Stephen W. Miller
A former US Marine ground combat and aviation officer instrumental in the adoption of wheeled armoured vehicles and manoeuvre warfare. He has extensive hands-on experience in development, acquisition, fielding, support and employment leading land, naval, and air programmes in the US and twenty-four other countries. [email protected]
M3 Mystery Shopper
General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) announced on 2nd February that it plans to supply its M3 Amphibious Ferry and Bridging System to an...
Replacing the Ex-Pistols
On 18th January the US Army announced that Sig Sauer had been selected to provide its XM17 Modular Handgun System (MHS).
The selection followed two...
US Armour Returns To Europe
January has witnessed US Army heavy armour returning to Europe for the first time since 2004 following the move of 2000 combat vehicles from...
Long Arm of the NLAW
Saab expects to complete deliveries of its NLAW (Next-Generation Anti-Tank Weapon) surface-to-surface missile to an undisclosed customer by the end of 2017, the firm...
K-9 for the KRAB
Poland’s Huta Stalowa Wola defence company has contracted the Republic of Korea’s (ROK) Hanwha Techwin for 96 K-9 Thunder 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) chassis,...
Peru reaches out to US for Ground Force Modernization
The modernisation of the Ejército del Perú (Peruvian Army) could take a major step forward with approval of its request by the US State...
LRPF Force Multiplier
Getting greater firepower in the same package is one of the objectives of Raytheon’s Long Range Precision Firepower (LRPF) missile development, for which a...
Moving Targets
On 28 October, US defence secretary Ashton Carter announced that the US Army’s Lockheed-Martin MGM-140 ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) will get upgraded to...
Patria Purchases
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be receiving additional eight-wheel drive AMVs (Armoured Modular Vehicles) under a contract awarded to Patria announced on 28...
Crossing the Gap
Light armoured units maintain their operational advantage though superior manoeuvre and must stay ahead of their opponent’s ability to react.
Unfordable rivers, dry trenches...
