GSO, BRI-BAC & BSPP ~ French Homeland Security
On a grey, muggy Parisian afternoon in June a gunman entered an office and took two occupants hostage… GSO and BRI were... Read More
Helicopter Focus ~ Japan Ground Self-Defence Force
The 1st Airborne Brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) is an elite formation whose speciality is parachute and heliborne operations,... Read More
KASOTC Jordan ~ World-Class SpecOps Training
Conceived by His Majesty in the early years of the millennium, Jordan’s King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) was designed... Read More
Spotted At SOFEX ~ JMSS Al-Mared
Previously only seen in model form, Jordan’s new Al-Mared 8×8 Armoured Personnel Carrier was one of the stars of SOFEX 2018 with... Read More
Paratrooper Focus ~ Japan Ground Self-Defence Force
The blue wintry sky was filled with green canopies as parachutists floated steadily to the ground; overhead, Kawasaki C-1 and Lockheed Martin... Read More
Spotted At SOFEX ~ JLVM Al-Wahsh
First unveiled in prototype form at SOXEX 2016, several production examples of Jordan’s Al-Wahsh 4×4 Protected Patrol Vehicle were on display at... Read More
Infantry Focus ~ Italian 9º Reggimento Fanteria
Late in 2017, while in Latvia covering the first roulement of the Canadian-led eFP (enhanced Forward Presence) multinational NATO battlegroup based at... Read More
Escape & Evasion ~The Comet Line and MI9 Pt.1
In this first in a series of Escape & Evasion articles we briefly look at the difficulties and challenges faced by Allied... Read More
RAID ~ French National Police Special Forces
The day before the Eurosatory 2018 defence and security expo opened at Villepinte in Northern Paris, four elite Police and Army Special... Read More
Armour Album ~ RAID NEXTER TITUS
The NEXTER TITUS is a highly mobile 6×6 armoured vehicle capable of transporting ten personnel plus three crew in high threat environments... Read More