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In recent times, the Army's plans and projects to renew the means of field artillery have been happening without, unfortunately, any of them having finally seen the light. Along the following lines we will try to provide ideas and possible solutions. We will do it, trying to be realistic with respect to the Defense Budget, which will not change, with respect to the needs of the weapon and also with respect to the defense industry and its possibilities. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

That of the European Maritime Patrol is a thorny issue. In the years immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall, while we reaped the "peace dividends" and the Russian submarines seemed condemned to rot in piles in the cold bays of the north and east of the country, we gradually left die anti-submarine warfare capabilities, but not only. While the submarine forces of NATO nations languished, reducing the number of attack submarines in service dramatically, something similar was happening in the skies, with the replacement of key aircraft, such as the P-3 Orion, being postponed or foregone. What is worse, the powerful European aeronautical industry did not even show interest in a market and in a type of devices that are now again as necessary as they were in the 80s. That is why in the next lines we will focus [Keep reading…]

Multipurpose light armored vehicles are the most common military vehicles -apart from VLTTs and trucks, of course-. From the design table they have been designed so that, with few modifications, they can be adapted to multiple tasks. According to some studies, in the next decade alone, its manufacturers will share a market of more than 100.000 million euros. Given the volume of money that programs like the American JLTV move, it does not seem at all crazy, especially when variants continue to be developed, each one more surprising. However, the market is much larger than one might assume, with dozens of manufacturers from numerous countries fighting to get a piece of this juicy pie. In the next few lines we will review as comprehensively as possible the possibilities that the industry offers. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the text [Keep reading…]

In recent weeks we have had the opportunity to calmly read "From Hybrid Wars to the Gray Zone: the metamorphosis of conflicts in the 21st century", a book written by doctor and professor Josep Baqués Quesada, one of the most distinguished experts. Spanish in matters of Strategic Studies. The text, published by the UNED (National University of Distance Education), is without a doubt an absolute reference that every student of International Relations should have in their private library, let's see why. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

In August 1945, two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. However, since then nuclear weapons have not been used again, which represents a disconcerting fact given the high number of wars in which nuclear powers have been involved since the end of World War II. Throughout the following articles we will explain the reasons why, in conflicts such as Korea, Yom Kippur or the Falklands, nuclear weapons have not been launched due to the "nuclear taboo" and also the reasons why this could be Changing. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

Passive and silent electronic support measures often go unnoticed in a war that, in itself, is little known. However, without correctly employing ESM (Electronic Support Measures), other techniques such as jamming or electronic deception could not be used and, in many cases, modern naval warfare would once again be fought from within the horizon, as does a century. ESMs are closely related to electronic intelligence and information warfare. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

In the field of security, Central Asia and the Caspian area form an area of ​​growing strategic importance that is struggling with its uncertain future. This uncertainty is due to the complex security panorama that the region presents, marked by the multiplicity of actors with divergent objectives and by the multiform nature of the challenges and threats that must be faced. Through an analysis of the interests of the great powers, the different possibilities for the next decade are addressed. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran (IRGC) has its origins in the Iranian Revolution of 1979, and today it is one of the most important elements of the defense system of the ayatollah regime. When this revolution ended the regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the creation of an elite force to defend the political and religious system of the new Islamic republic became necessary to prevent any attempted coup d'état. Thus, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered the creation of this important elite force - also known as pasdaran -, originating from the popular militias that supported him, which today has achieved immense political and military power, but has also become a economic conglomerate of utmost importance in the country. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the [Keep reading…]

Just a few days ago we spoke to you in depth about the future logistics base of the Army and everything that has surrounded the decision to grant Córdoba the privilege of being its headquarters. Also about the conceptual errors that, a priori, a complex, controversial project seems to have, requiring a huge investment that is not assured. In the next lines we will delve into the technological part of the program, since what characterizes this project and differentiates it from previous initiatives is, among other things, the central role that technologies, in many cases disruptive, play in it. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

The phenomenon known as Brownout suffered by helicopter crews is a situation in which there is a total or partial lack of visibility in the cabin generated by dust and sand that are removed by the slipstream of the rotors, mainly during maneuvers. take off and take off in arid areas. Similar situations can arise in operations over snowy areas called Whiteout, and also, although with less intensity, in maneuvers over water. These phenomena that generate what is known as Degraded Visual Environments (DVE) require that pilots depend largely on the instruments, adequate coordination and communication with the rest of the crew, as well as their experience and expertise at the controls. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new [Keep reading…]