This video put together by I Parachute Battery demonstrates the ferocity of the fighting in Helmond last year. The strike asset C4I improvements in recent years appear to have paid off but the UK needs to continue investment in battle management and communications to further shorten the kill chain as Taliban targets learn to reduce their exposure. Certainly the member of 1 Para Battery I spoke to was very pleased with his detection radar, night vision kit and c4I capability. It will be interesting to see what improvements that JETTS and the 12 odd BII programs in the pipeline bring us in coming years. Whilst I dont advocate “war porn” this video very clearly demonstates the improvements made in FAC capability. (Note the main video starts one minute in)
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Henry Kenyon // August 3, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Good stuff. I’ve seen some other video shot from this same post. These guys seem to have been in the thick of it.