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Missile design – top trends for a market set to soar Extensive research and development has created a skyward market veering in several innovative directions. Using detailed market data this report uncovers the driving forces behind new...
Shooting from the hip Shedding weight and bulk from small arms and ammunition could be a lifesaver for an infantry soldier. Berenice Baker profiles leading developments in lightweight weapons and ammunition designed...
Big bang theory: IEDs and military countermeasures 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 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 battlefield....
European Missile Defence: A Trajectory for Common Security 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 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 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 Nato's revised BMD architecture has put Turkey in a tricky position with the US, Russia and Iran. Paul French...
Getting Close to IEDs 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 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...