Articles by Augusto Conte de los Ríos

In recent years, the Navy has had more and more problems, for example, filling vacancies in the positions of corporal and first corporal. Decisions such as the recent elimination of the age limit for promotion to non-commissioned officer and officer - otherwise positive - will contribute to deepening the problem, even if they are not the cause of it. This finds its roots in the changes in military education and specifically in the integration of FAS improvement training in the general educational system, which is still incomplete and insufficient to make certain jobs an attractive alternative. (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 future of the Navy and the Defense Industry in Spain are closely linked. The title of this article seeks to focus on the future acquisition plans that the Navy has for the coming years, taking into account the strategic framework in which we operate – marked by the war in Ukraine – and the acceleration of negative dynamics that affect national and international security. A scenario that continues to be dominated by a series of rapidly evolving risks and threats that have become more complicated over the last decade. (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 1866 an Austrian and a British invented a weapon that would revolutionize naval warfare, even more so than the airplane or the submarine: the torpedo. In this article we will talk about the journey that this weapon has had during the last century and a half, focusing especially on its current and future situation in the US Navy, an institution that is working on the most advanced and promising programs. Let us not forget that after decades of abandonment, submarine warfare is back in the news, focusing the efforts of the main military powers, something that includes the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation, but in which countries such as Iran or Germany, among others. A second youth for the design of torpedoes that undoubtedly deserves an article. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want access to the full text, you can subscribe to [Keep reading…]

The submarine forces of China and Russia are demonstrating their prowess by operating further and further from their bases, in some cases near the coasts of NATO countries. This strong expansion leads to requiring more acoustic sensors and systems to monitor this threat. In today's war, the pace of technological advancement makes it difficult to develop systems as in past decades. Threats must be tackled quickly, with immature technology. (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.

Julian Corbett defined mastery of the sea as the ability to control maritime communications of all interested parties. Since the spring of 2014, it is clear that the maritime space located between Crimea, in the east, and the Strait of Gibraltar, in the west, has been the scene of a successive increase in the presence of Russian Navy units. A renewed presence that represents an important challenge both for NATO as a whole, and for the members of the EU, especially those coastal states that are concerned about Russia's growing activity in the Mediterranean. (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.