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American Lieutenant General Herbert R. McMaster is one of the most unique characters that the US Army has produced in recent decades. To all the attributes that make a man an exceptional officer are added unique experiences such as that experienced in the battle of "73 Easting" - which we narrate here - and the most important positions, such as that of National Security Advisor until April 2018. In addition , has written two essential books and is a professor at Stanford University. For all these reasons, throughout these pages I will take the opportunity to pay him a well-deserved tribute as a soldier, as a person and as a friend. [Keep reading…]

Is it possible for European Union nations to maintain a credible deterrent against Russia without relying on the American arsenal? What strategy should a hypothetical European nuclear force follow? Is the existence of such a force compatible with the particular interests of each member state? European nuclear deterrence is an extremely complex issue that deserves to be examined in detail... [Keep reading…]

It may surprise our readers that among the military classics we refer today to this small, almost unknown work. A work that is also controversial and that in many aspects does not give a single. Without a doubt, no one claims that Mary Kaldor's book is on a par with the works of Machiavelli, Beaufre or Sun Tzu, nor with the Clausewitz, Mahan or Sokolovsky that we will discuss later, although, in all honesty, that is not the intention either. of this section to limit ourselves to talking about a few heroes because in this way they would have a very short life. After all, the truly important authors are but a small number. Therefore, from time to time, we will include second-rate works that, however, incorporate important lessons, as is the case of the one we are discussing today. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access [Keep reading…]

Military simulation is on the rise. It is logical, as it allows us to train our soldiers at a much lower cost and also offers increasingly greater possibilities. Although quite late with respect to the main armies in our environment, for some years now, the Spanish Army has been making important efforts in the field of military simulation, having already acquired numerous pieces of equipment, which are regularly used by the units. But, before continuing, we will try to explain what simulation is, why it is considered necessary to carry out instruction and training tasks, as well as the advantages it offers. (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.

During the last few months, a controversy has been focused in various media, regarding the search for a possible replacement for the F/A-18 Hornet that serve in our EdA. Especially urgent is the renewal of the devices deployed in the Canary Islands, coming from the C-X program, which, as is known, completed the acquisition in the mid-90s of 24 second-hand devices previously used by the US Navy and the USMC. [Keep reading…]

Two months to prepare, hundreds of people dedicated to planning down to the smallest detail. Satellites, drones and planes for reconnaissance of the area, with special forces teams infiltrated to describe the enemy device in real time. Several special forces A-Teams spent weeks training with Afghan allies and explaining their role in the overall plan. (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 Yemen Civil War is a conflict arising from the Arab Spring and difficult regional and national conditions. Its worsening, throughout 2014, precipitated just a year later the direct military intervention of a group of countries led by Saudi Arabia. This intervention would include the use of all branches of the Armed Forces of the Arab country and would lead to a fight that has caused a long series of small and bloody defeats and excessively high casualties for a regional power, which on many occasions has been in bad shape. place, as do some of his allies. What is true in the criticism and the reality of the facts will be the object of this analysis. (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…]

The S-80 Program has been used since its inception by one means or another, as a way of putting pressure on the different governments that have succeeded each other, on the one hand, and as a simple and profitable method aimed at generating visits to their websites. What happened in recent days regarding the Cartagena dock is a paradigmatic case of journalistic misunderstanding that deserves to be clarified, although it is by no means the first nor, we suspect, will it be the last. (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.

''Artillery is as old as the quarrels of men'' We owe this famous phrase to the military man and politician D. Tomás de Morla, and it is part of his treatise on artillery published in 1784. And the use of the projectile As a weapon of war it has remained unchanged from the use of Neolithic stones and spears to the complex and sophisticated missile systems of the XNUMXst century. (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.

Following the Tora Bora fighting, the military situation in Afghanistan by the end of December 2001 had calmed down relatively compared to the decades of continuous war in the country. With the fall of the Taliban regime and the flight to Pakistan of its main authorities, along with the leaders of al Qaeda, the coalition forces had their sights set on a final phase of stabilization, with Hamid Karzai as head of an interim government with the support of the United Nations. (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.