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The Evolution of the Suicide Car Bomb, How to Stop Them and Why Militaries Need to Think About Them

November 9, 2020

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

The Westland Welkin; Whirlwind’s High Flying Sibling

Jan 31, 2023

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...

Prajadhipok; The Original Thai Fighter

Prajadhipok; The Original Thai Fighter

Jan 27, 2023

I wrote an article recently on the Paribatra bomber, Thailand’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft. This rather obscure aircraft was a little tricky to research as there is not a lot out there on it, certainly in English. But there is a veritable...

Hypocrites; The International Community and Burma

Hypocrites; The International Community and Burma

Jan 25, 2023

It will soon be one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the world is still bickering about exactly what to do about it. That is all very depressing, but at least the world IS talking about Ukraine. Whereas Burma, also known as Myanmar, is now approaching two years...

The XP-47H; Shark-Nosed Thunderbolt

The XP-47H; Shark-Nosed Thunderbolt

Jan 24, 2023

During the Second World War, fighter designs generally came in two primary variants. You had your skinny boys, that used liquid-cooled inline engines.   Then you had your chunks, that used big, beefy air-cooled radials.   And amongst the latter, the P-47...

POINT BLANK – Where Park Glider Meets ATGM

POINT BLANK – Where Park Glider Meets ATGM

Jan 20, 2023

A few years back I wrote an article for The National Interest where I discussed how the previous years of conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq had demonstrated the need for a cheap, lightweight guided infantry weapon capable of being used in a multitude of roles. Western...