The Armoured Suicide Vehicle Based Improvised Explosive Device (ASVBIED) really came to the world’s attention when they were heavily used by the Islamic state, ISIS, in Iraq and Syria. Basically an armoured suicide car bomb, these simple and brutally effective weapons were used by ISIS in hundreds, possibly thousands of attacks.

The Westland Welkin; Whirlwind’s High Flying Sibling
If you’ve been watching my YouTube channel or reading this website for a while, you’ll know I have done a couple of articles on the Westland Whirlwind, an interesting aircraft that, though it provided good service as a ground pounder, never met its potential as a...