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US to withdraw two brigade combat teams from Europe
02 Feb 2012
US Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno has outlined some details of the planned withdrawal of two brigade combat teams (BCTs) from Europe, which is part of the Pentagon's new overall strategy More
US to withdraw two brigade combat teams from Europe
US Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno has outlined some details of the planned withdrawal of two brigade combat teams (BCTs) from Europe, which is part of the Pentagon's new overall strategy
Iran unveils guided artillery
Iran claims to have developed a 155 mm guided artillery shell called the Basir. "This ammunition is guided by laser and has been designed and manufactured for the first time in the country by
Executive Overview: Infantry Weapons
New developments New developments have been few and far between, the major thrust as in the immediate past has been the continued development of concepts which left the drawing board some time ago,
US report reveals solar possibilities of DoD bases
Four of nine military bases analysed by ICF International for the US Department of Defense (DoD) could support 7 GW of solar energy - more than 30 times the amount of electricity used by the bases
US introduces UGV interoperability guidelines
The US military has officially unveiled a new Interoperability Profile (IOP) intended to significantly increase commonality among the US Army's and US Marine Corps' (USMC's) many unmanned
UK paras forced to cancel jump due to shortage of C-130s
UK Parachute Regiment troops were unable to conduct a tactical parachute drop during a major exercise in October 2011 because of a shortage of aircraft and unsuitable weather. Troops from 3rd
Briefing: Chemical reaction
The chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threat varies across the world, but it is clear that a common response is called for if each country is to effectively protect itself and its
Situational awareness
The advent of ground vehicle situational awareness (GVSA) systems may have begun with the transition of image-intensified driver's viewers to thermal-imaging systems, which allowed imagery to be
Stretching exercises: AVLBs bridge the gap to more flexibility
Operations in the open countryside of Afghanistan and across the watercourses and wadis of Iraq earlier in the decade once again illustrated the enduring importance of mobile combat bridging. It is
Battle management from above
Airborne battle management technologies have evolved to aid the fight by increasing situational awareness, facilitating mission execution and supplying tactical information quickly to commanders.
New battlefield metrics help the military monitor their manor
Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have impelled the military towards a quasi-policing role, one in which it is not enough for soldiers merely to 'know things' about their tormentors, or
Intelligent Decisions unveils its virtual training system
The successful solution to the US Army's Dismounted Soldier Training System (DSTS) was showcased on different stands at the 2011 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education
