continues to devote itself to 172 pages in the focus of the individual combat power of the soldier and its multipliers. This includes both intellectual and technical armamentarium: soldierly self-image, combat readiness, training, (deployment) experience, clothing, mobility, personal equipment and, of course, armament.
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From the content:
foreword
- A turning point for the individual shooter – the first steps must be pushed further (Waldemar Geiger)
Armed Forces and Deployment
- “Special forces of the Bundeswehr are an extremely effective means of German security policy” Interview with the director of special forces, Flotilla Admiral Stephan Plath
- New technologies to shape the future of mission-critical communication (Imtradex Hör- und Speechsystems GmbH)
- Shift in emphasis in the special forces. Similarities and differences between national and alliance defense and counter-terrorism (Andrew White)
- The Sirius Patrol (Thomas Lauge Nielsen)
- The long-distance reconnaissance forces of the army (Bernd Doll)
- Ten years combat rescuer in the Bundeswehr (Waldemar Geiger)
- Peculiarities of combat in the mountains (Martin Spensberger and Carsten Schneider)
- Man in the Enlightenment of the Future (Felix Christoph Lotzin)
- Hunting combat – a successful element of warfare. A note for the evaluation of the Ukraine war (Jan-Philipp Weisswange)
Training
- Digitization for the gunnery training of the Bundeswehr (Peter Winkler)
- Reorientation of military close combat of all troops strengthens robustness and mentality (André Forkert)
Hand weapons and weapons
- HK416A8 (G95A1 and G95KA1) will be the new basic weapon system “Assault Rifle of the German Armed Forces” (Jan-Phillip Weisswange)
- Revolutionary optics in the networked battlefield – this is how ELCAN’s SmartOptic makes soldiers safer and more effective (Raytheon ELCAN)
- Self-loading rifles for scope or sniper use (Jan-Philipp Weisswange)
- Real-time fire control systems from SMARTSHOOTER. The SMASH product family heralds a new era in handguns (Smart Shooter Europe GmbH)
- Weapon system of the future or obsolete orderly weapon – the assault rifle as infantry armament (Benjamin Frahm)
- High-performance optical performance for the armed forces (STEINER-Optik GmbH)
- Special armament of the military police (Rainer Schönfisch)
- Increased firepower and networking. Current developments and possible uses of fire control solutions for small arms (Jan-Phillip Weisswange)
- Small Arms Ammunition Production in the Post-Nuclear Era (Scott E. Willason and Thomas L. Nielsen)
- Dismounted anti-tank defense in the Bundeswehr (Toni Wietek)
- Anti-tank – the potential of top-attack mines (Patrick Senft)
- Additional firepower for infantry. The Light Agent Indirect Fire (Sebastian Hadam)
clothing and equipment
- Tasmanian Tiger presents a modular load carrier and a robust basic mission backpack (Tasmanian Tiger c/o Tatonka GmbH)
- Modernization of the field suit system 90 (Christine Stach, Karin Griese and Sebastian Eibl)
- Innovations available on the market for the Bundeswehr. GORE-TEX stretch for wet protection clothing and
- GORE-TEX THERMIUM combat boots offer the highest wearing comfort and functionality in action – and contribute to future-proof protective equipment (WL Gore & Associates GmbH, Thomas Meyer)
- 3D series measurement in the German Armed Forces (Carsten Zimmermann, Cindy Bagge and Marina Weiße)
- Merino wool – a recipe for success (Scandic Outdoor GmbH)
- Katadyn Tactical Line: The right equipment away from civilization (Katadyn Deutschland GmbH)
- By users, for users (SnigelDesign AB)
- Challenges for a modern combat helmet: The SCHUBERTH M100 124 (SCHUBERTH GmbH)
leadership, networking and education
- Soldier systems – WIWeB researches drones and robots (Lars Hoffmann)
- Robust, fast and scalable solution for mobile command posts (ODU GmbH & Co. KG)
- Uninterrupted chain of command from the brigade to the dismounted soldier (Bittium Germany GmbH)
- Highly frequented – soldier radio based on UHF technology (Thomas Withington)
- “Yes, SATCOM can do it too…” (JK Defense & Security Products GmbH)
- Individual battle power management. Integration of new technologies and power supply at the level of the individual soldier (Andrew White)
- THEON SENSORS and HENSOLDT pioneers of change in the European armaments industry (THEON Deutschland GmbH)
- Combat at night – a determinant of modern armed forces (Waldemar Geiger)
- Thermal imaging technology by day: see without being seen. VECTED shows how thermal imaging devices can be used in military applications (VECTED GmbH)
- The helmet as the central device carrier and data transmitter – with optimized energy supply (IEA MIL-OPTICS GmbH)
- Micro-Threats in the Ukraine War (Kristóf Nagy)
Combat Vehicles and Mobility
- Unmanned ground systems: a critical navel-gazing (Kristóf Nagy and Göran Bölke)
- Fast, powerful, protected, versatile. Rheinmetall’s equipment concept for medium-sized workers (Rheinmetall team of authors)
- The Swiss Army Knife in Brigade Format – Medium Forces of the German Army (Konrad Fuchs)
- Protection of the vehicle crew from high noise levels (Imtradex Hör- und Speech Systems GmbH)
- KMW and Defenture join forces for a new airborne platform (KMW + Defenture)
- Means for crossing dismounted forces (André Forkert)
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