Aside from remote naval assets, what technologies are being used to ensure port security remains robust at all times? Researchers Ronald Kessel, Tom Pastore, Karna Bryan and Chris Strode from the Nato Undersea Research Centre investigate.

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In a warzone, the base is the closest thing to home for service personnel. Attacks from mortar, bombs or enemy fire are accepted as a daily threat, but an attack from within the base itself has become a major concern. Such attacks not only threaten life, but also destabilise the confidence of troops on the ground. Colonel Richard Kemp tells Jim Banks what can be done to keep insurgents out.

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Bertram Beaulieu of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency tells us about promoting GEOINT within the industry.

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The effective collection and dissemination of information is vital to the success of operations and safety in the field. As modern combat becomes increasingly complex, and the enemy increasingly sophisticated, battlefield telecommunication strategies need to rise to the challenge, as David Jimenez, Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center associate director for systems engineering, reports.

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Ruggedised technology, such as computers and laptops, are delivering high-tech products to the frontline. These systems offer greater reliability and are proving to be another resource in battle. In this special report, DSSI looks at the evolution of ruggedised technology from the simple laptop to the controlling server and considers the issues when looking to make such acquisitions.

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Canada is working on procuring an integrated soldier system for its dismounted soldiers. Lieutenant-Colonel Jacques Levesque, ISSP project manager, answers DSSI's questions on the subject.

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When disaster strikes, causing a humanitarian crisis, the response must be immediate, appropriate and well organised. This ensures that the suffering of the greatest number of people is alleviated by the effective delivery of relief. Colonel Aaron Geduldig, division chief of the Joint Logistics Operations Center, explains to DSSI how coordinating the response in challenging conditions and across different agencies requires decisiveness and military precision, and why information is the key to making ground operations count.

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Does offsetting distort the military market? Robin Ashby and Adam Dempsey of the UK Defence Forum investigate.

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The Middle East's largest defence and security exhibition takes place in early 2011. We explore why all eyes will be on the United Arab Emirates this February.

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Albrecht Müller talks to Royal Netherlands Army spokesman lieutenant colonel DWM Detlev Simons about the impact the Panzerhaubitze self-propelled howitzer has had on operations in Afghanistan.

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