Robert Talbot Rice

Former soldier. Interested in defence acquisition, veteran and equestrian charities, Wales.

[Air Power @RealAirPower1]

While high-end assets like THAAD and the F-35 grab all the headlines, a "blue-collar" hero, as I like to call it, is quietly winning the drone war every night. The RAF Regiment’s Rapid Sentry system, deployed around Erbil, Iraq, has notched an incredible tally of ~50 Iranian drone intercepts since February 28. To put that in perspective, Rapid Sentry has downed roughly 10 times as many drones as the RAF’s fighter jets in the same theater! It’s the ultimate goalkeeper: a VSHORAD designed exclusively to tackle low and slow threats like the Shahed-136. 1/2

[David Davis MP @DavidDavisMP]

Today, the Government will use a remedial order to overturn legislation passed in 2023 by the Conservatives that stopped lawfare against our veterans.

This will mean civil action against our veterans.

This is not justice; the Government must stop

[Robert Talbot Rice @areteaare]

@LeggeBourke @Glanusk End of an era. Thoughts with you all.

[Robert Talbot Rice @areteaare]

First look at UK's air defence system supplied to Ukraine https://t.co/6gMltuXPgw via @YouTube

[Robert Talbot Rice @areteaare]

https://t.co/ImeKwEaF4G. A neat capability enhancement!

[Robert Talbot Rice @areteaare]

@Gabriel64869839 @0wNooks Despite intentions to delegate responsibility, decisions to cancel or delay key programmes are not taken by front line commands, but rather by head office owing to wider budgetary constraints.

[Robert Talbot Rice @areteaare]

@hywelpeterson @littlebedwyn Delighted to hear! Great news

[Soucy Defense @DefenseSoucy]

✏️ In this new article, @kevinsloan348 revisits the ongoing debate between wheeled and tracked military vehicles.

💡 Although the choice depends on factors like terrain, mission objectives, and threat environment, technological advancements like @DefenseSoucy's #CompositeRuberTrack Systems improve tracked vehicles by reducing weight and enhancing durability.

👇 Read the article here:
https://t.co/KogV51WubC

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#CompositeRubberTrack #MilitaryTracks #RubberTracks #Military

[Robert Talbot Rice @areteaare]

I'm sleeping rough to help raise funds to support homeless veterans. Take a look at my @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving https://t.co/pWDoc6nIlr

[Robert Talbot Rice @areteaare]

@nicholadrummond @RUSI_org @wavellroom @ArmyCGS Yup, I’d go along with all of that.

[Liz Webster @LizWebsterSBF]

Former MI6 chief, Sir Alex Younger gives some Brexit truths.

“Putin would’ve been absolutely delighted by our decision (to leave the EU) and so would Xi.”

“Particularly since I've left office and I've travelled around Europe, I'm profoundly depressed.

“Just nobody mentions the UK. We've made ourselves irrelevant. And this is extraordinary. The beginning part of this century, we were the dominant force. France has effectively eclipsed us and you just don't hear a discussion of us.”

“I think Brexit has Brexit has marginalised us. It was kind of intended to do exactly that.”

[Robert Talbot Rice @areteaare]

@rgpoulussen I think it will have been 1 WG. There was no 5th battalion, 2 WG was armoured, and 3 WG was in Italy.

[Jon Hawkes @JonHawkes275]

I shall never stop saying that someone should have flipped a coin, picked one of these 2 and bought 10,000 of them 15-20 years ago and the British Army would be radically better off and looking at a gen 2 upgrade by now.

Here's hoping LMP produces some long-overdue results soon

[Robert Talbot Rice @areteaare]

Please support this excellent charity if you can

[The Armed Forces Equine Charity @ArmedForcesE]

#SaveJohnWrightArenaSurface

💫 Head to https://t.co/nDScSuw5vz to help support our fundraising effort - let’s come together and make this happen!

[Robert Talbot Rice @areteaare]

@LSW_RMAS @PhilipIngMBE @RMASandhurst @BritishArmy Very sad news

[The Armed Forces Equine Charity @ArmedForcesE]

Our active recovery and rehabilitation programs nurture physical, mental, and emotional resilience, they pave the way for a brighter, more empowered future. All part of our efforts to improve all the lives of the people who make up the armed forces communities we serve.⁠
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[Robert Talbot Rice @areteaare]

@HamishDBG @thetimes Well said

[Jon Hawkes @JonHawkes275]

A long-requested (long) overview of the UK’s wheeled vehicle strategy – the Land Mobility Programme (LMP) and Boxer Strategic Pipeline (BSP).
Its actually rather good as a plan, being well considered, framed in reality and funded. Well done Army!

[Robert Talbot Rice @areteaare]

@MugfordSimon @nicholadrummond @SydneyFreedberg @bwj123penne Great concept. Just came too late, and never got beyond a prototype. Key thing now is to build on something that is already in service somewhere, is modular, has growth, and has a uk supply chain

[Robert Lyman 🇺🇦 @robert_lyman]

Just putting this out there.

This was when we had a real live enemy in Europe….