As part of Littoral Response Group (Experimentation) (LRG(X)), personnel used the waters, shores and exercise areas of the island to see how drones, autonomous equipment, new technology and kit can transform the way Royal Marines operate.

Always thought the Wildcat should be used in an MH-6 role...

Without looking at those links, is it possible airtanker are lending them a plane or 2 until their own aircraft are converted?

We don't have a PDW in Army service but the MoD Police have the H&K MP7 so there is a small supply chain already in existence. Also do Tank crews etc. still have the "Mini" SA80 or carbine? I believe it was updated to A2 standard and it is very compact if a little heavy still, for a w...

TFB's coverage of the 338 MMG
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/202 ... quisition/

And Enfield were nice enough to do preliminary work on a bullpup version

I wasn't referring to that, but the UGL...
(wont let me post pictures though )
https://www.google.com/search?q=m320&ne ... 20&bih=921

As others have alluded to, the doctrine around section attacks is changing if we implement grenade launchers in any form (personally not a fan of underslung) within a section. The Yanks seem to be moving away from underslung launchers, the m320 being mostly employed as a stand alone... But maybe th...

Still see it as a 762 replacement more than anything... And even then I can't see to many Yanks being happy to hand in their m4's to lug one of these things around all day...

There was originally concept art of Crowsnest on a rear ramp... Looked way better (aero wise) than stuck on the side...

And to be honest, I think all future frontline helicopters should be marinised, regardless of who will operate them.

Hi, Excuse my ignorance for the crap suggestion ? but could we not except a limited capability for a few years until a common replacement for the merlins etc by buying more wildcats which would keep yeovil open, no differing logistical supply line, its not in the same league as puma but if we could...

Where are Airbus proposing to build these Heli's?

Don't remember seeing anything... But it'll be a deal with Boeing for a few BBJ's that they haven't told us about yet (seems to be happening regularly at the moment)

They're out of the 30

Slightly confused... The STA had a cargo door the same size as the QT/MK.3

I freely admit I know naff all about tanks, but wouldn't it be better to get in with the Americans on a future tank design? Their goals seem to be more inline with ours, than with what the French and Germans can offer...

...And Bob to get his shoulder behind it

Haven't The Americans been doing this for years?

Tea and Medals all round!!!

The smart play here would have been to design a tracked chassis around the Boxer modules... Then you could choose the chassis for the environment you are in and the module for the task at hand...

Yes, JSTARS replacement was going to shrink dramatically, too. Not sure what happened, have not followed that closely The plan to replace it with another aircraft was canned, the last I'd read they were looking to use a combo of satellites and other sensors to do the job... Possibly the same as the...

Can't see why not... E-7's are smaller than P-8's

Some thing like this?
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/201 ... hine-guns/

Ok... So i made a pig's ear of all the designations

AW159 Wildcat HMA.2
AW101 Merlin HMA.2


I missed out the A in the earlier post