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Defense Update Issue 2, 2007 |
Modern Combat Gear for the Infantry New trends in infantry gear: Combat experience in the war against terror has reshaped military thinking.  |
National Defense July 2005 Michael Peck |
Army Developed Urban Tactics, but Lacked Doctrine Urban warfare did not receive concentrated U.S. Army attention until the 1990s, despite a wealth of experience gained during conflicts spanning more than half a century.  |
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006 |
The role of Armor in Urban Combat Mutually supporting combined arms (armor-infantry) tactical element can achieve success while keeping casualties to a minimum... Improving visibility when "buttoned up" in tanks... Enhancing tank survivability in urban combat... Tank firepower adapted for urban warfare... etc.  |
Defense Update Issue 4, 2004 |
Land Warrior & Stryker Warrior Programs The goal of Land Warrior is to enhance a soldier's mobility, situational awareness, lethality, sustainability and survivability.  |
National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron |
Army Revises Doctrine for Modular Brigades Caught between the pressures of war in the Middle East and the need to reorganize, the U.S. Army is juggling new methods of combat training while rewriting the rulebook for equipment and tactics.  |
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005 |
C4 for the Battalion Level When embedded in armored fighting vehicles, or infantry combat suits, Battle Management Systems (BMS) become the basic level of the tactical C4I network.  |
Defense Update Issue 4, 2004 |
Future Force Warrior Infantry Combat Suite Future Force Warrior is designed as an integrated "system of systems," as part of the army transformation to a soldier-centric force which will complement and fully integrate with the Future Combat Systems.  |
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005 |
Advanced Weapon's Sights Improve Infantry Firepower, Accuracy In an effort to improve the accuracy and effect of small arms, modern armies are equipping their infantry soldiers with optical weapon's sights, previously used exclusively by Special Forces.  |
National Defense June 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
More Than Technology Is Needed to Win Wars As events unfold in Iraq, much second-guessing goes on in Washington, not just about the overall U.S. strategy or lack thereof, but also on whether the hundreds of billions of dollars allocated every year to weapon systems are being spent on the right things.  |
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Urban Battles Highlight Shortfalls in Soldier Communications The chaotic door-to-door warfare seen in Iraq offers glaring proof that dismounted U.S. troops need better communications devices, experts contend. When radios failed, soldiers resorted to the only available and reliable form of communication: screaming.  |
Parameters Autumn 2007 Christopher M. Schnaubelt |
Whither the RMA? The present Department of Defense (DOD) focus on technological solutions to increase capabilities may be misguided by a vision of a high-tech Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA).  |
National Defense June 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Redefining Combat Among the hard lessons the U.S. Army is learning in Iraq is that the line between "major combat" and "stability operations" is blurred, at best, and that the enemy gets to decide when the war is finally over.  |
National Defense February 2013 Paul J. Kern |
U.S. Troops Deserve a Competitive Equipment Advantage The Army can take advantage of commercial competitive practices for fast-moving technologies, rather than lengthy bureaucratic processes. The armed forces should have the best capability when they need it -- and at a more affordable price in a time of lean defense budgets.  |
National Defense October 2011 Sandra I. Erwin |
Pentagon Should Think Twice Before It Cuts Ground Forces, Historians Warn In the wake of every conflict since World War II, ground troops have been declared obsolete. And each time, the prognosticators have been wrong, says military historian John C. McManus.  |
Defense Update Issue 2, 2005 |
Force Protection Systems and Technology Modern armies are tasked with peacekeeping, security, and stabilization operations, primarily in low intensity conflicts. The procedures, tactics, and technology used for force protection should reflect this reality.  |
National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron |
Army Still Needs World-Class `Red Force' in Training Centers Standing by his decision to send the service's elite training troops to fight in Iraq, a senior Army official said he is considering changing the structure and use of the units that so far have been assigned to play the enemy's role in large-scale exercises.  |
