A recently leaked white paper suggests the Australian military intends to focus more strongly on protecting the country's AUD380bn oil, mining and gas industry. What threats have triggered these new plans and how does the Australian Defence Force intend to implement them?

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In the years since the break up of the Soviet Union, Britain has played – and continues to play – a critical role in nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. Dr Gareth Evans asks why, at a time of severe defence spending cuts back home, does it make sense to maintain such an active role in post-cold war disarmament.

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Highly disciplined and highly revered, the cult of the sniper is celebrated within modern armed forces. The emergence of new technology, simplifying the art of the "lock-and-launch" procedure, has proved to be controversial.

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In this issue: The development of electromagnetic pulse-like weapons, the benefits of crowd sourcing for developing future technologies, how allegations of corruption and political machinations are disrupting progress in Iraq and much more.

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A new partnership of industry heavyweights, including BAE, QinetiQ, Permali Gloucester, MIRA and Sigmatex, has set its sights on developing advanced materials to protect soldiers. While IEDs remain the Taliban's favourite and most effective method of disabling fighting vehicles and soldiers, Dr Gareth Evans reports on a new multifaceted approach to improving ballistic protection.

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Despite mass investment in the system, GPS still encounters problems in the face of jamming equipment or a simple natural canyon. Locata, the company behind the revolutionary reference truth positioning system LocataNet, believe they have a solution to the US Department of Defense's woes.

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Up to 190 soldiers recently participated in the UK's largest ever virtual simulation exercise, changing the common perception that military drills consist solely of rigorous exploits in bleak conditions.

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With economical constraints, political powers and differing terrains changing the recognisable face of war, armed forces have had to adapt. The future of force protection is approaching, with open architecture, remote operations and even synthetic biology on the agenda.

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The future make-up of armed forces around the world became clearer as the UK was forced to announce further redundancies, while Russia looked at robotic replacements. Army-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from January 2013.

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The UK Government's newly released Biological Non-Proliferation Programme supports research into 'dual-use' pathogens, biological agents that could potentially be used as weapons of mass destruction, as well as collaboration with former weapons scientists. Julian Turner looks at the potential implications.

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