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(André Forkert) Editorial Never Ascribe to Conspiracy That Which is Due to Stupidity................... 1 TimMahon, Editor-in-Chief Comment Chinese Whispers........................................................................................ 4 Sam Cranny-Evans You Can Get There FromHere …Special Operations Vehicles. .............. 5 AndrewWhite Artillery as Coercive Diplomacy.................................................................. 6 Debalina Ghoshal Features Shrinking Horizons – Threats to Air Power.................................................. 8 Trevor Nash SERVICE COMMENTARY War in Ukraine – The Role and Importance of Air Forces........................ 14 Europe’s Land Armaments Sector In the Wake of War – Back to Basics......................................................... 16 Marco Giulio Barone Powerful Capabilities in Prospect for the Eurofighter Typhoon............. 24 Interview with Eurofighter’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO) Programmes, Wolfgang Gammel Countering Tactical UAS and Loitering Munitions.................................. 26 Stephen WMiller Reassessing Readiness Coping With the CBRN Threat in the Naval Environment........................ 32 Sarosh Bana Behind-Armour Effects.............................................................................. 35 Samuel Cranny-Evans Evolution to Revolution in SOF Vehicle Design: IAI/ELTA’s Z-MAG....... 39 C295: New Users for the ‘Mini Herc’......................................................... 40 André Forkert Confronting the Struggle to Reach Space from Latin America.............. 44 Santiago Rivas Nations in Focus France and an EU Army?. ........................................................................... 48 David Saw Scorpion - A Transformational Programme for the French Army. ......... 56 David Saw Letters Letter from America: The US Isn’t Ready for the Coming Cyberattacks.60 David Saw Letter from Brussels: Is the EU Getting Serious on Defence?................ 61 Caterina Tani Strategic Focus: Sick Man of Eurasia: A Bitter End to Superpower Self-Delusion............ 62 Tomás Chlebecek From the Bridge The Evolution of the Drone Carrier. ........................................................... 63 Massimo Annati First Sea Trials for Anadolu LHD............................................................... 66 Sinan Altinel
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