Turrets Syndrome
Vehicle turrets are growing increasingly sophisticated in a number of areas, from advances in ammunition to different uses of automation. There has been a...
Under the Gun
On 25 October 2016, representatives from across the small arms industry met with military programme managers at the US Army Armament Research, Development and...
Vibrant Time for Advanced Jet Trainers
Legacy jet trainer aircraft are lagging front line requirements of air arms around the world: what's on offer to meet the flight training needs...
Wheels of Fortune
There is growing recognition that protecting soldiers while providing tactical mobility under fire is critical to battlefield success not only in conventional conflicts but...
Radio Programmes
The erstwhile Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) programme continues to dominate tactical radio procurement for the United States armed forces, with new waveforms and...
Dumb Bombs with Graduate Degrees
From the early days of aerial warfare, air forces around the world have sought ways to increase the accuracy and lethality of air-delivered ordnance,...
FLRAA and FARA – Procurement With a Difference
The US Army is on track to ensure that the two platforms that emerge from the Future Vertical Lift concept - FLRAA and FARA...
Sense, Send and Strike
The system modernisation programme for the Royal Canadian Navy’s four Victoria-class submarines is upgrading all three core elements of a submarine’s at-sea contribution to...
North African Air Power
Following the turmoil of the Arab Spring, the cohesion and strengths of North African Air Forces varies significantly.
The Arab Spring
The Arab Spring, a series...
Electric Avenue
The events of the last twelve months in the theatres discussed above underscore the reality that the electromagnetic spectrum, in which friendly and hostile...