Land
News and analysis of the strategic land environment, docrtine and army procurements.
Iraq Continues to Build on Artillery and Mortar Capability
August 10 by Richard de SilvaAmid vital preparation for the US military's withdrawal date of December 31st 2011, Iraqi forces are doing all they can to reacquaint themselves with artillery capabilities not seen since the rule o...
Taliban militants burn villages in northwestern Pakistan
August 09 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyAugust 08, 2011 Local residents say Taliban militants have burned three villages in northwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal reports. People in the Cen...
Senior US leaders offer condolences in wake of helicopter crash
August 08 by US Department of DefenseSenior U.S. leaders extended condolences to the families of American and Afghan forces lost in an International Security Assistance Force helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan. Thirty ISAF serv...
Tracking Counter-IED Progress, From Right to Left 'of the Boom'
July 28 by Neil WaghornA recent DefenceIQ interview with US Navy postgraduate researcher Deak Childress on Social Network Analysis (SNA - not to be confused with social media) highlights the current focus on the networ...
US Navy awards Cubic Defense Applications $50m contract for MILES upgrade
July 27 by US Department of DefenseCubic Defense Applications, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $49,530,355 firm-fixed-priced/indefinite-delivery contract to incrementally replace the Marine Corps's Multiple Integrated Las...
Australian SAS Shoots Down Rifle's Credibility
July 21 by Richard de SilvaA 20 year veteran of the Australian Army has been accused of being a hazard in the theatre of war. The victim of the allegation is not a soldier, but instead, the standard-issue Steyr AUG, the militar...
Northern Ireland Meets Afghanistan as Experts Compare IED Warfare
July 21 by Defence IQ DigitalDefence IQ had the opportunity to speak with subject matter experts and defence professionals at the 5th Annual Counter-IED conference. In this interview, Richard de Silva speaks with Andy Pettitt - a...
British hand over Helmand capital to Afghan forces
July 20 by Defence IQBritish troops have formally handed the lead responsibility for security to Afghan Forces in the capital of Helmand Province today - a significant milestone in a process of transition that will cont...
MRAPs Continue to Aid the Fight Against Insurgent Attacks and IEDs
July 13 by Richard de SilvaLive from the International Armoured vehicles event, Scott Blaney, keynote speaker and counter-IED Chief of the U.S. Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL), catches up with Defence IQ for an update...
UN mission in Afghanistan deplores killing of de-miners
July 12 by United Nations Press OfficeJul 11 2011 The United Nations has strongly condemned the brutal killing of four de-miners in the western Afghan province of Farah, stating that attacks on those who deliver humanitarian ser...