Power Politics
Combining two or more energy sources, hybrid power systems are increasingly seen as the most efficient way of providing dismounted soldiers with the energy...
Dangers of the Deep
Easy to deploy and cheap to acquire, maritime mines and underwater explosives pose a real threat to navies and commercial shipping by reducing freedom...
Decision Time
The decision to discard the Airbus Helicopters/Eurocopter EC-665 Tiger-ARH (Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter) gunship announced in the Australian government’s Defence White Paper this February has...
Moby Dick or Red October?
In the long history of human seafaring, our species has found ways of harnessing the energy from the environment and eking out meagre on-board...
Weight Watchers
Whether operating as a member of a mounted or dismounted special forces squad, the paradigm of maximum mobility, protection, lethality and connectivity remains a...
On The Move
Satellite Communications or ‘SATCOM’ is nothing short of a communications miracle, offering high bandwidths over long ranges. Unsurprisingly, militaries around the world want this...
Thinking, Inside the Box
Special forces around the world are keeping a keen eye on technological trends in the artificial intelligence and cyber domains as they seek to...
Avoiding a Mid-Life Crisis
The Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) requirements of military aircraft account for a significant portion of defence budgets around the world. Customers want high...
Break for the Border
Border control has never been a more sensitive issue in peacetime than it now is in Europe and the United States. In Europe, sympathy...
Wheels of Fortune
There is growing recognition that protecting soldiers while providing tactical mobility under fire is critical to battlefield success not only in conventional conflicts but...
