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]
GBAD – Amost an Impossible Job
Effectively countering the threat to battlefield ground assets from air attack has become significantly more challenging as demonstrated in the Ukraine conflict.
Although traditional ‘air...
Russia Debuts UGV Mounted Mortar
Having the ability to rapidly displace after firing has been firmly established as an essential requirement for indirect fire weapons if they are going...
Keiler Breaching Vehicle Demonstrates Mine and Obstacle Clearing
As once again shown earlier this year, when Ukrainian forces assaulted the entrenched Russian positions mines and obstacles, when properly emplaced and covered by...
Cannon Based Air Defense (CBAD) Against Cruise Missiles and Drones
The increasing reliance on attack drones and cruise missiles is challenging the dominating reliance placed on missiles for air defence.
That these have become...
US Army Dark Eagle Hypervelocity Missile’s First Joint Exercise
The Dark Eagle Long Range Hypersonic Missile (LRHM), a key element in the US Army’s Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF) capability saw its first...
Slovenia Upgrades Ground Forces
Slovenia’s government announced its intention to make major acquisitions for its ground forces as part of its ongoing programs under Prime Minister Robert Golob...
Leonardo and Rheinmetall Cooperating for Italy’s Future Combat Vehicles
On 3 July 2024 Italy’s Leonard and Germany’s Rheinmetall announced in a joint statement they had agreed to form a joint venture to produce...
Republic of Korea to Field Counter-drone Laser
The Republic of Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced it has awarded Hanwha Aerospace a contract for the mass production of a high-powered...
JAGM Scores Moving Target Kill
The US Marines announced the successful engagement of a moving watercraft target by one of its AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters using the AGM-179 Joint-Air-To-Ground...
V-Bat Unmanned Aerial System for US Coast Guard
Shield AI has received another order for its V-Bat Unmanned Aerial System. The US Coast Guard announced on 2 July 2024 its award of...
