China test fires DF-41 ballistic missile, Boeing secures $1.5bn contract to upgrade Apache helicopters, Switzerland lifts ban on arms export to Middle East. Army-technology.com wraps up key headlines from April 2016.

The post April’s top stories: China’s missile test, Boeing Apache helicopters deal appeared first on Army Technology.

While methods to detect weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) have improved with advances in satellite technology, there is still no substitute for on-site inspections. This could be set to change with the advent of increasingly accurate technologies including antineutrino detection, which could pinpoint WMDs at distance using their energy signature. Claire Apthorp reports.

The post Sniffed out: New technologies to detect weapons of mass destruction appeared first on Army Technology.

After a long wait, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) wound up publishing its 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) mere days after Europe’s worst terrorist attack in a decade. Although terrorism had been high on the government’s threat assessment radar for some time, the events in Paris brought home just how radically the UK armed forces’ defence posture must shift as it looks into the coming decade. Claire Apthorp reports on UK’s defence plans.

The post Time to turn and face: analysing the UK Defence review 2015 appeared first on Army Technology.

In this issue: The US defence budget for 2017, the case for consolidation in Europe, precision airdrops with the US military’s JPADS, the UK’s future flying training, the latest progress in the US Navy’s biofuels project and more

The post Global Defence Technology: Issue 62 appeared first on Army Technology.

The Pentagon has warned against further consolidation amongst American defence companies following Lockheed Martin’s $9bn grab for Sikorsky. With fewer competitors in the market, will acquisition competitions lose their edge? And what can be done to prevent innovation becoming a casualty of monopoly? Dr Gareth Evans reports.

The post Defence mergers: could growing monopolies signal the end of innovation? appeared first on Army Technology.

Harris secures position on US Army's $12.7bn contract for manpack radios, the UN resolves to impose sanctions on North Korea and US DoD approves decision to open military combat positions for women. Army-technology.com wraps up key headlines from March.

The post March’s top stories: Harris $12.7bn radio deal, UN sanctions on North Korea appeared first on Army Technology.

In November, the British Army wrapped up trials of its newest operational medical capability, a new modular Role 3 field hospital supplied by Marshall Aerospace and Defence. The new hospital, in addition to providing all the department expected of a conventional trauma hospital, also includes the ability to treat victims involved in chemical or biological attacks – a capability British field hospitals have never had before. Claire Apthorp reports.

The post Inside the British Army’s new front-line field hospital appeared first on Army Technology.

The US Army has decided to replace the 9mm Beretta M9, sparking a furious search for the next-generation firearm.

The post Lock and load: a new handgun for the US Army appeared first on Army Technology.

What does the ground vehicle of tomorrow look like? If the direction of current research and development projects led the likes of GE and Qinetiq is any indication, they will increasingly utilise electric innovation throughout their architecture, as Claire Apthorp finds out.

The post Greener, cleaner & less explosive: the rise of military electric vehicles appeared first on Army Technology.

In this issue: India’s defence relationship with Russia and the US, the UK’s strategic shift, the future of directed energy weapons, improving connectivity at military bases, progress of the US Navy’s electrification programme, how the US Air Force is tackling violence, and more.

The post Global Defence Technology: Issue 61 appeared first on Army Technology.