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Russian Dolls RFA LSD(A) Lyme Bay, as Afloat Forward Support Base mothership for a mineclearing force, received its first Uncrewed Surface Vessel, the 12 m launch RNMB Ariadne built by Thales. RNMB Ariadne carries the towed array sonar system...

Build that capability in from the get go. The difference between slapping some sandbags and tracks on the outside in the field to an already stressed system and bringing the vehicle up to the GVWR once the armour has been added. The big issue, to my mind, is what you put in the back. If you...

https://defence-blog.com/roshel-develops-luv-that-converts-to-armored-truck-in-2-hours/ Roshel's new idea. A pickup truck that you can armour to STANAG Level 2 in two hours. Based on the Ford series trucks.

The Grasshopper in service. https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/glider-drones-green-berets-trojan-footprint/

Another attempt to answer "Why?" https://open.substack.com/pub/petershurman640585/p/canada-america-and-the-end-of-the?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=29ob66

Arguably one of the reasons the Portuguese built long range ships and rounded Africa to get to the Indies was the existing supply route from the Indies, supplying sugar and spice and everything nice, was too expensive and unstable because of all the people along the route. It was also the...

https://open.substack.com/pub/truenorthstrategicreview/p/bombardier-defense-to-provide-three?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=29ob66 Australia continues with private maritime surveillance.

I agree if the toll guarantees safe passage. But if the toll is applied by an entity subject to a civil war, brigandry or hostile external forces, in other words lacks the means to impose its will effectively and guarantee that passage, then the "licence" to pass the shippers bought is without...

RN/RFA getting srated on their new Fleet Support Ships 3 at 39,000 tonnes for 2.7 BUSD with Full Operational Capacity by 2032. 101 crew plus pax and specs. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/navantia-uk-begins-full-fleet-solid-support-production/...

From today's Telegraph: "Partial restoration to internet access in Iran, says watchdog "Internet connectivity in Iran has been partially restored after a near 90-day blackout, according to a watchdog. "NetBlocks reported that a “partial restoration” had taken place in the Islamic Republic...

The distance between Rad al Hadd, the point where the Omani coast does a 90 degree turn away from the Straits, and Gwadar, the new Chinese port in Pakistani Baluchistan, is under 350 km. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-showcases-underwater-drones-with-2-000-km-strike-capability/...

This site is pretty liberal in its accommodation of views and language but I am afraid it is insufficiently liberal for my opinions on that matter.

And another layer https://militarnyi.com/en/news/pentagon-to-buy-500-million-worth-of-ai-drones-tested-in-ukraine-war/

https://www.twz.com/news-features/usafs-new-turbocharged-ultra-surveillance-drones-are-heading-to-the-middle-east https://dzyne.com/ Quite the mob. Their Ultra IRS UAV is in service Their Grasshopper Logistics UAV is in service Their Dronebuster, DTIM and Sawtooth CUAS EW systems are in...

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/mod-seeks-suppliers-for-military-base-perimeter-security/ The Ministry of Defence has launched preliminary market engagement for Project SENSOREM, an effort to deliver scalable surveillance and security capability across Defence sites. A notice published by...

New sovereignty project. A fleet of 24 PC4 aframax tankers shuttling oil from icebound Churchill to icefree Placentia Bay. A steady stream of ships moving back and forth would establish sovereignty, surveillance, provide local assistance to SAR, especially if equipped with helipads, and move...

Bringing back the boom. An active boom created from kevlar cables deployed by UUVs to entangle ships' props as a less than lethal, environmentally friendly solution to grey zone warfare. https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/the-aramid-shield-snare-drones-for-active-subsea-defense Not...

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12421 https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-army-ifpc-air-defense-system-demonstration-in-the-philippines-highlights-new-indo-pacific-defense-layer#google_vignette...

https://dzyne.com/grasshopper-products/ If helicopters will struggle to survive in the Line of Sight battle than they have been looking at Stand-Off missions and Logistical missions as alternate employment. Some of those logistical missions are now being considered for Optionally Manned and...

https://www.twz.com/news-features/blitzbox-packs-100-weaponized-drones-into-an-unassuming-container https://dzyne.com/blitz/ https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/03/11/these-are-ukraines-1000-interceptor-drones-the-pentagon-wants-to-buy/...