From frigates run on bio-fuels to huge solar farms powering military bases, the US military is investing billions in renewable energy initiatives. Hundreds of projects are currently underway, both at home and abroad, which will drastically reduce the military’s dependency on traditional oil-based fuel. Could this military innovation eventually transfer across into the commercial sector and contribute to a greener planet?

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In this issue: Russia’s threat to cut the US off from vital rocket engine supplies, Michelin’s new anti-landmine tyre, the best designs for military flying trucks, new criticism of the F-35’s stealth capabilities, the grand entrance of HMS Queen Elizabeth and more.

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Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated an alternative warhead for its Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System designed to deliver the same effect as cluster munitions but without the lingering danger of unexploded ordnance. As the US has never signed up to the international Convention on Cluster Munitions, what is the aim of this programme, and is the alternative really a humanitarian option?

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This edition of Latest In Defence features technology unveiled around the time of the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris. Duke Airborne Systems unveils a pioneering remote weapons system for use on helicopters, Lockheed shows how a new armoured vehicle turret can launch missiles designed for use on aircraft, and Raytheon has completed flight testing its small diameter bomb.

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Military hybrid flying trucks, or road-capable aircraft, may offer a future solution to the problem of delivering troops and logistics to otherwise inaccessible regions by ground and air. As one impressive technology demonstrator takes its maiden flight and others take shape, how do their capabilities compare, and do they really improve on current alternatives such as heavy lift helicopters?

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In this issue: Brazil’s move on the international defence market, keeping non-lethal weapons safe, the future of the British defence industry as an era of mega-projects ends, the latest in close-in weapon systems and more

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The world has seen some strange military weapons over the last century and, despite dozens of outright failures, a number of initially strange concepts have become reality. From Bat Bombs and exploding rats to coal torpedoes and the skunk weapon, Army-technology.com reveals some of the world’s strangest weapons.

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Iraq is in crisis following attacks by the ISIS Sunni militant group, North Korea test-fires precision-guided missiles and Jinnah International Airport is attacked by militants. Army-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from June.

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US officials have signalled their intention to stop the production, purchase and stockpiling of anti-personnel landmines, marking a significant breakthrough for the 15-year-old Mine Ban Treaty. An announcement was made by the US ambassador to Mozambique last Friday at the Mine Ban Treaty’s Third Review Conference in Maputo.

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Arms embargoes are implemented by countries or international organisations as a means to establish peace and maintain security. Army-technology profiles the longest ongoing arms embargoes by the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN).

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