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...
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...
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...
Move Fast, Hit Hard
As special forces remain focused on clandestine and discreet operations at extended ranges, these remote deployments continue to mould requirements for special operations vehicles...
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...
US Army Modernisation messages at AUSA
Every military force needs to modernise, but this is getting harder in the age of information as opposed to the industrial age. Andrew Drwiega...
Now Europe is ‘A Nation of Shopkeepers’
France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, views Europe as “on the edge of a precipice” in terms of its security, as reported by The Economist magazine...
Ill Wind Blowing Through Defence Trade
Trade has always been a tool of statecraft, but its prominence here has risen markedly in recent years and the connection to national security...
