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]
Netherlands Army Fielding Turreted Mortars
The Dutch Army is joining the armies which have adopted the turreted mortar. On 12 June 2024 the Netherlands Ministry of Defence announced it...
US Army Awards Next Generation Abrams Design Contract
The efforts for redefining the US Army next generation main battle tank (MBT) was formally initiated on 31 May 2024 with the award of...
Russian Malva Truck-Artillery Sees First Combat Action
Russian forces have deployed the recently introduced Malva 152mm truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time.
Video posted on the Russian media site...
“Jet Gun” Technology Promises Lighter High-Velocity Weapons
In a US$1.6 million contract the US Army DEVCOM Armaments Center commissioned the small Washington state firm Wave Motion Launch Corporation the further development...
US Marines’ ACV Achieves Major Milestones
A number of performance milestones recently demonstrated by the US Marines’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) have highlighted the new operational capabilities that the system...
CAVS Combat Vehicle Orders Move Forward
The Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) program recently saw a major advances toward the introduction of a single family of protected combat vehicles that...
RCH 155 Boxer Howitzer for German and British Armies
A joint announcement this past week was made by the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Germany’s Chancellor Scholz of the collaboration by...
US Marines Contract for ACV-Recovery Vehicle
On April 8, 2024, the US Marines awarded BAE Systems a contract to build its Recovery variant of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) family. ...
Japan’s SDF To Evaluate Mission Master Unmanned Ground Vehicles
Japan’s Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) has taken a major step in its consideration of the potential roles and contribution of Unmanned Ground Vehicle...
Polaris Enhances Military Over-Snow Mobility
The necessity for military forces to be able to move and operate in cold and snow conditions has received more attention, as evidenced by...
