Skyryse presses ahead with fly-by-wire system on R66 helicopter bit.ly/3Ua88QP

Recovery version of the ACV in progress.

This is against a backdrop of continuing improvements with the Kongsberg RT20 uncrewed turret variant.

A couple of examples of exceptional crew survivability, a core differentiator in Western vehicle design.

New snowmobiles!

No need to wear shades for the infrared eclipse.

We shot this video on a long-wave infrared Wisp sensor from our office in Lexington, Massachusetts, which was just outside the path of yesterday’s eclipse with 93% coverage. What looks like noise is an effect of the digital pixel…

Proliferation.

KMW and Nexter rebrand and restructure into KNDS rolling along.

WFEL in the UK, owned by the KMW side of the company, has already begun the process.

Assistance for #Ukraine 🇺🇦 unbroken: #Rheinmetall delivers additional 20 #Marder #infantry #fighting #vehicles

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Northrop Grumman Unveils Prototype Of Manta Ray Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle theaviationist.com/2024/04/08/nor…

Rare video of the VBM Freccia during trials in Russia many years ago. Italy sent 2 Centauro's, one with a 105mm and another with a 120mm. The 2 Freccia's instead had a 25mm and a 30mm cannon. Its interesting to think about, Russia could have fielded these platforms at one point.

The final release of the new Think Defence site design is done, I listened to everyone's comments and incorporated all (or most) of them.

Thanks, everyone

A thread looking at how the “Skateboard” of the Foxhound could be developed to take our tight turning circle Urban specialist vehicle further offroad.

Warrior CSP in the conservation hall at Bovington The Tank Museum. Note where the 360° vision system blocks both remain and have been removed.

Advanced Composite Armoured Vehicle Platform (ACAVP) aka the Plastic Tank in the conservation hall at Bovington The Tank Museum.

More info on Think Defence‘s archive site here:

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Qantas A330 freighter conversion.

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