Military Technology 06/2021

Contents MILITARY TECHNOLOGY Editorial Looking Forward........................................................................................... 1 TimMahon, Editor-in-Chief Guest Editorial Maintaining Overmatch Begins With Augmented Reality.......................... 4 Eric Perez, InVeris Training Solutions Comment An Interviewwith General Claudio Graziano. ............................................. 6 Caterina Tani France Outmanoeuvred by AUKUS Surprise.............................................. 8 David Saw The End of an Era: A Tale of a Warrior Diplomat......................................... 9 Tomás Chlebecek THEME – Armoured Warfare Russia Showcases Capability at Zapad-21 – Efforts Negate Technological Inferiority................................................... 10 Samuel Cranny-Evans The European Self-Propelled Artillery Scene. .......................................... 12 David Saw The Rise of Truck-Mounted Artillery.......................................................... 16 Stephen WMiller Direct Fire in Urban Warfare....................................................................... 20 Samuel Cranny-Evans BUSHMASTER User Conference Puts new Cannon Capabilities in the Spotlight. ........................................................................................... 24 Scott R Gourley THEME – Homeland Security Water, Energy, Food – the Essentials of Cohesive Security Policies. ..... 26 TimMahon Non-Lethal Solutions and Options for Security Forces. .......................... 28 Massimo Annati Countering Threats to Ports and Naval Forces......................................... 32 Edward Lundquist Twenty Years On: 9/11 in Perspective....................................................... 36 TimMahon Letters Letter from America Note to President Biden: Maintain Your Enduring Friends and Allies . ... 40 Marty Kauchak Letter from Brussels The Duckbilled AUKUS............................................................................... 41 Caterina Tani Feature Collaborative Air Combat – The Technology World Behind Aircraft. .................................................... 37 Marco Giulio Barone Counter-UAS Comes of Age, Growing Pains Notwithstanding............... 42 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Surveillance: Necessary Evil or Human Rights Abuse? – Or – What Price Your Election?.................................................................. 46 Angus Batey New Zealand’s Network-Enabled Army.................................................... 48 Tim Fish Combat Engagement Ranges for Infantry Weapons – Technological Capability versus Battlefield Value................................... 50 Stephen WMiller Four Brands – One Entity An Interviewwith Beretta Defense Technologies. ................................... 52 TimMahon European Special Forces: Challenge and Response............................... 54 AndrewWhite Israeli Innovation in the Nation’s Service.................................................. 56 Arie Egozi W2MPIR – a Polish Antidote to A2/AD....................................................... 59 Robert Czulda 2 · MT 6/2021 In almost every theatre of conventional operations, a renewed emphasis is being placed on mobile, flexible firepower being placed in the hands of the squad and platoon – the lowest organizational level of infantry unit. Saab’s CARL GUSTAF M4, which features a considerably lower weight than its predecessor and far greater effects, is enjoying considerable success. (Photo: Saab)