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a broader part of US strategy too. That’s particularly true when it comes to the so-called SSN(X), a new class of attack submarine due to be launched in the coming decade. Andrea Valentino talks to experts across the sector to understand the limitations of existing US attack submarines, what the new class might entail – and what it all says about the US’s broader strategic concerns.
Air systems
30 Eye of the swarm Militaries all over the world are moving ahead with swarming attack drones, investing considerable amounts of time and money in the still-nascent technology. Nicholas Kenny hears from Steve Wright, senior research fellow for the Engineering Design and Mathematics department at University of the W est of England, and Zak Kallenborn, policy fellow at Schlar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, about what a drone swarm actually is and why it could prove to be a highly effective war-fighting tool.
Transport and logistics
33 Disquiet on the eastern front Since the end of Soviet rule in 1991, the countries on Europe’s eastern fringe have looked to Nato for training, weapons and logistical support. That’s
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especially true in recent years, as Putin’s Russia has begun flexing its military muscles with worrying frequency. How does that change the dynamics within Nato, and what do countries on the frontline have planned in the event of a Russian attack? Andrea Valentino hears from experts across Eastern Europe to understand Nato’s importance to the security of Poland and the Baltics, how logistical cooperation is increasing in the face of Moscow’s aggression, and whether the US can save the day.
36 Inside the architecture of the enterprise tablet Zebra Technologies
38 The return of a global exhibition Eurosatory 2022
ISR
39 Eyes on the ground Just as the Nato Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) monitors Alliance airspace, the Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system will observe what is happening on the earth’s surface. Elly Earls learns more from Matt Roper, chief of joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance at the Nato Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), and Brigadier General Houston R Cantwell, commander of the Nato AGS Force (NAGSF), about how the system captures and disseminates data and what it will look like when it fully launches in 2024.
42 High-tech solutions for space awareness Safran Data Systems
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