Hi, I'm Jack Nicholson, but not the one you're probably thinking of right now. I first joined the Royal Navy in 1997 after working in medicine, becoming a medic. I spent 12 years in the ranks and during this time I served in 3 different ships, met a lot of people and experienced even more than I could have dreamed; eventually commissioning as Medical Service Officer. My work has taken me to places far and wide, such as Afghanistan. I enjoy spending my time raising money for charities which help injured war veterans, as this is obviously very close to my heart after seeing so many of my friends go through traumatic ordeals. One of my favourite hobbies is reading, I really enjoy reading non-fiction books in my spare time
Speaking at the RUSI this morning, the Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP and Secretary of State for Defence described a new approach to ‘Transforming UK Defence to Meet the Global Threats of Tomorrow’ in which the subject of a new type of ship was covered, the Future Littoral Strike Ship (FLSS)
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from Think Defence http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2019/02/future-littoral-strike-ship-flss/
A UK Hospital Ship has been a recurring theme in the media and over the years, accompanied by much online discussion, but it has never really gained much traction in Government. Comments from the Secretary of State for International Development (Penny Mordaunt MP) reported in the Daily Mail would seem to have improved its prospects. […]
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I know, more retirements than Sinatra, as I might have mentioned, decided to keep the current site as is but do the odd long form post, maybe three or four per year. This is a lead in to a number of subsequent posts on British Army transformation https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/the-british-army-transformation-in-an-age-of-complexity/ Comments in the second part please
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from Think Defence http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2018/11/the-british-army-transformation-in-an-age-of-conflict/
So I know I said I was packing TD in, but I couldn’t resist coming back for a new Long Read, and I still might do the occasional one going forward. This is a look at the Multi Role Vehicle – Protected, defined as A Cat A project intended to meet the requirement for a protected […]
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from Think Defence http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2018/10/new-long-read-multi-role-vehicle-protected-mrv-p/
After a decade, am calling time on Think Defence and shutting up shop. Why I think it only fair that I explain why. Think Defence has always been a one man band and that man has other things like work, grandkids and lots of other projects to absorb his time, my time. Researching for content, […]
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from Think Defence http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2018/05/its-time-to-call-it-a-day/
EasiBridge offers the world’s first truly man-portable, long-span rescue/assault bridging system. Exploiting the inherent flexibility of the EasiBridge systems, a further eight engineer/infantry “Super-Kit” capabilities can be used. Key benefits include; Portability; weighing just 4kg/m the EasiBridge sections can be easily carried by dismounted personnel and handled without mechanical assistance, Span Length; gaps of up […]
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from Think Defence http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2018/05/new-content-easibridge-lightweight-tactical-bridging/
The ARTEC Boxer 8×8 armoured vehicle will meet the British Army’s Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) requirement that will equip the new Strike Brigades. Boxer and the British Army go back much further than widely known. There are three broad stages of the UK’s involvement with Boxer, starting in the late eighties/early nineties and this is […]
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from Think Defence http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2018/03/boxer-and-the-british-army-third-time-lucky/
This guest article was written by a retired naval weapons engineer with some small arms experience, as an exercise in seeing how much information can be gleaned from the internet on small arms, in the interests of ‘Thinking Defence’. Future Small Arms for the British Armed Forces. BACKGROUND HISTORY. A brief reminder of the types […]
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from Think Defence http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2018/03/guest-post-future-small-arms/
Ascension Island, in the Mid-Atlantic, would play a decisive role in the 1982 Falkland conflict and arguably, the operation to retake the islands would have been impossible without it. Click here to read ordownload for a couple of quid below …
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from Think Defence http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2018/03/content-update-ascension-island-and-the-1982-falklands-conflict/
An updated long read the Inglis Bridges is now available online and available for download as a PDF …
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from Think Defence http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2018/03/long-read-update-the-inglis-bridges/
Jack Nicholson 