Sector Reports

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...learn more

Tags:   logistics systems | integrated logistics systems | ISL | modern military | Frost & Sullivan | Miro Technologies | Total Asset Visibility | In-theatre communications

The Third UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also known as the Law of the Sea Convention, which was signed in December 1982, extended the jurisdiction of coastal nations to include a 200 nautical mile exclusive...learn more

Tags:   maritime surveillance | coastal surveillance | Law of the Sea Convention

This is the story of how the Royal Navy used Serious Games to transform training effectiveness on a crucial operational area on board ship – Engineering Safety Rounds Inspection. Historically, this was the Maritime...learn more

Tags:   Royal Navy | Seriuos Games Study | Caspian Learning | Maritime Warfare School

This detailed report on border management addresses critical aspects of border security and functionality in the Canadian and American context. Dr Geoffrey Hale, in his report to the Canadian International Council, outlines...learn more

Tags:   border security | Homeland Security | US Customs and Border Protection | UK Border Agency | 9/11 | Canada Border Services Agency | Canadian International Council | Geoffrey Hale | National Security Policy | layered security

The value of the surface-to-air missile market over the next 10 years is estimated at $22 billion US.  US and European countries will hold the greatest shares of this market, with the US in the lead.  Production...learn more

Tags:   C-RAM | AMDCCS | CIWS | Phalanx | Oto Melara | Iron Dome | SAM | SA-6 | SM-6 | Raytheon | PAC-3 | Patriot

Combat ID is the hierarchical process of combining situational awareness and target identification in coordination with specific tactics, techniques and procedures in order to increase the operational effectiveness of...learn more

Tags:   C3 | situational awareness | Combat ID | ORBATS | battlespace management | close air support | Joint Fires Observer | QuinetiQ | CIDS | Blue Force Tracking | General Dynamics UK | Afghanistan

At an estimated development cost of US$40bn and after a series of delays, development of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II under the Joint Strike Fighter programme has been the target for critics from all sides in...learn more

Tags:   F-35 | Joint Strike Fighter | Lockheed Martin | UCAV | UAS | RAF | USAF

Lt. Col. Anthony Buck is the Commander of the US Air Force’ POLYGON EW range, which is part of the Warrior Preparation Centre located near the Ramstein base in Germany. He talks through a few of the aspects that...learn more

Tags:   electronic warfare | airborne EW | EA-6B | Warrior Preparation Center | POLYGON EW | Ramstein Air Base | USAF | ELINT | SIGINT | Surface to Air Missiles | SA-6

Within the UK, a number of systems exist that fulfil the British Army’s demanding pre-deployment training requirements. Many of these requirements relate directly to preparing ranking officers and...learn more

Tags:   Afghanistan | gaming | simulation and training | ISTAR | Royal Navy | US Army

Wing Commander Chris Thirtle of the Royal Air Force speaks to Defence IQ about the future direction of the use of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles. In this interview, conducted at Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles Conference 2010,...learn more

Tags:   Taranis | Defence IQ | RAF | USAF | BAE | Predator | Afghanistan | UAV | UCAV | UAS