ARCHIVE SPECIAL REPORTS IRAQ CRISIS CENTER As the coalition forces in Iraq seek to effect the transition to peace and stability, relevant articles from JDW and other Jane's titles -- along with updated imagery -- will continue to be loaded onto the Iraq Crisis Centre on a regular basis. Meanwhile, the archive of news, analysis and imagery posted throughout the period of hostilities will remain on the site as a valuable source of reference regarding the conflict. LIGHT ARMOURED VEHICLES The 2003 edition of Jane’s Defence Weekly’s supplement on Light Armoured Vehicles has the crucial details of more platforms than before - and ten of the vehicles covered are new entries. I-ITSEC The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) took place in Orlando, Florida, from 2-5 December 2002. TACKLING STRESS IN THE MILITARY This series of JDW Special Reports examines the issues and challenges of stress in today's armies, navies and air forces and looks at how various armed forces across the world are using technology, tactics and procedures to ease the stresses on personnel. THE NATO PRAGUE SUMMIT With NATO voting to open its doors to seven new nations, current members met at the Prague Summit to decide the alliance’s roles and tasks – and to shape the organisation to meet the new threats and challenges of the 21st century. JDW reports from Prague, bringing you the analysis behind summit news. NAVAL FIREPOWER COMES OF AGE The nature of naval firepower has changed drastically in the last decade. JDW examines the changes and looks at present and future developments DEFENCE INDUSTRY CONFERENCE The Jane's Economist Defence Industry Conference held in London on 14 October 2002 addressed many issues presented by the 'Global Defence Industry'. JDW's reports from the conference bring you full texts of the major speeches plus analysis of the proceedings. TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS 2002 The size and weight of tactical radio systems are shrinking to the point where it is becoming practical to give every soldier a radio. At the same time, technology will allow these radios to be linked by flexible and damage-tolerant networks. Advances in digital technology are also making possible a totally new type of radio - one based on software rather than specialised hardware. SIMULATION AND TRAINING SYSTEMS The value of simulation and training to armed forces grows ever greater – whether on land-, sea- or air-platforms. JDW examines the field in depth. |