The UK Government has confirmed that ground-based air defence systems will be placed at six locations surrounding London during the Olympic Games, as the final measures to prepare the city for the 30th Olympiad are announced.

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Collaboration was the word on everyone’s lips at 2012’s Eurosatory Land and Air Defence and Security event in Paris. With the Eurozone crisis hovering above many of the main participants and the drawdown of major conflicts underway, Berenice Baker reports on the ministries of defence and manufacturers alike who are looking to share cost burdens and their existing expertise across a range of defence projects.

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In this issue: The UK’s Olympic military security, top multirole attack helicopters, the technology behind fifth-generation fighter air-to-air missiles, automated coast guards, and more.

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Being prepared for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats is a top Nato priority and coordinating responses requires input from many partners. As Colonel Rainer Schulte, transformation support director at Nato’s JCBRN Defence COE, tells Jim Banks, ensuring global contributors work together and procedures are uniformly implemented is the biggest challenge.

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By announcing an increase of 17% in military spending over the coming year, India has eclipsed China as the world’s largest arms importer; however, most of Asia’s ill-equipped countries are struggling to counter terrorism. Maroof Raza reports.

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Against a backdrop of budget cuts, the UK military is facing logistical challenges, most notably the task of exiting Afghanistan with a diminishing number of assets. Major General (Ret’d) David Shouesmith, former assistant chief of defence staff for logistic operations, tells Abi Millar how financial constraints and operational developments are shaping the evolution of logistical capabilities.

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Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) still present a perilous challenge for soldiers and civilians in Afghanistan, despite Nato forces proposing to withdraw. In response, a new multinationally sourced forensic lab has been installed in Kabul, which could save thousands of lives. Ross Davies speaks to Jim Blackburn of the European Defence Agency to learn more about the project and the latest developments in the counter-IED field.

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Acoustic sensing technology has been used on the battlefield for almost a century, but the latest systems for locating the source of enemy fire are unparalleled in their accuracy, usability and cost-effectiveness. Boomerang III is the latest incarnation of a system first developed for use against Iraqi insurgents, and which is now saving lives in Afghanistan, as Dr Clinton Blackman of the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory tells Jim Banks.

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It is not only the huge, headline-grabbing multinational defence contractors that are equipping the modern warfighter. Small independent firms also play an invaluable role in the development of future soldier technologies. Jono Byrne, head of the Centre for Defence Enterprise, tells Mark Brierley what funding the UK Ministry of Defence provides to this key sector of the industry.

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The global C2/C4ISR market is expected to grow by almost 3% a year up until 2021. ICD Research analyses future trends.

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