Artillery, Missiles and Countermeasures - Page 1

Big bang theory: IEDs and military countermeasures 19 August, 2011 IEDs have come a long way since the gunpowder plot. They are growing in sophistication, and military countermeasures and strategies are having a hard time keeping pace. Andy Oppenheimer reports...

Seek and Deploy: Weapon Location Systems 17 June, 2011 Weapon location systems for pinpointing enemy fire are an important asset for troops on the ground. Chris Lo investigates this vital technology and its applications on the modern...

European Missile Defence: A Trajectory for Common Security 19 January, 2011 Renewed Nato commitment at the Lisbon Summit in November has reignited debate over European missile defence. In the wake of the summit Dr Gareth Evans discovers how broader co-operation on...

High Explosive: Innovations in Ammunition 13 January, 2011 The war in Afghanistan is driving technological change and innovation in all spheres of military equipment. One are where this is particularly evident, Anthony Beachey reports, is in the field...

The Howl of the Howitzer: Notes From the Frontline 22 December, 2010 Albrecht Müller talks to Royal Netherlands Army spokesman lieutenant colonel DWM Detlev Simons about the impact the Panzerhaubitze self-propelled howitzer has had on operations in...

Turkey's Tough Ballistic Choices 11 August, 2010 Nato's revised BMD architecture has put Turkey in a tricky position with the US, Russia and Iran. Paul French...

Getting Close to IEDs 12 July, 2010 Improvised explosive devices are one of the biggest threats to coalition forces in Iraq and Afghansitan. A research programme is underway to try to understand the nature of this threat, inside...

Going to War Against the IED 07 May, 2010 They may be cheap, but IED attacks are packing a punch in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gareth Evans investigates how this is driving innovation in detection at a rate never seen...

Nuclear Posturing on the World Stage 13 April, 2010 The US is aiming to lead the world in nuclear disarmament by re-evaluating its own doctrine on the use of the...

START II – Start again 12 April, 2010 The US and Russia are once again talking of disarmament and a nuclear-free world, but what is involved with the new...