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The “whispered suggestions” and “muted” response to the deployment of missile batteries in London’s residential areas during the Olympics I reported on last month have been turned up to a audible din after the MoD contacted the public about using their private building as a site to base the missile systems. Read more

Police forces have spent decades combating organised crime with well-practised techniques, but can the same tactics be the key to defeating insurgencies on the front line? Former police officer, federal marshal, and JIEDDO FOX team member Louis J. DeAnda tells Defence IQ how we need to take a holistic strategy to IED network attack... Read more

Defence IQ took two minutes out with Flt Lt Conrad Allen at the Joint Personnel Recovery conference last year to gain a clearer insight into why SERE (Survive, Evade, Resist, Extract) training in urban environments is important and also how to handle the environment troops can find themselves in. Read more

BCB International, a Cardiff, UK-based designer and manufacturer of survival and protective equipment, has developed a carbon neutral cooking fuel for the MoD called Fire Dragon. Read more

Over the next ten years the NATO’s precision guided artillery capability is expected to increase significantly, although this is unlikely to signal a similar rise in market value. NATO has become a major user of precision munitions due to complex counter insurgency operations in Afghanistan and previously Iraq which have required a greater level of accuracy than previous conflicts. Read more

The UK Ministry of Defence has officially confirmed that it is looking at the video game market for solutions to training its forces, as tighter budgets call for continued investment into low-cost, synthetic platforms. Read more

The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) has released a paper detailing its ‘Strategic Plan’ for combating the IED threat between 2012–2016. Read more

At last month’s International Armoured Vehicles event, three representatives from three different international armies came together to deliver overviews of their respective training and simulation programmes for the purposes of preparing armoured vehicle battalions. The individual lessons were as fascinating as they were dissimilar. Read more

Various reports coming out of Afghanistan suggest a suicide attack has been attempted at Camp Bastion. A vehicle drove onto the runway at the British base in Helmand Province and burst into flames. The attack is thought to have been unsuccessful although a British serviceman has suffered "minor injuries." Read more

There can be no doubt where respondents expect to gain the most traction over the next decade: India. Read more

Defence IQ talks to Brigadier General Alberto Rosso, Chief, 4th Department (Logistics), Italian Air Force about the importance of maintaining air platforms in order to strengthen air capabilities in varying battle scenarios. General Rosso also provides his view on the use of 3PL organisations in current logistics operations. Read more