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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 16h

Good clip of a US Marine Corps Ontos, having its barrels cleaned, and a well-earned cigarette for the cleaner!

Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Short video clip of an Airbus A400M during helicopter airborne refuelling development. This would be a fantastic capability to add to both UK Merlin and Chinook fleets.

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Brief film clip showing a Concrete Canvas using their flexible concrete sheet material as a boat ramp. This makes for an interesting alternative to trackway for some applications.

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Picture HNOMS Gnist of the Norwegian navy and a Wildcat helicopter from 847 Naval Air Squadron

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Let's discuss… The history of Watchkeeper Tactical UAS 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Images; The Ancillia Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd (SEA) Trainable Countermeasure Launcher.

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

An image of The T4 Robotic System, a highly mobile unmanned ground vehicle (UGV)

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Picture A Soldier guides a Warrior Mechanised Combat Vehicle over a bridge on Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area during a training exercise on Ex STEADFAST DEFENDER

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Picture The Royal Navy's uncrewed seaboat, APAC 24, being driven autonomously in Portugal during REPMUS24

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Pictured: The successful first guided firing of the new air-to-surface SPEAR 3 mini-cruise missile in Sweden

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Pictured: The Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit (JADTEU) AP received the Archer Mobile Howitzer 155mm 6x6 Gun System to confirm C-17 transportability

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Pictures: Royal Air Force Movers load a GMLRS onboard a RAF ATLAS C.1 ready for take-off during Exercise Swift Response (part of Exercise Steadfast Defender)

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Let's discuss… If the RAF ever moved Australia to get CVA01 cancelled? 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Images; Royal Marines and British Army medical personnel practice with the I-CWIK rapid cooling system used to treat heat illness patients in the field, in the summer heat of Episkopi, Cyprus

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Image:- An RAF Chinook carrying an underslung load makes an approach towards a landing site in the desert, near El Centro in the USA

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Pictured; Workers completing resurfacing on the Alpha Loop taxiway at Mount Pleasant Complex, Falkland Islands.

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Pictured: A female RAF Cyberspace Engineering Technician testing the 'SNAPPER' supporting Operation (Op) SHADER. The SNAPPER is a baseband/IP communication devices, connected to the Vislink Mantis satellite terminal

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Image; Computer-Generated Image of the Mission Bay on the future Type 26 Global Combat Ship for the Royal Navy

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Pictured: FV432 with a full width mine plough, and a nice bobble hat!

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Let's discuss... Tube launched UAS, and why girth matters! 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Pictured NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) during an exercise

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Pictured: Sea Ceptor, firing a couple of CAMM during trials

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pictured; Testing a 'Mammoth Mat' with a CVR(T) Scorpion.

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Image; CRANE - Truck Mounted Loader 6T Terex Atlas. Part of the C Vehicle fleet, we operate quite a few of these Iveco Trakker trucks

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Picture: Supacat Jackal with Saab Giraffe 1x radar

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Image:- A Wolfhound Tactical Support Vehicle

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Picture:- Sherman Twaby Ark bridging vehicle with ramps in travelling position, 4 April 1945

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Let's talk about… British Army UAS before Watchkeeper 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Images:- JCB Fastrac, defence model in use by Estonia

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A Landing Craft Utility loading and unloading drills using Viking Amphibious Vehicles in the High North of Norway during Ex STEADFAST DEFENDER. Viking are excellent vehicles #Littoral #RoyalMarines

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Lets talk about… The Javelin ATGW - History 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Lets have a chat about… Military Working Animals, more specifically, accommodation and transport 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Lets have a chat about… Flying a Britten Normal Islander off HMS Hermes 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Let's talk about... A lesser known aspect of the 1982 Falklands Conflict, the San Carlos Forward Operating Base (FOB) 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Let's discuss… Defence Applications of Power Tool Batteries 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Let's have a chat about… The SS Atlantic Conveyor 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Lets talk about… Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle concepts and variants that never entered service. 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

A brief thread on the subject of folding beds and their transport demand because this account doesn't have enough obscure stuff Thread

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It’s a Rupert bed! 👇🏻🤣🤣🤣🤣 G1098 equipment for the use of…. https://t.co/7DKFD8ERmZ

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Accepting there is still some debate about the utility of cargo drones for the last mile, one area that seems under discussed is lightweight and standardised packaging. Let's have a look

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

One can use a shovel, or, as shown in this marketing video clip, something one another level!

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

This brief video illustrates a Kranman T1900 EX with track kit. An interesting quad ATV replacement option. The rear wheels are mechanically powered using a hydraulic power pack

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Media demonstrating the Horiba Viking UGV (now IDV Viking) during an Autonomous Warrior exercise. The 'flat top' allows easy use of pallets

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This short video illustrates a Weatherhaven TRECC-P Polar Shelter

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Video demonstrating a Boxer launching a Javelin ATGW in 2014

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A short thread on plant for light military forces. Not every unit can be fully mechanised or armoured, transport or terrain constraints force compromise. What are the alternatives to picks and shovels?

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This short video clip demonstrates a JP233 Anti Runway and Area Denial System in use

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

This short video clip demonstrates an M50 Ontos vehicle, equipped with six 106mm Recoilless Rifles, it saw action in Vietnam.

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Think Defence @thinkdefence.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Instead of adding additional axles to a pickup truck, does something like the Caron CTM Transporter, as seen in this short video Clip provide a better solution? It has 5 tonne load and 14 tonne towing capacity.

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