Foreword

Two years ago, meetings with various industry people led to us developing a new project from Soldier Modernisation, www.soldiermod.com. For 20 years we have looked at the dismounted soldier and the systems that improve their effectiveness. The crossover is that more systems on vehicles protect frontline troops leading to a lighter, more effective unit on the ground. And so Military Vehicle Systems evolved https://militaryvehiclesystems.com and we are now on our 5th issue.

Our programmes section has been totally updated, allowing you to view what countries are purchasing and developing worldwide. This is available online in its entirety and selected countries in the centre of this journal. We have some interesting pieces from the US Army's DEVCOM looking at their new armaments developments for L-UAS, we look at how the Canadian Government is developing a new strategy and development program. EDA reviews how AIRMEDEVAC contributes to EU defence; Australian Army soldiers start training on their new engineering vehicles, plus more from DARPA and the New Zealand Army.

Looking at onboard systems we have information on radar from Echodyne, widely used by many manufacturers as part of larger systems, as well as on its own. Aselsan and Electro Optic Systems look at hard and soft kill drone systems, Domo Tactical look at Mesh Telecom systems and the benefits this allows to vehicles and ground troops. Invisio looks at their Link and Control communication products for effective communication in the field. ST Engineering reviews varied products from their vast catalogue, Tony White from Ultra PCS looks at battlefield electrification. Plus views from Raytheon ELCAN, Thales and new connector tech from ODU.

Thank you for reading the journal, or online, if you have any views please email me, good or bad, as it improves the project.

Robbie
Editor, Military Vehicle Systems
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