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General Petraeus: 'Learn and Adapt' Replaces 'Hearts and Minds' in Afghanistan's COIN strategy

Contributor: Richard de Silva
Posted: 9/1/2010


General Petraeus: 'Learn and Adapt' Replaces 'Hearts and Minds' in Afghanistan's COIN strategy - Richard de Silva

General David Petraeus has provided NATO ISAF troops with his overview of how he expects counterinsurgency (COIN) efforts to play out in the face of ongoing challenges in Afghanistan.   The commander of the U.S. forces in the region has deemed to make fast progress with t... Full Article

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Providing the Baseline for Understanding the IED Threat

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Posted: 9/1/2010


Providing the Baseline for Understanding the IED Threat -

Lt Col Lim Tong Hai of the Singapore Army speaks with Defence IQ at Counter IEDs 2010 in London. Here, he talks about the growing utilisation of improvised explosive devices - particularly in the technological evolution of the threat. He expresses his concern with keeping up with training... Full Article

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'No Guts, No Glory': Indian Mechanised Forces Answer the Call for Modernising Armour Technologies

Contributor: Richard de Silva
Posted: 9/1/2010


'No Guts, No Glory': Indian Mechanised Forces Answer the Call for Modernising Armour Technologies - Richard de Silva

Defence IQ speaks with Colonel (Rtd) A K Sharma, former armour battalion commander, Dean of the Indian Army’s Faculty of Technical Studies, and editor of the South Asia Defence & Strategic Review. He provides an overview of the Indian Army's current AV fleet, the key capability e... Full Article

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Interoperability and Deployability of Integrated Logistics Systems to Support the Modern Military

Posted: 9/1/2010

Interoperability and Deployability of Integrated Logistics Systems to Support the Modern Military

New capabilities afforded by web-based technologies and the burgeoning digitization of the battlefield have positioned the modern military to adopt complete cross-service logistics solutions. This ‘interoperability’ is mandatory for future Integrated Logistics Syst... Full Article

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