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T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle Part of the Talisman Suite of Vehicles

Talon is a remote controlled robot and part of the new Talisman suite of vehicles to counter the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices in Afghanistan.Talisman is the latest weapon to help counter the threat posed by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and mines.The suite of vehicles to be operated by the Royal Engineers clears routes of IEDs and mines. It was bought as an Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) worth more than £180M.Each Talisman system consists of:•A Mastiff Protected Patrol Vehicle•A Buffalo Mine Protected Vehicle with a rummaging arm•A JCB High Mobility Engineer Excavator•A T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle•Talon tracked Remote Control Vehicle

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Dragon Runner Bomb Disposal Robot

A Dragon Runner Bomb Disposal Robot at a Counter IED (CIED) facility demonstration at RAF Wittering.As part of the C-IED Task Force, members of 5131 (BD) Squadron demonstrated their skills in dealing with IED's (Improvised Explosive Devices), the likes of which they expect to see in future deployments to Afghanistan. One of the many tools that they will use is the Dragon Runner Bomb Disposal Robot.

Defence Images – Flickr

Defence Images – Flickr

Defence Images – Flickr

Mushroom Cloud from Air Support Bombing

Plumes of smoke rise into the evening Afghan sky as Allied air support brings an end to Operation Glacier 4. Operation Glacier 4 was a deliberate action against Taliban Forces in the district of Garmsir by Royal Marines of 42 Commando in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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Defence Images – Flickr

Traflagar Class nuclear submarine HMS Triumph

Traflagar Class nuclear submarine HMS Triumph, is pictured transiting the Suez Canal in a convoy in 2001. After the 9/11 attacks in the USA, Triumph, along with her sister-ship Trafalgar, formed part of a task group in 2001 as part of the American-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, Britain's contribution being known as Operation Veritas.