The Trump administration has rolled back the rules on the use of landmines by the US military; however barbed wire is a possible low-tech alternative that has been around for a long time.

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US Army engineers developed a new armoured turret for anti-tank missile gunners, and the US Missile Defense Agency identified Kauai military site as a possible location for its $1.9bn Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii. Army-Technology.com wraps up key stories from January 2020.

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Trump’s decision to loosen rules on the use of landmines and give combatant commanders more control is the latest step-back from international conventions, but it will likely make little difference on the battlefield.

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The modern soldier has at their disposal an unprecedented amount of advanced kit designed to boost both lethality and survivability. Julian Turner takes a closer look at the latest in soldier systems from head to toe, including helmets, vision, body armour, clothing, and leading-edge smart devices.

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US Next-Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) Cross-Functional Team (CFT) director Brigadier General Ross Coffman recently gave an update on the US Army’s plan to replace several vehicles, why they chose to reset the OMFV programme and putting the soldier first.

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As armies look to advance their use of robots, they are faced with the choice of either developing ‘dumb’ software able to follow human instructions, or ‘smart’ technology that can carry out tasks autonomously. Both systems raise questions, as Ross Davies reports.

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Tony Cole, CTO of Attivo Networks, NASA Advisory Council member and (ISC) ² board member, tells Harry Lye how traditional military deception techniques can be adapted for the digital domain to combat cybersecurity threats.

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The British Army has revealed details of the Streetfighter II upgrade to the Challenger 2 tank, featuring anti-tank Brimstone missiles, an enhanced camera suite and Elbit System’s IronVision system.

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In an effort to wean itself from Western dependence the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has folded together 25 companies into one domestic defence giant, EDGE. Harry Lye explores the strategy behind the new company and asks whether the Middle East’s homegrown powerhouse can crack the international defence market.

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In this issue: Why China could gain an edge in the AI arms race, how the UAE’s new defence conglomerate aims to take on the global market, advances in soldier tech from head to toe, dumb vs smart military robots, and more.

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