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...
Transforming the Royal Air Force
Air Marshal Andrew Turner, deputy commander, Capability provides an insight into the intellectually driven ASTRA - the plan to transform the Royal Air Force...
Military leaps ahead with Commercially Developed Waveforms
The drive for increased capacity means the military can adopt commercially developed waveforms but adapt them for tighter security.
Waveforms are the software that dictate...
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...
Up Close and Personal
Close-In Weapons Systems are effectively the ‘last line of defence’ for naval vessels. CIWS have evolved in recent years as the immediate threats to...
Lighter but Tougher Combat Vests and Helmets
Published in the Modern Soldier Compendium 2019/2020 - Body armour and helmet designs are advancing to give today’s soldiers lighter and better protection.
Soldier survivability...
Who Goes There?
Identifying friends and enemies is a problem as old as warfare itself. The risk of inadvertently attacking one’s own side is an ever-present danger...
Space on Budget
Reducing launch and spacecraft costs could enable more countries to affordably develop military communications satellites.
Space Costs & Spendings
Director Ridley Scott’s 1979 science fiction epic...
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...
Multi-Mission Platforms: Armada’s Top 10 Destroyers and Frigates
New generations of destroyers and frigates are continuing to bring an increase in capability, and an increase in contribution across the battlespace.
As state-on-state strategic...