Monthly Archive: Giugno 2020

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the phrase “RPAV (Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicle) Operator”? The IAF’s RPAV units began their journey in the IAF many years ago. However, they have just recently been exposed to the public eye. The RPAV Operator’s role is to operate an aircraft from…

Threat levels are rising due to the increasing development and dissemination of Anti Access / Area Denial means. European air forces and navies need to prepare themselves for potential large-scale high tempo operations in contested environments. To maintain air superiority and minimize attrition lev…

HMAS Anzac has joined HMAS Arunta as the second Anzac Class Frigate to undergo the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program upgrade.

Anzac recently sailed to her homeport of Fleet Base West, Garden Island, Western Australia, where she was joined by her sister ship Arunta who completed the progr…

Since the long-distance maneuver to Northwest China’s desert regions was held in mid-May, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) paratroopers have held intensive tactical drills and mock battles in June, Chinese military media revealed on Tuesday.

A PLA airborne brigade held the exercises deep in…

A key aspect of Yemen’s civil war has been the extensive use of ballistic missiles, far more than any other conflict in recent history. With the assistance of Iran, Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired hundreds of ballistic missiles, along with cruise missiles and drones, to strike Arab coalition bases,…

Establishing long-range tactical communications for U.S. troops in remote locations currently requires giant parabolic dishes, tall pole-mounted antennas, large antenna domes, and high-power amplifiers. Besides their significant weight, power, and cost (SWAP-C), these antennas present large visual a…