USMC-Winter

Winter is Coming

Climate change and the geographical struggle to control natural resources in cold environments has made the need to operate in extreme cold more likely. There...
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JHMCS II undergoes Flight Testing aboard F-16V

JHMCS II, the newest member of the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System family of products, is being flight tested aboard the Lockheed Martin F-16V...
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When disinfection counts

The spread of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is presenting us with new challenges worldwide. More distance, more hygiene - increased vigilance is currently the...
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Modern Soldier by Design

The light infantryman has been receiving significant attention by many armed forces across the world. In the United States there has been wide focus...
SPM

More Power to Your Elbow

Methods of suppling power to soldiers in the field to support all of their personal electronic aides and being redefined - sometimes radically. Power has...
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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....
SOTACS

Special Forces Keep ‘Eyes On’ New Technology

Capable of conducting an extensive spread of mission sets across a complicated operating environment, special operations forces (SOF) demand the highest levels in technical...

Communication Improves Combat Effectiveness

Every day, warfighters are exposed to noise levels that can negatively affect combat performance and cause hearing damage. From impulse blasts due to ammunition...
Editor-in-Chief-Andrew-Drwiega

EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (4 May 2020)

Dear Readers, COVID-19 WILL RESULT IN DEFENCE BUDGETS REDUCTION On Monday 27 April Armada’s contributing analyst Andrew Hunter, who is the director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives...
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Keeping Constant Cohesion and Awareness

SOF small units must be fed real-time and accurate situation awareness, particularly when operating in anti-access area denied (A2AD) environments. Describing how command and control...

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