The global financial crisis is not all bad news for defence-related SMEs in the UK and US. Anthony Beachey reports.

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Medical military shelters have come of age. Now they can do a lot more than provide a roof over your head, as Gareth Evans discovers.

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As the arms trade continues to defy the recession, Paul French asks who is buying and why?

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The global defence industry meets in Paris this June for Eurosatory 2010, the world's pre-eminent military expo. Daniel Garrun takes a closer look at two light protected patrol vehicles (LPPVs) that are vying for one of the UK's top contracts.

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As the modern-day theatre changes beyond recognition so too do military tactics and objectives of established armies. In the light of a report published in November 2009 suggesting that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's naval force is now gearing itself towards asymmetric warfare, Andy Oppenheimer asks what technologies and operational strategies are being developed by manufacturers and governments, and how much more work needs to be done to defend against this evolving threat?

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Andrew Simpson looks at past, present and future protected vehicle designs for Nato forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. He discovers that efforts to improve lightness and manoeuvrability without compromising safety and potency have proved heavy going.

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Planning and executing the movement and maintenance of military forces requires massive management resources. How can commanding officers use their resources to best respond? Andy Oppenheimer investigates.

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The latest vehicle and body armour that the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is producing for UK troops.

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Night vision may enable coalition forces to see in the dark, but they don't want to shed light on its technology. Nic Paton talks to Steven Bowns about how night vision capability is considered such a strategic advantage that coalition forces are going to great lengths to protect it.

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Eurosatory 2010 will include a full programme of conferences, workshops and special features. It will once again gather international experts and the major players from the defence and security sectors and offer the opportunity to meet them in Paris from 14-18 June 2010.

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