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Transport Aircraft Self-ProtectionAmongst the eagerly awaited weapons on the ground in Libya were the latest and most effective man-portable missiles, namely the SA-18 Igla and SA-24 Igla-S. These became a prime target of recovery operations by American and Nato forces at the end of the conflict, as unknown quantities of these ... more
Training AircraftTrainers, Aviation’s Sine Qua Non The process of flying tuition (prior to weapons training and operational conversion) consists of three distinct phases, here termed primary, basic and advanced. The primary phase is used to establish whether the student pilot has the natural aptitude ... more
Lase Guided RocketsLaser-Guided Rockets, at Long Last! Recent operations have highlighted the fact that anti-armour guided weapons that were developed to meet the demands of a major European war are an unnecessarily expensive means to attack today’s counterinsurgency targets, typified by small groups of ... more
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Drones Compendium 2013-14 Not So Skyrocketing? The adventure in Afghanistan may prove to have been the last major colonial-type war. The principal powers will in all likelihood be ... more
Armored Vehicle Protection Compendium Vehicles survivability: a holistic problem The survivability of a vehicle is not the sum of the various protection systems available, but is more the ... more
Mine-Protected Transports Mine-Protected Transports: What Lies Ahead ? One of the unanswered questions for most military planners is what will happen after ... more
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Submarine technology Multiple roles and Robotics, the Silent World’s Tech Mutations Recent operations in the Mediterranean Sea during Libyan crisis as well as antipiracy activities in the Indian Ocean, highlighted the importance of underwater platform intelligence and special forces support operations in addition ... more
Naval fighters Fighting from a Deck Carrier-based fighters and attack aircraft are a special breed. Their weight is strictly limited, and they have either a slow stall to facilitate catapult/skijump-launch and arrested-recovery, or jet lift. Both solutions require excellent control at low airspeeds. Such ... more
New-technology transport aircraft New-generation turbine powerplants with substantially improved thermodynamic and propulsive efficiencies are making possible transport aircraft that combine relatively short airfield performance with economical (and comparatively high-speed) cruise. The operation to liberate Kuwait in ... more
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