Andrew White
Adapting to Win!
Ukraine’s armed forces have been quick to adapt to new methods of warfare, a fact not lost on those watching from the sidelines.
After two...
High Power Defence
After a stuttering start, directed energy/laser weapons are beginning to gain traction as viable ‘soft kill’ options for military forces.
In January 2022, the US...
Digital Awareness – Language and Location
Digital technology advances are offering huge potential for special forces personnel.
The war in Ukraine has witnessed special operations forces (SOF) being deployed to great...
Targets of Opportunity
The attack on the MV Mercer Street by Iranian ‘one way explosive UAVs’ illustrates how loitering munitions are now being widely considered for battlefield...
Clear Communications in the Shadows
Next generation communications including software defined radios will ensure special forces can use voice and data across a full spectrum of missions.
In line with...
High Frequency for SOF
Published in the October/November 2020 issue - Seeking to maintain secure and reliable connectivity, particularly in contested environments, special forces are turning to High...
Winning the Fight With Data Analysis
Published in the June/July 2020 Issue - The analysis of data, who to distribute it to and how it will be used will be...
Unannounced Arrival
When conducting operations the challenge to special forces, ideally, is to arrive and leave an area of operations with as much stealth as possible....
SOF Countercommunications Denial
As the operating environment for special operations forces (SOF) increasingly incorporates missions in anti-access/area denied (A2AD) and command and control denied or degraded environments...
SOF Seek Simulation to Optimise Training
Preferring to ‘train as they fight’, special operations forces (SOF) are infamous for replicating real-world environments to prepare for the execution of the full...
