The British Army’s 77th Brigade was formed in January 2005, by renaming the Security Assistance Group. This former title perhaps describes it more accurately than the number which it was… Continue reading "The British Army’s 77th Brigade: Their Role and Current Activities"
The Russian Federation’s Foundation for Advanced Studies (Fond Perspektivnykh Issledovaniy – FPI) revealed a new version of the Marker unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). It boasts a different track configuration and… Continue reading "Russia Reveals Updated Marker Unmanned Ground Vehicle"
The NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program’s first RQ-4D high-altitude remotely-piloted (HARP) aircraft landed in Sigonella, Italy on the 21st November. This marks an official operational milestone for the AGS… Continue reading "First NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Program Flight a Success"
Lockheed’s Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) remains a bottleneck for the F-35 program, according to testimonies made to the House Armed Services readiness and tactical air and land forces subcommittees… Continue reading "ALIS Continues to Hold F-35 Program Back"
OpenWorks Engineering, the developer of SkyWall series of anti-drone net capture solutions, has announced that they will introduce the SkyWall Auto Response vehicle-mounted drone capture system at DSEI 2019 exhibition… Continue reading "OpenWorks Engineering SkyWall Auto Response Vehicle -Mounted Drone Capture System"
New developments in counter-terrorism technology have seen light and sound distraction devices, commonly referred to as flashbangs, integrated into unmanned ground (UGV) and aerial vehicles (UAV). The ability to remotely… Continue reading "UGV and UAV Deployed Distraction Devices"
Loitering munitions go by many names. Whether they are labeled suicide drones, kamikaze drones, or lethal miniature aerial munitions, they are a very real and evolving capability and threat on… Continue reading "In Profile: Loitering Munitions"
TrekAce is an Israeli company that is offering a navigation solution to soldiers in the field that does not require a GPS signal connection or satellite feed to work. The… Continue reading "ISDEF 2019: TrekAce Wristband Navigation"
Leonardo has announced that the US Air National Guard will begin testing and evaluation of its BriteCloud 218 expendable active decoy. Already in service with the RAF, initially on the… Continue reading "BriteCloud Active Decoy Tested by the US Air National Guard"
According to a Press Release from SAAB Group in Sweden, they have received several orders from the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization for Static Camouflage Systems. These products work… Continue reading "Royal Danish Army Orders Saab Barracuda Camouflage"