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Issue 6 - May 2012
2012 20112010
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Market Outlook

Lord Robertson, former Secretary of State for Defence
With the recent introduction of the UK Bribery Act, we find out from Lord Robertson what an important part good ethics and transparency should be playing in the defence industry in the UK and abroad.

 
Future Soldier

Dr Clinton Blackman, operational support and experimentation team, DSTL
Sophisticated acoustic sensing technology developed in partnership with Raytheon BBN Technologies is allowing soldiers to identify and engage enemy fire more accurately and efficiently than ever before.

 
IEDs

Jim Blackburn, assistant capability director, European Defence Agency
In order the successfully tackle IEDs, a great deal of cooperation and collaboration is needed to share the knowledge gained around the world. The EDA has collated European counter-IED knowledge and is now using it for a number of new projects.

 
CBRNe

Lieutenant Colonel David Cooper, Joint CBRN Defence Centre of Excellence, Nato
Assessing the capabilities and training practices at the Nato CBRN Defence Centre of Excellence given ever-changing unconventional threats.

 
 
 
Communications

David Lascelles, deputy head DCNS, ISS Programmes, UK MoD
We find out about the future beyond line of sight programme (BLOS) and what it means for Anglo-French milsatcom cooperation.

 
UAVs & UGVs

Major Lawrence B. Green II, UAS specialist, US Marine Corps
Major Green gives us an overview of current UAV operations in Afghanistan and the future advances that are likely to be implemented; including communications relay and hyperspectral imaging.

 

Logistics

Major General (ret'd) David Shouesmith, UK MoD
Major General Shouesmith asks what are the driving forces behind logistics process design, capabilities and engagement, using Iraq and Afghanistan as examples.

 

Naval capabilities

  • Introduction: Protecting the Strait of Hormuz
  • Case study: The Royal Navy's Type-45 destroyer
  • Minesweeping and detection, and the requirement for patrol vessels.
  • Protecting commercial shipping and maritime safety.

 

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