National Defense October 2011 Grace V. Jean |
Army Deploying Robotic 'Mule' To Troops in Afghanistan The Army is deploying an unmanned ground vehicle to troops in Afghanistan for a several-month long evaluation in combat operations.  |
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006 |
Urban Combat -- The Israeli Experience Recent conflicts are challenging the world's military powers with urban low-intensity conflict (urban-LIC) warfare... Stealth operations in LIC... New equipment fielded by israeli forces... Subterranean warfare... Rocket and mortar (RAM) attacks... etc.  |
National Defense June 2006 Grace Jean |
Commandos see expanded mission portfolio To boost its unconventional warfare capabilities, Canada is revamping its special operations military organization and emphasizing counter-terrorism skills in elite unit training programs.  |
National Defense April 2009 Grace V. Jean |
Low-Tech Needs Trump High-Tech Dreams Forget the latest and greatest technologies. U.S. special operations forces want tried-and-tested combat gear that they can easily take from one country to another.  |
Defense Update Issue 2, 2006 |
Israel Infantry to be Modernization to with New Weapons, Combat Suits Israel's ITL Optronics Company is offering a complete line of infantry combat suits, ready for deployment.  |
Parameters Autumn 2004 Sergio Catignani |
Motivating Soldiers: The Example of the Israeli Defense Forces Combat motivation is a key factor in enabling conventional armies to win conflicts; in Israel's case, it has been referred to as the `secret weapon' of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).  |
National Defense February 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Foreign Policy Ambition Overlooks War Lessons The Obama administration has endorsed a major expansion of ground forces, and a surge in military capabilities to conduct "irregular" warfare against non-state actors.  |
National Defense March 2006 James A. Gavrilis |
Army Must Address Irregular Warfare Needs The Army's largest-ever modernization program, the Future Combat Systems (FCS), is expected to deliver a kit bag of new capabilities for the tactical force. It's easy to see how FCS technologies will provide a clear advantage in the conventional fight, but it is less clear how this program will improve capabilities in unconventional warfare.  |
National Defense August 2007 Grace Jean |
Defense Technologies for an Uncertain Future The United States is at a crossroads when it comes to developing defense technologies for a future that seems obscure at best.  |
Parameters November 2004 Scott Boston |
Toward a Protected Future Force The US Army plans to introduce its next-generation ground force quickly, starting with an experimental battalion by the end of the decade and a full brigade--called a Unit of Action--in 2014.  |
National Defense January 2008 Sandra I. Erwin |
In the Army, Why Can't Soldiers Be Customers? Nowhere do companies find it more difficult to concentrate on true customer needs than in the Army procurement system.  |
National Defense October 2014 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
How New Strategy to Defeat ISIS Can Work President Obama's stated objectives are to degrade and destroy ISIS. Although, this goal sounds reasonable on the surface, the president's language does not provide sufficient criteria to formulate military objectives.  |
National Defense February 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Training to Shift Emphasis to Dismounted Soldier The Army's training programs have been too vehicle-centric and have not focused enough on the dismounted soldier, particularly in urban combat. That will change in the future, said Brig. Gen. Stephen Seay, Army program executive officer for simulation, training and instrumentation.  |
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006 |
The Challenges of Command and Control in Urban Operations In the past, offensive military operations have usually been conducted in urban environments only when unavoidable, but conflicts are shifting into the cities, where terrorists and insurgents find safe havens.  |
PC Magazine October 19, 2004 Matthew D. Sarrel |
Full Spectrum Warrior Full Spectrum Warrior lets players lead two squads of men into urban antiterrorist combat in this tactical action game.  |
National Defense February 2005 Tiron & Pappalardo |
Sharper Focus On Special Operators Seen Worldwide Special operations forces around the world are being molded in the image of the elite military units of the United States, a development that is likely to shape future coalitions.  |
National Defense July 2004 Roxana Tiron |
Heavy Armor Gains Clout in Urban Combat An ongoing debate within the U.S. Army is whether to revise its tactics and doctrine for the employment of heavy armored vehicles in urban areas.  |
