Contents In this issue 8 6 News in numbers The vital stats impacting the industry.
Land operations 8 Electric potential
Offering the capacity for significant advances in stealth capabilities – with reduced thermal and noise signatures as well as enhanced mobility over challenging terrain – tactical and combat vehicle electrification could result in a number of advantages. Tallha Abdulrazaq talks to Dr Sarah Ashbridge, research fellow in military science at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), about the novel capability opportunities that transitioning to fully electrified vehicles could provide.
11 Composite rubber tracks are the future Soucy
12 Built to combat UAS threats CTA-International
14 Customisable, cost-effective and high-performing detectors for harsh environments Reuter-Stokes
16 A one-stop shop where you’re in charge CBRNergetic
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www.defence-and-security.com Training & simulation
18 Tension over Taiwan As hostilities between China and the US heat up over the future of Taiwan, questions remain on how Taiwan’s allies can best help it prepare for future conflict on its shores. A key case study might well be the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Nicholas Kenny speaks with Dr Jerad Harper, a retired US Army colonel and associate professor at the US Army War College, to discuss the impact that Ukrainian training and preparedness has had on the war with Russia, and what Taiwan
and China will have learned from this conflict.
ISR
21 A sense of things to come Developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Innovate UK, SAPIENT is an open software architecture that helps different sensors, interfaces and decision-making modules work together, making it particularly useful in C-UAS missions. Andrea Valentino catches up with Professor Paul Thomas, a Dstl fellow, to understand the drawbacks of traditional technologies, how SAPIENT exploits AI and automation to improve on what came before – and how this most revolutionary of platforms is now supporting Nato operations.
24 Test for success FMV T&E
Naval capabilities 26 Abandon ship?
As the maritime operating environment continues to change, questions persist over the continued relevance of the offshore patrol vessel (OPVs). Andrea Valentino speaks to a range of experts about the importance of OPVs to current civilian and military operations, how maritime nations are especially
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