There are competing theories for who invented the familiar cloth-backed adhesive tape. The generally accepted version is that in the twenties, a Detroit surgical supplier was providing Johnson and Johnson surgical tape to car dealers for use as masking tape.
Brimstone started out as a fire and forget autonomous killer of Russian tanks. It was designed during the Cold War for a Cold War mission, defending Europe from the massed waves of Warsaw Pact armour. This is now more often referred to as Legacy or Baseline Brimstone 
One of the most obvious questions about any bridge in any context is, 'can my vehicle (or other load) traverse it without damage or collapse'? 
The term gabion comes from the Italian word gabbione meaning โbig cageโ, it is a cage filled with rocks or soil to provide protection against enemy fire or in civil engineering 
Sandbags are not a new invention, their use as a weapon or training aid goes back to medieval times, but arguably, as a field defence they were not widely used until the early 18th century 
Without submarine cables, the Internet, and therefore the world, would look very different than it does today. They are the (nearly) invisible veins and arteries of the modern global economy 
But here is the kicker, recent news indicates they will cost $340 to $430 million per ship. And, as we all know that costs only rise, does anyone have confidence in the final outturn being at the low end of that estimate? They have tested ideas out on a civilian vessel (below) 
They have been used since the early days of warfare, in the published work, a Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons by Francis Grose, published in 1786, he mentions their use a number of times.
But with, you know 
Why bother?
They threw away years of operational and financial analysis to provide the incoming secretary of state with a bat to beat the previous government with
Part of the Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS) capability set, ELCAS-M is actually a British-designed product (file under not many people know that). It is designed to enable the rapid load and offload of stores without entering the surf zone
The introduction asks if British Army leadership acts in a way commensurate with the size and state of the organisation they lead?
Extend with MAN (which has modest UK content) or compete for greater UK content and commonality?
I sit on the reality end of the ORBAT spectrum
Some history