Northern Viking 2024

Iceland, US, and allies conduct annual ‘Northern Viking’ exercise

Iceland, the United States, four NATO partners, and NATO Allied Maritime Command’s (MARCOM’s) Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) are underway with the US-led...
XM204

Enhancing Counter-Mobility Operations for NATO and Partners: The XM204 Anti-Vehicle Munition System

With the increasing efficacy of adversarial militaries and ever-increasing threats to international borders, defense systems must present a new, flexible and adaptable challenge for...
UGV

Setting the Right Heading for UGVs

Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) have undeniable potential on the battlefield, but matching design to customer expectation is not necessarily an easy obstacle to overcome. Deploying...
Airbus Do-DT25 drone

Above and Beyond the Trenches

While small UAVs are proving their value on the battlefield in Ukraine for ISR and attack, there is an ongoing drive for larger, longer...
NASAMS

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...
MSPO 2024

32nd MSPO: Europe’s Centre for Defence Cooperation

Traditionally, in September, Targi Kielce turns into the meeting place. MSPO brings together the most important representatives of the world's defence industry. Each year,...
2B11

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...
HMS Queen Elizabeth

Which Kind of Intensity?

Western navies are seeking the right balance in training types between simulated, synthetic training that can deliver intensity in terms of asset or firepower...
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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...
Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia

USN Mediterranean training activity demonstrates amphibious and special forces integration with submarine ops

The US Navy (USN) has conducted integrated training, involving a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine (SSGN) and marine reconnaissance personnel and naval special operations forces (SOF),...

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