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]
Looking Beyond the Mark One Eyeball
The need for soldiers to know their immediate surroundings is essential to both their combat effectiveness and survival.
Basic ‘situational awareness’ on the battlefield comes...
Modified Legacy 70 mm Rocket Becomes Drone Killer
A rocket design first employed in the 1940’s as an aerial launched weapon has been adapted to engage unmanned aerial drones achieving an exceptional...
NASAMS Expands User Community
The National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) cooperatively produced by Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace and RTX (formally Raytheon Missile and Defence) has often been...
US Assault Breacher Vehicles to Get Ukraine Combat Debut
The United States M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) is about to receive its combat debut against the Russian Army.
An ABV was viewed in...
Swedish Military Receive First Patgb 300A 6 X 6 Armoured Carriers
On 26 October 2023 in a ceremony at Kvarn the Swedish Defence Försvarets Materiel Verk (FMV) turned over the first Pansarterrängbil 300 armoured combat...
BAE Beowolf All-Terrain Vehicle Addresses US Army Arctic and Indo-Pacific Needs
BAE Systems has made the initial deliveries of its BvS10 Beowolf to the US Army’s Northern Warfare Training Center at Fort Wainwright, Alaska under...
BAE Extends M109 Artillery’s Range
BAE Systems announced it had successfully fired its M109 Self Propelled Howitzer outfitted with the longer Rheinmetall L52 calibre 155 mm cannon, which offers...
Russian Programable Ammunition in Combat
Direct fire ammunition for tank and automatic cannon when equipped with advanced programable fuzing significantly increase the lethality of the round. Programable projectiles allow...
Vehicle Integrated Automatic Mortars Combat Multiplier
Indirect fires, both artillery and mortars, have demonstrated a decisive contribution on the battlefield. These fires have proven most effective when delivered in mass...
US Army Moves Forward on Robotic Combat Vehicles
The US Army has taken a major step forward in its consideration of combat robots with its announced award of four Other Transaction Agreement...
