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After two years of high-intensity war in Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion of February 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces (ZSU) are at a turning point in which greater mobilization is necessary to be able to defend their positions and rebuild their options in order to regain lost ground. This involves massive training to increase the number of operational units in response to the Russian mobilization that has put them at a clear disadvantage. This process must respond in time, scale and manner to the operating environment of the ZSU, for which, among others, the Interflex operation has been organized. Its content: combat in populated areas and in trench systems, plagued by new threats, such as sUAVs (Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) or long-range precision systems, but also old ones, such as artillery. Unfortunately, Ukraine does not have [Keep reading…]

March 25, 2024: The opposition Bassirou Diomaye Faye takes over the Presidency of Senegal. Imprisoned until 10 days before the vote and unknown to most voters just a few months before, he surprises and defeats the prime minister, Amadou Ba, backed by the entire state apparatus and the outgoing president, Macky Sall. This document seeks to explore the main reasons for this electoral result, with its internal and external context, in a region where new and young African leaders who have achieved power thanks to coups d'état lead. Faye has in common with them his novelty (although his mentor, Ousmane Sonko, is a great opposition figure in Senegal), youth and part of an ideology to put into practice. There are numerous and diverse eyes on Faye, reaching the former metropolis: France, whose influence is declining in the area. [Keep reading…]

The Israel-Gaza war has been, since its beginning on October 7, an irregular conflict in which Hamas has been resorting to an urban guerrilla war to inflict the greatest possible damage on Israel not only physically, but also in the cognitive. Hamas not only managed to deal a dramatic blow with its initial action, but since then it has successfully used underground maneuvering and has carried out numerous minor ambushes, harassment with mortars and snipers and, to a lesser extent, coups, generally of opportunity, since they do not involve much prior preparation or accumulation of intelligence. Furthermore, Hamas has successfully used the population and civilian infrastructure both to reduce the firepower of its enemies - who have nevertheless caused tens of thousands of deaths among the population of the Strip - and to launch [Keep reading…]

The history of the use of lasers on the battlefield is full of disappointments and hopes that were never fully fulfilled. However, this technology has continued to develop until it has become an indispensable element for the operation of multiple systems. Beyond indirect uses, its use as a weapon has also benefited, in recent years, from notable advances, which brings the real use of lasers on the battlefield closer and closer to what science fiction and imagination of promising writers and screenwriters. Throughout this extensive article we explain not only the principles behind its operation, but also the different applications, evolution, state of the art and future possibilities of laser technology both as a key element of sensors or communications systems. , as in the form of a weapon. (Continues…) Dear reader, this article [Keep reading…]

The war in Ukraine has made glide bombs topical. Devices that are generally nothing more than aviation bombs equipped with flight control surfaces, which improves both precision and range, allowing them to hit tens of kilometers from the launch point. Devised more than a century ago, thanks to the miniaturization of electronic components and the evolution of both inertial and satellite positioning technologies, they have become tools capable of inflicting great damage, keeping aviation relatively safe from the action of enemy anti-aircraft and all this at a lower cost than missiles. Examples such as the Russian FAB-500 to which UMPK guidance kits are attached or the French AASM in service in Ukraine demonstrate their usefulness. More interesting, however, is the growth trend in [Keep reading…]

The Australian Navy has experienced, in recent years, a series of profound changes. The incorporation of Hobart class destroyers, new landing and supply ships was followed by the commitment to the Hunter class frigates and the dramatic turn of its submarine program, finally opting to form the AUKUS alliance with the United States and the United Kingdom. Now, they have taken a step further with the publication of a new analysis and new strength objectives for their surface fleet, which will greatly increase the number of ships in service over the coming years, including optionally manned units. Australia is thus preparing to face the challenges affecting the Indo-Pacific region, starting with the increasingly aggressive attitude of the People's Republic of China. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. Yeah [Keep reading…]

Tracking friendly and enemy missiles in flight poses numerous technical problems, taking those in charge of developing the aircraft and ships in charge of this mission, on many occasions, to the limits of engineering. An effort in which, however, the main powers have not stopped committing efforts in recent decades, designing devices capable of collecting, with extreme precision, data on the trajectory or speed, among many others, regardless of whether it is cruise or ballistic missiles. Data, in all cases, extremely valuable when preparing the defense and developing own vectors. There are therefore more than enough reasons to dedicate this extensive article to missile tracking. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Revista Ejercitos taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the [Keep reading…]

Technical advances, transferred to the battlefield, have given rise to a new multi-domain operational environment that forces armies to undertake numerous changes, both doctrinal, organizational or in material terms, to adapt to it. In the case of land operations in the multidomain environment, many of the lines to follow are still being outlined, with a clear role on the part of the US Army, an institution that is leading the introduction of changes in all the aforementioned aspects. Along the following lines we will try to expose both the state of the art and the challenges that land forces face when operating in this new environment. (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.

C-UAS defense is not conceivable without the participation of a whole series of sensors that, acting alone or collaborating with each other, allow anti-drone systems and their operators to have correct situational awareness. Hopefully, there will also be enough time to make the most appropriate decision to neutralize or mitigate the hostile UAS. Although there are detection systems that have been relegated to the background, such as acoustic ones, others are experiencing unparalleled development, materialized in the appearance of an unprecedented number of models and typologies, in search of providing an adequate response to the threat posed by drones. Despite this, they all have deficiencies that can be exploited. (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 [Keep reading…]

Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine failed in its initial objectives and exposed significant weaknesses in various aspects of its Armed Forces. These vulnerabilities included aspects ranging from strategy, leadership, command and control, to training, logistics and material supply. The objective of this article is to analyze shipbuilding in the Russian Federation in the context of the current war in Ukraine, with special attention to large surface units and submarines. All this, also taking into account that in the face of the threat presented by Ukrainian anti-ship missiles and drones, only the latter have come out acceptably successful. (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.