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Q&A: Lieutenant General William T Lord 15 December, 2011 Having the right information at the right time lies at the heart of any successful military operation. As CIO and chief of warfighting integration at the US Air Force, Lieutenant General William... > read more

C4I: The IP Revolution 18 March, 2011 Since the earliest days of warfare, secure communication has played a vital role. Berenice Baker discovers how transferring information between the various factions of a fighting force can tip...

Electronic Warfare: Controlling the Spectrum 30 November, 2010 Information technology is critical to military operations, and the battle for control of the electromagnetic spectrum is becoming increasingly intense, as Anthony Beachey...

Come in Ground Control: UAVs From the Ground Up 17 November, 2010 Ground control is an often overlooked aspect of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Indeed, UAV is a misnomer because these aircraft are anything but unmanned and, as Anthony Beachey finds out,...

Commoditising the EU Defence Industry 29 March, 2010 Times are still changing on the battlefield – old threats may have decreased but new ones have emerged. Albrecht Muller looks at how experts gathering at the symposium of the German Association...

Israeli Surveillance: Technologies of the Future 03 February, 2010 Israel has been designing some cutting-edge technology to help defence forces keep a watchful eye over the battle space. Gareth Evans looks at some of the most prominent technological...

Geospatial Battles Gain Global Dominance 09 December, 2009 Wars are on longer just won on battlefields, on the land or at sea. Dr Gareth Evans examines a new breed of geospatial warfare presenting new threats to today's...

When Electrical Equipment Should Not Go To Waste: Part II – Compliance 16 June, 2009 This month, columnist John Maclean looks at what companies working in defence should do to ensure future...

When Electrical Equipment Should Not Go To Waste 26 May, 2009 Defence companies supplying electronics for EU-based contracts could face environmental compliance regulations. In the first of a two-part look at compliance, columnist John Maclean describes...

Self-Repairing Aircraft Becoming a Reality 08 October, 2008 An aircraft that fixes itself mid-air sounds like the thing of dreams. But Ian McInnes looks at how the reality is not that far...

Geo-Replication: A Case Study 22 August, 2008 Ian McInnes takes a look at geo-replication technologies and their applications for the...

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