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Royal Marines want greater stopping power, improvements to SA80
August 01 by Defence IQ DigitalHaving recently hung up his beret, a former Royal Marine and supporting element to the Special Forces opened up on the topic of British small arms as Defence IQ asked him for his assessment of standar...
US Navy Admiral says demand will increase for Special Ops forces
August 09 by US Department of DefenseSpecial operations forces will become more important in the future, said Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson, who turned over the reins of U.S. Special Operations Command today. Navy Adm. William H. McRaven...
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...
Special Forces Interest Sparked by Navy SEAL Raid on bin Laden Compound
June 21 by Defence IQ PressThe role of special forces On 2 May 2011, US Navy SEALs flew from Afghanistan to the Pakistani city of Abbottabad and initiated an assault on the compound being used as a hideout by the Al Q...
Balancing an Imperfect Relationship Between Special Forces and Their Rotary Wing Assets
May 31 by Neil WaghornThe US special forces night time raid, launched deep inside Pakistan against Osama Bin Laden, has been heralded by US officials as a ‘perfect operation’. This ‘perfect’ raid,...
Fox and Hague respond to Iranian weapons seizure in Afghanistan
March 10 by Defence IQDefence Secretary Dr Liam Fox and Foreign Secretary William Hague have issued statements following reports that Iranian-made weapons destined for the Taliban have been seized by UK Special Forces....