All articles by Claire Apthorp

Visualising electronic warfare

There is no doubting that the modern battlespace generates vast quantities of data and that commanders struggle both to capture…
Rise of the ultra-light military vehicle

Globally, special forces are continuing to bear the brunt of deployed operations and as a result, there is a continuing…
How supercomputing could change warfare forever with HPE

Earlier in the year Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced that it had been awarded a large $57m contract from the…
Stingray: the long road to a successful navy UAS

After what could be best described as a number of false starts the US Navy is now seemingly on its…
UV explosion: rapid evolution results in all shapes and sizes

When they first began to enter the military toolkit in significant numbers in the 1990s, it quickly became apparent that…

Big bang: smart helmets prevent hearing loss

Armed forces personnel is exposed to significant amounts of noise throughout their service life: from the big bangs and blasts…
From Trump to Brexit, what will the defence landscape look like in 2018?

From uncertainty around Brexit, Trump in the White House and the threat posed by rising powers in the East to…
Inside Patriot: missile defence in the spotlight

The increased pace of ballistic missile testing by the regime in North Korea has forced countries in the region to…
Sifting strains to understand the threat of military targeted malware

Governments, military forces and critical national infrastructure organisations typically deal with some of the most sophisticated cyber threats in use…
Sizing up the latest trends in soldier armour

The priority for body armour is to save the wearer’s life in the face of battlefield threats, from gunfire to…