Military Technology 04/2021

Contents MILITARY TECHNOLOGY Editorial The Merkel Legacy?...................................................................................... 1 TimMahon, Editor-in-Chief Guest Editorial Communications in a Multi-Polar world...................................................... 5 Thomas Stepanski, Director of Sales, Tactical Communications, Rohde & Schwarz Comment Missed Opportunities. .................................................................................. 6 Marty Kauchak Russia and the West: Partnership or Confrontation? ................................ 7 Robert Czulda THEME: Naval Warfare Manned and Ready. ...................................................................................... 8 Marty Kauchak The European Patrol Corvette: a Maritime Milestone?............................ 12 Caterina Tani Mechanised Marines. ................................................................................. 15 Stephen WMiller The Evolution of the RHIB........................................................................... 19 Massimo Annati Israel’s Corvettes – the Backbone of the Fleet. ........................................ 22 Marco Giulio Barone Russia’s Projekt 20386 MERKURIY Corvette Programme. ..................... 24 David Saw The Challenges Confronting Latin American Navies. .............................. 25 Santiago Rivas CHARLES de GAULLE CSG Sharpens ASW Skills.................................... 29 Lee Willett Non-lethal Options in the Maritime Environment..................................... 30 Massimo Annati Much More than Amphibious – the Enhanced SAN GIUSTO LPDs. ........ 33 Marco Giulio Barone Sharing is Caring: CESMO at Work............................................................ 35 Thomas Withington Turkey’s Maritime Environment and Major Naval Programmes. ............ 39 Sinan Altinel Assimilation – COLLINS-class Submarines Face Race Against Time.... 43 Tim Fish Features Recent Developments in Small Arms and Ammunition. .......................... 46 Peter Donaldson European Procurement – Politics and Policies......................................... 54 Marco Giulio Barone Polish Defence Policy: 2021 and Beyond. ................................................. 60 Robert Czulda The US Army’s Project Convergence........................................................ 63 Stephen WMiller A Tale of Two Years – Ruminating on DSEI 2021. ..................................... 65 TimMahon Humanitarian Demining in Coastal Waters............................................... 67 Massimo Annati Letters Letter from America.................................................................................... 52 Marty Kauchak Letter from Brussels................................................................................... 53 Caterina Tani C4ISR Forum The Final Cut?.............................................................................................. 69 Thomas Withington From the Bridge Protecting the Backyard – Surveillance and Maritime Awareness Systems for Coastal Security .................................................................... 72 Stefan Nitschke A Forever Home for FLIP?. ......................................................................... 74 Edward Lundquist Columns Technology – the Final Frontier.................................................................. 76 Raising the Standard The 3-2-1 Interview – Addressing Pent-Up Demand................................ 77 Interview with Garth Smith, President MetaVR Homeland Securrity Forum .......................................................... 79 Industrial Focus Industry News from Turkey........................................................................ 84 Sinan Altinel Industrial Focus........................................................................................... 86 Interview Content The Pakistan Navy’s Path to a Well-Balanced Maritime Force................ 96 Interview with Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, Chief of the Naval Staff of Pakistan 2 · MT 4/2021