COIN
The role of rotary wing in Colombia
January 18 by Major General Emiro Barrios (Ret)Highlighting the crucial role played by the Blackhawk and Bell helicopter fleets used by the Colombian Army in the dynamic irregular warfare that lead to the mass demobilization of the FARC.
Managing COIN expectations: Why modern militaries struggle with insurgency
November 26 by Tom WeinAs Britain and America have discovered in recent years, countering an insurgency is one of the toughest challenges a military can face. Even the best trained forces in the world, assisted by the wor...
Airborne Counter-Narcotic and COIN Operations Gain a Foothold in Latin America
July 21 by Neil WaghornWith the controversial public announcement that former Mexican Presidents Ernesto Zedillo and Vicente Fox both support the legalisation of drugs in order to end Mexico’s protracted drug wars,...
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...
Global Military Helicopters Market Insight: Driving New Opportunities and Business Models
June 28 by Defence IQ DigitalThe recent Special Operations mission conducted by the U.S. Seal Team Six (ST6) to acquire and terminate a high-value target by a highly specialised task force involved the use of the Sikorsky MH60...
Airborne Non-traditional ISR Lends a Hand to Modern Counter-insurgency Campaigns
June 23 by Samantha TannerNon-traditional Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance technologies are designed to respond to an increased need for accurate, real-time intel in today's counter-insurgency campaigns. Currentl...
Defence IQ Library: "Modern Insurgencies and Counter-insurgencies", by Ian FW Beckett
June 22 by Neil WaghornModern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies: Guerrillas and their Opponents since 1750 is a worthy addition to an underdeveloped area of strategy. The events of September 11th and the War on Terror h...
Precision NATO Air Strikes in Libya - The Other Side of Counter-insurgency
June 21 by Neil WaghornFaced with ongoing NATO air attacks, the Gaddafi regime has increasingly been using tactics more commonly associated with insurgency groups and rebellions rather than developed states. NATO precisio...
Afghanistan: UN urges greater civilian protection after bloodiest month
June 13 by United Nations Press OfficeLast month was the most violent for civilians in Afghanistan in recent years as attacks by insurgents intensified, the United Nations mission in the country said today, reiterating its call for grea...
'Libyanistan': 5 Strategies We Should Have Followed - And Still Aren't
April 27 by Bruno VanasseOn the morning of September 11, 2001, I was in Boston on advanced consulting training at the corporate headquarters of the business consulting firm I was working for at the time. That day the traini...
Will Coalition Troops Be Allowed to Use Special Forces Technology to Counter IED Attacks?
April 19 by Alex ShoneIn Afghanistan, population-centric operations to increase Afghan human security and support for the Coalition are being underpinned by high-end technological efforts that directly target the insurge...