army Chief of the General Staff

Land May 10, 2018

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed that Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of the new Chief of the General Staff. Lieutenant General Mark Carleton-Smith CBE is to be promoted General and will succeed General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen in June 2018. General Carter ...

US Army awards Orolia contract to deliver personnel recovery devices

Land May 9, 2018

Orolia subsidiary, McMurdo, has been awarded a $33.9 million contract to manufacture Personnel Recovery Devices (PRD) for the US Army. This PRD is a dual-mode, MIL-SPEC Personal Locator Beacon that will be integrated into the Army’s Personnel Recovery Support System (PRSS). The PRD will be capable of transmitting both open and ...

Latest battlefield forensics could save lives on the frontline

Land April 30, 2018

Experts at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and their US colleagues have developed a system to identify weapons used by the enemy based on after-attack analysis. Knowing exactly what has been used in an attack can mean changes are made to kit and equipment, to protect against the latest ...