IEEE Spectrum March 2006 C. A. Fowler |
Asymmetric Warfare: A Primer The armed forces of United States are the most capable military ever assembled. Are they designed, however, to handle a determined insurgency? Here's a look using famous engineer Frederick W. Lanchester's Mathematics in Warfare as a guide.  |
Defense Update Issue 2, 2007 |
Arming the Attack Helicopter for Asymmetric Warfare Adequately protected and armed, attack helicopters can rapidly deploy as called for by the situation -- even low intensive combat missions..  |
National Defense July 2005 Harold Kennedy |
Marines Seek Better Training, Gear for Urban Combat The U.S. Marine Corps is shifting its emphasis to preparing Marines to fight in urban areas, in addition to deserts, mountains and jungles.  |
National Defense December 2011 |
Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Readers respond to articles about army modernization and reworking the defense budget.  |
National Defense July 2007 Grace Jean |
Investments Should Target Urban Warfare Despite all the leaps and bounds the nation has made in defense technologies to claim military dominance, there is still one domain that has proven elusive: the urban battlefield.  |
National Defense September 2007 Grace Jean |
Small Unit Leaders Need Better Training Marine Corps planners have begun a series of combat experiments designed to sharpen the skills of dismounted troops.  |
Parameters Summer 2008 Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. |
Making Revolutionary Change: Airpower in COIN Today The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are air wars as well as ground wars. Airpower has played a critical role in counterinsurgency combat.  |
National Defense January 2006 Grace Jean |
Navy Reshuffle Will Move Thousands Of Sailors to Brown-Water Duties The Navy plans to tackle terrorism and other unconventional threats via a massive reorganization that will shift thousands of sailors from traditional duties. This new approach will permit the sea service to conduct operations on land and close up in shallow water.  |
National Defense October 2006 Grace Jean |
Armies Around Globe Trotting out High-tech Warrior Ensembles In as little as two years, soldiers will begin wearing kits designed to seamlessly accommodate and connect all their advanced gadgets and weapons, effectively turning each individual into an informational "node" within the larger troop network.  |
National Defense February 2009 Grace V. Jean |
Equipment Shortages Undercut U.S. Special Operations Forces The U.S. Special Operations Command has seen its budget and personnel nearly double since 2001. But analysts caution that the command may be stretching itself thin because it has not acquired enough additional equipment to support a larger force.  |
Defense Update Issue 2, 2006 |
Israel Refine R&D to Support Asymmetric Warfare Resulting from lessons learned during years of low intensity conflict in an urban environment, the Israel Defense Forces is expanding its capabilities and autonomy at tactical levels.  |
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 Christopher J. Toomey |
Army Digitization: Making it Ready for Prime Time The Army's commitment to creating a digitized force elicits some key questions about how the Army will make the transition from an analog force in the face of rapidly changing technology while maintaining the capability to meet key strategic and operational challenges.  |
National Defense January 2015 Valerie Insinna |
Ultra Light Combat Vehicle Could Buck Trend of Slow Truck Procurement If everything goes to plan, the Army could field about 300 ultra light combat vehicles by the end of fiscal year 2016.  |
National Defense March 2012 Stew Magnuson |
Army, Marine Corps Face Pitfalls When it Comes to Modernizing Equipment As budgets tighten and the military reduces ground forces, the Marine Corps' failed attempt to field the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle may serve as a case study for those hoping to modernize military equipment.  |
National Defense March 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Special Forces' Skills `Needed More Than Ever' Experts are questioning whether the Pentagon is making the best use of highly skilled special operations forces in the nation's war against extremist Islamic groups.  |
National Defense January 2016 Stew Magnuson |
Marines Prepare to Fight at Sea, on the Ground, From the Air After more than a decade of slogging counterinsurgency warfare, the Marine Corps is preparing for the conflicts of the future.  |
Defense Update Issue 4, 2004 |
Personal Role Radio Modern intra-squad specialized Personal Role Radios offer effective communications within the squad and between combat teams, enabling effective dismounted infantry operations at a level previously reserved only for Special Forces.  |