Showing posts with label military vehicles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label military vehicles. Show all posts

Friday, 24 March 2017

Ely Cathedral and the Chinoock Helicopter.


Nothing much was happening over the bird hides. It was a clear blue day and rather warm. A taste of spring in the air. Our little dog, Dotty just wanted to run along the bridal path and was not too patient with our bird watching. There were a few buzzards and kestrels and a lot of various waterfowl.

I was looking across the Fen towards Ely Cathedral. Suddenly I heard the whirring of helicopter blades and spied a military Chinoock helicopter flying across the front of the old Cathedral.  It seemed like a good idea at the time so I took a couple of photo shots as it passed the grand old cathedral. 














Friday, 7 June 2013

British Army Terrier



The new British Army Terrier, looks like a tank, but is a high-tech RC digger. It is quick and effective at digging and the British Army has bought a large number of them. This huge piece of machinery can be remote controlled. There are about 60 of these new vehicles at a cost of £360 million.

I'm not sure how or when they will be used, but I would suppose they could rapidly dig defensive trench works. There must also be other things too, that military people would have a better understanding of.