Contents In this issue 8 6 News in numbers The vital stats impacting the industry. 8 All eyes on AI
AI offers vast potential for defence forces, from enhancing speed and efficiency in decision-making to protecting personnel by automating hazardous tasks, and more. Nicholas Kenny speaks to Hugh Woodward head of HQ and strategy, Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre (DAIC), UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), to learn about the DAIC’s work to drive responsible AI-enabled capabilities and the benefits that this can offer the UK’s armed forces.
Naval capabilities
12 Knowledge is power Navies around the world are embracing new ways of harnessing technology to support platform readiness, such as using digital twins to manage predictive maintenance of vessels, thereby reducing the risk of delay in maintenance periods and maximising the effectiveness of maintenance planning. Martin Morris talks to Tiedo Tinga, professor of life-cycle management at the Netherlands Defence Academy and professor of dynamics- based maintenance at the University of Twente, and to a spokesperson for the French Fleet Support Service at
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the Marine Nationale, to find out how such programmes are being put into practice and what benefits are being seen.
16 A sustainable evolution in power and propulsion ABB Marine and Ports
18 Defence in depth TNO
Land operations 20 Armour piercer
Recent conflicts, including the war
in Ukraine and the ongoing violence in Israel and Palestine, have seen small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) increasingly used to identify, target and attack armoured vehicles directly or indirectly. Tallha Abdulrazaq reviews the recent history of UAVs in combat, how they have been used against tanks and armoured vehicles, and what tacticians are now doing to enhance the survivability of the tank on the modern battlefield.
Regional focus
23 New allies in the north In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden both applied to join Nato in May 2022. Over a year later, the conflict still rages – and Finland has officially become the 31st member of the alliance, with Sweden widely expected to follow suit soon. But beyond the strong political signals such moves send, what will Nato membership actually mean for the Helsinki and Stockholm governments? And what can these robustly independent nations offer their new allies in Brussels? Andrea Valentino learns from a range of experts, along the way considering how different Nato membership will be in practice for two countries with long histories of outside collaboration.
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