tanker truck

• Rolling (sometimes rocking) stock: 'Fortress' is the project name given to the urgent operational requirement programme launched in January 2008 to prepare 280 of the British Army's newly delivered MAN Support Vehicles for deployment with the 7th Armoured Brigade in Iraq. The enhancements are typical of the measures need to enhance survivability in the face of asymmetric threats.

... Vehicle Programme is the largest military truck project in Europe; the Ministry of Defence awarded... x 8 (15 tonnes) cargo vehicles and 6 x 6 tankers. The Improved Medium Mobility 6 x 6 cargo truck an...

• Armada International
• Vol. 32 Num. 5, Octobre 2008

• Keep'em kicking dust! Throughout history, logistics have proven to form the backbone of any military deployment. This is the reason why, for modern land operations, vehicles play a vital role to keep the supply chain intact. The loss of a single link can have dire consequences for the men involved.

... of the Steyr 1491.310/040 6 x 6 M truck, were delivered between 1989 and 1991. The army ha... cargo truck, the M978 2500-gallon fuel tanker, the M983 tractor, M984A1 wrecker and M985 cargo t...

• Armada International
• Vol. 31 Num. 5, Octobre 2007

• The show does go on.

... which will require 8200 military cargo, tanker and recovery support vehicles that are capable of ... in Abro supplying cargo bodies for Oshkosh trucks and also supplying general integration and other s...

• Armada International
• Vol. 26 Num. 5, Octobre 2002

• Africa Aerospace and defence 2010.

..., and that this can be combined with the tanker capability of the KC-130J and (with roll-on/roll-o.... Denel is developing a truck-mounted vertical-launch version of the Umkhonto-IR...

• Armada International
• Vol. 34 Num. 6, Décembre 2010

• New grounds--new gear: the AUSA meeting's dual-pronged theme of 'The Army at War--and Transforming,' was clearly evident in the wide-ranging vehicle programmes and technologies on display. The new venue provided unprecendented breathing space for what turned out to be a major focus on the FCS programme.

.... American Truck Company (ATC) provided one example. As the self-de... (Het) and, more recently, the Wheeled Tanker. The Het programme was awarded to a consortium kno...

• Armada International
• Vol. 28 Num. 1, Février 2004

• Practical lessons ... and remedies.

... two Nasa aircraft are being modified as a tanker and receiver for in-flight refuelling trials. . Si... level, CNPMIEC continues to market the truck-launched 130-kg PW-1 and 210-kg PW-2. . Attack Dro...

• Armada International
• Vol. 33 Num. 3, Juin 2009

• No time to spare? Go by air! From time immemorial the essential role of armed forces was to protect one's own country (or attack a neighbouring territory). For the most truly democratic nations today, however, such resources have been totally diverted from this primary objective and toward going to the rescue of deeply endangered democracies--often as part of United Nations missions.

... the loading of large objects from a truck. Aimed at both civil and military users, it first ...), the US Marine Corps (as the KC-130J tanker/transport), the US Coast Guard (HC-130J), and the ...

• Armada International
• Vol. 31 Num. 5, Octobre 2007

• Beyond leaf springs: it doesn't matter if they're used in the most mundane of cargo roles, or as a platform for the latest high-tech electronic equipment, the vast majority of military trucks remain a relatively crude and technology-free zone.

... delivery can cost between $ 30 (by Hemtt tanker) and $ 400 (by CH-47, as in Afghanistan) per gallo...

• Armada International
• Vol. 27 Num. 4, Août 2003

• The show goes on.

... global need for flight refuelling tankers, one of the potential buyers being the United King... was based on a drive shaft from a pickup truck. The earlier US Air Force concept of dissembling s...

• Armada International
• Vol. 28 Num. 5, Octobre 2004