Soldier Magazine

Год / месяц: 2014/2 

Номер: 2
Формат: PDF
Язык: Английский
Размер: 260.57 MB

Официальный журнал армии (сухопутных войск) Великобритании

CONTENTS

February 2014 VOLUME 70/2

FEATURES
25 Tomorrow’s world
The next generation of military technology
26 Personal protection
Body armour evolution
32 Futuristic force
The battle-winning kit to come
36 Bird’s-eye view
Aerial assets loitering with intent
38 Rifle sight revolution
New-look laser gets thumbs up
40 Eureka moment
The ideas driving defence forward
42 Prosthetic progress
Amputee’s life-changing limb
48 Calling a cab
Charity gives veterans a grand day out
52 Spirit boy to soldier
Ghanaian rifleman’s nightmare childhood
55 Barlow banter
Take That frontman recalls Herrick visit

REGULARS
7 The Informer
Redundancies rumble on
57 Talkback
Ruminations from the ranks
65 Bullet Points
Troops’ intelligence assets
76 Movies
Mandela magic
78 Music
The Boss is back
80 Books
Mapping the Nazi mind
82 Top Gear
Toasty togs
98 Final Word
Troops’ kit wish list

SOLDIERSPORT
86 Rugby union
Roko’s premiership promotion
88 Winter Olympics
Army athletes set sights on Sochi
90 Women’s football
Reds rule in Aldershot
92 Martial arts
Fighting talk as Service squads grow
94 Rally driving
Soldiers repeat Dakar conquest
96 Rowing
Transatlantic adventure ends on a high