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International Defence Review
*Lord of the skies: recapitalising the special mission Hercules
The ubiquitous Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules, although more commonly known as an airlifter, has adapted its role over the years to become a special ...
18-Jan-2012
*Tilting at windmills
The United States started to investigate developing a new tiltrotor aircraft after the failed Operation 'Eagle Claw' US hostage rescue attempt in Iran in ...
15-Dec-2011
*France's amphibious renaissance adds weight to naval power projection
In the taxonomy of architectures, the appearance of the French Navy's Mistral-class Bātiments de Projection et Commandement (BPC) multirole amphibious platform might best be ...
10-Nov-2011
*Fast and furious: Israel's high-speed answer to maritime asymmetry
The town of Be'er Sheva, located in Israel's arid Negev region some 50 km from the Mediterranean coast, seems an unlikely place to find ...
05-Oct-2011
*Intelligent design: G-NIUS' unmanned vehicles take autonomy on patrol
The proliferation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan and Iraq has been a driving factor in the development of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), ...
13-Sep-2011
*Australia builds operational experience with Heron
Australia is one of the newest Heron operators over Afghanistan, flying a three-platform detachment of Heron 1s from Afghanistan's Kandahar airfield since January 2010. ...
24-Aug-2011
*Sweating the asset: versatility is the key to LSD(A) multi-tasking
In November 2007 the UK National Audit Office (NAO), parliament's independent financial watchdog, published a comprehensive report that outlined the circumstances under which the ...
03-Aug-2011
*Herons in action: operational experience underpins IAI's UAV development
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI's) Heron unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was one of the first medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV designs to take flight and its ...
08-Jul-2011
*When Growler met Prowler: USN and USMC crown new leader of the EA pack
US Navy (USN) and Marine Corps (USMC) four-seat EA-6B Prowlers have provided electronic support in virtually every US operation from Vietnam onwards. The combination...
09-Jun-2011
*Reap the whirlwind: Tornado experience evolves operational relevance into 2020s
Panavia's Tornado has proven itself on virtually constant operational deployments since 1990, proudly wearing battle honours from the Gulf War and subsequent no-fly missions ...
10-May-2011
*Linking up the soldiers: Dominator in the field
All soldier modernisation programmes have a number of elements in common that are integrated into a single system, with either a wired or wireless ...
04-Apr-2011
*Dash to the line: flexibility and economy script a special mission success story
In November 2010 Bombardier celebrated the delivery of the 1,000th example of its Dash 8 twin turboprop family, building on the pedigree of its ...
07-Jan-2011
*Eight wheels good: Centauro's evolutionary wheeled anti-tank solution
The Centauro mobile gun system was developed by the IVECO Fiat-Oto Melara consortium (CIO) in the early 1980s to replace obsolete M47 medium tanks ...
08-Dec-2010
*Sharpshooter: smarter ammunition keeps 76/62 Super Rapid in fashion
For the past 60 years, Italian armaments manufacturer Oto Melara (part of industrial giant Finmeccanica) has established its ubiquitous 76 mm/62-calibre (76/62) family of ...
04-Oct-2010
*Third-generation game: the evolution of RBS 15
A little over 30 years after Sweden first commenced development of the indigenous RBS 15 heavyweight anti-ship guided weapon to meet its requirements to ...
07-Sep-2010
*Shoot for the 'Hip': resurgent Mi-8/17 builds on long service
Demand for Mil Mi-8/17 (NATO: 'Hip') aircraft soared during the past decade. What was previously considered an aging Soviet-era design has found a new ...
13-Jul-2010
*Thirty years and counting: F-16 fighter battles on against younger competitors
After three decades of dominating international fighter sales as one of the world's most lightweight and versatile multirole fighter aircraft, the venerable Lockheed Martin ...
14-Jun-2010
*Piranha wheeled combat vehicles tighten hold on worldwide market
The General Dynamics European Land Systems - MOWAG Piranha family of wheeled combat vehicles is now firmly established as the most widely deployed Western ...
11-May-2010
*Artillery champion: following the US Army's Paladin and M109 family
M109 Paladin howitzers were first introduced to the US Army's arsenal in the 1960s and were slated to be replaced by the stillborn Crusader ...
13-Apr-2010
*Gripen evolves with a deadly determination
Saab is following up confirmation from the Swedish government that the Saab JAS 39 Gripen multirole fighter is to remain the key element of ...
14-Jan-2010
*American evolution: fighting vehicles that keep track of the latest moves
The Bradley family of armoured fighting vehicles has not been a soar-away sales success, only securing relatively small export sales to Saudi Arabia, but ...
17-Dec-2009
*A different class: new upgrades bring vintage Type 209s back into fashion
The international diesel-submarine market has been dominated by Germany over the past 40 years, with the Type 209 design very much the lynchpin of ...
17-Nov-2009
*NLOS-LS on the verge: the US Army's missile-in-a-box prepares for service
What was once merely a gleam in the eye of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), as a ubiquitous, unmanned 'missiles in ...
05-Oct-2009
*Tipping the scales: addressing operational feedback on the small arms weight burden
Following calls for additional equipment and with many armed forces now conceding that they have enough suitable kit for operations, there is a growing ...
08-Sep-2009
*Shape of things to come: Spain's new projection ship readies for sea
The Armada Espańola's new 27,000 ton vessel, Juan Carlos I, lies tied up alongside in Ferrol on Spain's Galician coastline in the northwest of ...
08-Sep-2009
*Growing up: Germany charts new route to lean-manned deployable frigates
When the Deutsche Marine's plans for a new class of warship were first aired, they sent ripples through naval thinking across the world. The...
07-Aug-2009
*Reaping what you sow: versatile UAV payloads pay dividends for armed forces
When General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc's (GA-ASI's) Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) first flew in 1994, it was as a pure reconnaissance platform with ...
15-Jul-2009
*Call of the wild: Deployable Dingo adapts to today's asymmetric warfare demands
Every protected transport-vehicle design such as the Dingo is a compromise between the 'iron triangle' of payload, protection and mobility. Depending on the locality, ...
09-Jun-2009
*Herculean performance by C-130 keeps it flying high in the popularity stakes
More than 50 years have passed since the C-130 Hercules aircraft made its maiden flight from the then Lockheed plant in Burbank, California, yet ...
11-May-2009
*Flying fish with a deadly bite: naval forces await third-generation Exocet
There are occasions where an event in military history becomes inextricably linked to the impact of a specific weapon or equipment. For example, public ...
06-Apr-2009
*JLTV moves into top gear as platform protection requirements gather speed
Following the 17 February 2009 resolution of protests surrounding the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Technology Demonstration awards, industry teams are currently 're-starting' many ...
09-Mar-2009
*Protection on the move: Australia's Bushmaster evolves for operations
The original rationale for the Bushmaster 4x4 protected mobility vehicle was rooted in the now-superseded 'Defence of Australia' concept but the platform has long ...
10-Feb-2009
*Extended family: overhauls, upgrades and additions keep M113 on front line
The M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC) was originally developed to meet the requirements of the US Army, with the first production vehicles rolling off ...
12-Jan-2009
*Birds of prey: Afghanistan experience sharpens talons of Joint Force Harrier
When the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) promulgated Air Staff Requirement (ASR) 409 in the late 1970s, the specification it captured was written for ...
07-Jan-2009
*Running in the family: evolving CV90 designs track changing requirements
The CV9040 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) was originally developed to meet the requirements of the Swedish Army but at an early stage what is ...
16-Dec-2008
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