Elbit Soltam smoothbore 120mm mortar

Over The Top

Mortars are a class of artillery. They differ from guns which have a low, flat trajectory best suited for engaging targets by direct fire...
FN-SCAR-SC

FN SCAR®-SC now available in .300 BLK caliber

Some new features from FN Herstal, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of small arms, are to be discovered shortly. At the end of...
FN-MK48-SOFIC

FN Introduces 6.5mm SAW

Stephen W. Miller - FN America displayed its MK48 Mod 2 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) prototype chambered for the 6.5mm Creedmoor (CR) round at...
IRIS-T-SL

Diehl presented air defence system at Eurosatory 2018

Diehl Defence showcased its ground-based air defence system comprising an IRIS-T SL surface-launched guided missile, an IRIS-T SLM launch vehicle as well as Ground-...

C-UAS Strikes Back

Air defence on the battlefield has returned, particularly to counter unmanned aerial systems. For decades the functions of forward tactical air defence have taken a...

Russian Radiation

Any future invasion of Ukraine will see the Russian Army manoeuvring aggressively in the electromagnetic spectrum against a Ukrainian Army knowing what to expect. “Music,...
The Artillery Gun Module

Shoot and Scoot

Forces that have shown the ability for their ‘guns’ (field artillery) to keep up with advancing infantry and cavalry combat forces have always had...
MBDA’s Meteor

The Need for SEAD

Events in Syria notably the deployment of sophisticated Surface-to-Air Missile systems such as the Russian Almaz-Antey S-400 Triumf to support Russia’s ongoing air campaign...
VROD-and-VMAX-(US-Army)

Jamming Backpacks

The US Army could receive backpack-based electronic warfare/cyber attack systems in the coming years. The Check the Manual article in the September edition of Armada’s...
1-S500-SAM

Russia’s S-500 Prometheus SAM nears service entry

Russia’s existing in-service ‘double digit’ Surface to Air Missiles (SAMs), the S-300 (known as the SA-10, -12 and -20 to NATO) and the S-400...

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