The relationship between the Armed Forces and the media has the power to enhance operations, disrupt intelligence, complicate diplomatic activities and end careers. Most people in Defence tend to either fear or detest the media due to their focus on negative – and generally more
Russian KamAZ-6560M Heavy High Mobility Truck
On 6 June 1944, 150,000 British, US and Canadian forces landed at Normandy on the coast of northern France. I
For the past ten years, the face of unmanned military aircraft has dominated the front pages of national press, ministerial reports and strategic briefings. Off the back of an extended Afghanistan campaign, the capabilities offered by a high-flying, high-endurance asset tasked with eit
The dynamics of maritime operations, emerging threats and the economic importance of the sea as well as their effects on national prosperity have changed the context in which the Nigerian Navy operates at sea. That’s the synopsis of a presentation recently giv
Of the jets in production that promise to take military fighters deep into the 21st century and beyond, the U.S. F-35, the Chinese J-20, and the Russian Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA are at the top of the heap. The T-50 will be offered to countries — and Russian allies &
Finnish Sisu A2045 General Utility Truck
The United States Air Force remotely-piloted aircraft has flown in UK airspace for the first time. The aircraft flew from an air base in the Mediterranean and across several European countries, including the UK, as part of a NATO trial known as Unified Vision 2014.
Russian MiG-35 Multi-Role Fighter
Ukrainian BTMP-84 Prototype Main Battle Tank
Africa’s share of global offshore patrol vessel (OPV) fleet ownership has increased from 5% to 7% over the last 12 months. Offshore patrol vessels are the fastest growing segment of the Naval Vessels Market. At least 22 countries are known to have a total of 120 OPVs on order and
A government backbencher has suggested the Coalition lacks a basic understanding of science and has criticised cuts in the budget to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Western Australian MP Dr Dennis Jensen also repeated his cr
Information Operations is not just a requirement during military operations but also of peacetime. Adversaries, such as terrorists, and potential adversaries will continue to push their agenda in efforts to recruit, to corrupt or to incite, whether our forces are engaged in conflict or
Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi have released joint statements acknowledging that further progress has been made on taking a collaborative approach to the development of a new next generation European Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) as part of the MALE 202
Integration, interoperability and harmonization are all common buzzwords in the fields of security, but to many, they have real meaning. The International Maritime Organisation, for example, is now in the process of putting to the test its strategic vision for e-Navigation in the aim t
Israeli Sholef Self-Propelled Howitzer
“As traffickers constantly reorder their routes and methods, the United States and other donors continue to believe that countering the drug trade in the Caribbean is in our national interest as well as that of the countries themselves .” President
American M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer
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