Barbed wire is a type of fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands. It typically consists of two or more strands of steel wire twisted together, with ...

Any physical obstacle can be breached, they are not force fields. Anti Tank Ditches are no different to any other obstacle. The reason they exist is to delay, frustrate, divert, shape, influence, ...

Counter UAS nets are not a panacea, and should be considered one (cheap) component of a wider systems approach. The most ...

Sandbags have a fairly long history, and remain a flexible and effective means of creating temporary barriers and means of ...

Above ground protected shelters are used for rest areas, medical facilities, HQ and CP functions, storage, and equipment care ...

Battle trenches and fighting positions for small groups of individual soldiers, crew served weapons, or vehicles, are intended to provide shelter, concealment, and protection from enemy fire.

Continuing my look at defence shelters, this post looks at larger shelters, both prefabricated, and built in-situ. The defining feature of the MEXE Shelter, in the previous post, was the nature of its ...

Larger underground shelters (bunkers) can be used for higher level command posts, vehicle and ammunition storage, data centres, first line equipment support, personnel rest locations and medical ...

The Military Engineering Experimental Establishment (MEXE) was established post WWII, until it was merged with the Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment to form the Military ...