With global tensions and threats on the rise, militaries must adapt to current trends in the market and environment.

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Ground robotics systems are increasingly being tested for integration into the force structures of militaries. Although their market is now growing quickly, their introduction has not been an easy process.

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The UK’s main battle tank, the Challenger 2 is coming to the end of its life after 20 years in service. Now leaks suggest the vehicle is about to be scrapped with no replacement.

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Following a report in The Times that military chiefs are drawing up plans to axe the UK’s fleet of main battle tanks (MBTs) and armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) in favour of attack aviation and cyber capabilities, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) land warfare research analyst Nick Reynolds told Army Technology this was not the time to declare MBTs as a ‘lost cause and walk away’.

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Modernising soldiers’ equipment hasn’t followed the same pace as that of platforms, starting from the platform centric era to the network-centric of today.

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The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has caused world economies to stagnate and many countries’ gross domestic product (GDP) to crash. As nations come to terms with the repercussions of the outbreak, priorities will likely shift and defence budgets suffer. Army Technology spoke to International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) Senior Fellow for Defence Economics Fenella McGerty about the outlook for the top five countries with the highest defence spend in 2019.

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Designed with the US Army in mind, Parrot’s recently announced ANAFI USA combines ruggedness with cybersecurity built from the hardware level. Harry Lye spoke to the company to get the inside track on its new professional drone.

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From Army Warfighting Experiments to Map the Gap, Digital Concepts Engineering has become a key player in the uncrewed systems space. Harry Lye spoke to the company about its work for the British Armed Forces.

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Warfare, and more specifically the way it is viewed throughout the last century, has certainly come a long way since the two World Wars. From trench warfare to Blitzkrieg, the necessity to keep adapting and modernizing to global threats is paramount to national governing bodies. The 21st century is no different, for a new era of warfare is now on the horizon.

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Combat experiences from the areas of operations around the world have shown that although soldiers are equipped with state of the art electronic equipment, the energy requirements have increased exponentially, making their powering cumbersome, while providing the means to keep those systems operational has increased the overall logistical requirements.

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