Marlborough Communications Limited (MCL) has been awarded a £1.5m contract to supply four Mission Adaptable Platform System (MAPS) Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) to the Ministry of Defence (MoD)’s Remote Patrol Vehicle (RPV) Experimentation Programme. The UGVs have been developed by Australian defence technology company Praesidium Global Pty Ltd, which has agreed ...
Royal Marines have completed a training exercise with unmanned drones providing support for the first time. The training exercised used unmanned drone support to assess potential threats during tactical action. Alpha Company of 40 Commando took part in Exercise Commando Warrior alongside 1 Assault Group Royal Marines (1AGRM) at Tregantle Beach, in ...
Often referred to as ‘the last mile’, the final stage of supplying equipment to troops on the front line in challenging environments can be a lengthy and dangerous process. Here, Steve Fitz, Director of Technology at Plextek Ltd, examines some of the solutions to the challenge. Resupplying frontline soldiers with mission-critical ...