READING MATERIAL: SOLDIER AND TECHNOLOGY 2022

100 billion? Not that much when you actually need everything. For those who want to inform themselves objectively and correctly about the state of armament and the needs of the German Bundeswehr, here is the guide: The Wehrtechnischer Report summarizes again what the state of affairs is and presents "Soldat und Technik 2022".

Armed Forces and Deployment

• German Special Forces. Advance strategic realignment! (Jan-Phillipp Weisswange)

• Numquam Retro - the special forces of the Bundesheer (Jan-Phillipp Weisswange)
• Interview with Brigadier MMag. Philipp Ségur-Cabanac, Commander of the Special Forces
• Airborne operations. Capabilities and demands (Marcus Christoph)
• Airborne Brigade 1: Organization and training of the EGB forces 26 (André Forkert)

• Modern sniper operations. Requirements, armament, training (Philipp Heidrich)
• Training and exercise in winter combat (Markus Schubert)
• Training of the "First Responder Bravo" and their emergency equipment (Kai Böttcher and author team)

Small Arms and Effectors

• Advancements in firepower (Jan-Phillipp Weisswange)
• Revolutionary optics in the networked battlefield - ELCAN's SmartOptic makes soldiers safer and more effective (Raytheon ELCAN)

• A multiple K-question. Current developments in light machine guns and support weapons (Jan-Phillipp Weisswange)
• The new .375 SWISS P - Your tactical advantage (RUAG Ammotec AG)
• Military multi-purpose shotguns: the Swiss Army knife among firearms (Thomas Nielsen)

• Infantry anti-tank defense - many ways lead to success (Waldemar Geiger)
• MBDA aims to realize a family concept for Enforcer missiles. Interview with Andreas Scharrenbroich,
• Head of Enforcer Programs at MBDA Germany and Jochen Dehner, Head of Sales and Marketing Land Systems at MBDA Germany
• Command mortar system - fire support for special forces (Hirtenberger Defence Europe GmbH)
• Sights for service pistols - an overview (Kristóf Nagy)
• Optical high-performance for the armed forces (STEINER-Optik GmbH)
• Joint Fire Support Missile. A weapon option for the Future Long-Range Indirect Fire Systems (Waldemar Geiger)
• HENSOLDT - high-quality glass optics and modern multi-sensor optics (HENSOLDT Optronics GmbH)

• Defense against combat swimmer attacks: Are underwater firearms experiencing a renaissance? (Kristóf Nagy)

• Drone defense for all troops? (Kristóf Nagy)

Clothing and Equipment

• Current major projects in combat clothing and equipment (Jan-Phillipp Weisswange)
• New GORE-TEX Stretch Technology combines comfort and best moisture protection for armed forces. Innovation in the field of military moisture protection clothing (W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH)

• Combat equipment for the "Cold War" (Jan-Phillipp Weisswange)
• Proven in action! (Scandic Outdoor GmbH)
• Let there be light! faLKE: Flexibly adaptable light supply for mobile forces in action (Josefine Neuschäffer and Stephanie Khadjavi)
• Tasmanian Tiger presents new backpacks for military use (Tasmanian Tiger)

• Mobility and protection - the search for optimal ballistic protective equipment (Waldemar Geiger)
• TRIVIUM® Head protection system Made in Germany (Hexonia GmbH)
• Field hygiene for operations and exercises - maintenance-free and hygienic field toilet system for armed forces (Potti Corp. EU B.V.)

Leadership, Networking, and Reconnaissance

• German Armed Forces soldier systems (Lars Hoffmann)
• Miniature powerhouses for extreme missions. Digitization in the military also places ever higher demands on connectors (ODU GmbH & Co. KG)
• Renaissance of shortwave? (Waldemar Geiger)
• Revolutionizing the battlefield - Rheinmetall's approaches to digitization and networking (Rheinmetall AG)
• An integrative module for managing communication and power supply for the soldier of the future (roda computer GmbH)
• State-of-the-art optronic sensor technology for dismounted operations (Elbit Systems Germany GmbH & Co. KG)
• Tailored to the Mission communication sets - Logistics made simple! (Imtradex Hearing and Speech Systems GmbH)

• Networking places new demands on soldier radios (Lars Hoffmann)
• Novel technology for networking dismounted soldiers (Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG)
• Integration of secure tactical and mobile communication in the operational area (Bittium Germany GmbH)

• Night vision goggles in the German Armed Forces. An overview (Rafael Braun)
• Theon Sensors also on course for success nationally and internationally in 2021 (THEON Germany GmbH)
• In conflict: Range versus field of view. Thermal imaging cameras in military use: Observation, target, and sighting devices (VECTED GmbH)

Combat Vehicles and Mobility

• Infantry fighting vehicle Puma on the way to consolidated equipment status S1 (Gerhard Heiming)

• Heavy infantry weapon carrier. Needs and requirements (Peter Gerlach and Oliver Gawrylowicz)
• DAGOR - fast off-road specialist for special forces (Rainer Diederich GmbH)

• Paratrooper platform - one for everything. Demands on the paratrooper platform (René Medici)
• Achieve communication superiority - intercom for every mission! (Imtradex Hör- und Sprechsysteme GmbH)
• ACS focuses on "Light Forces" (ACS Armoured Car Systems GmbH)
• Demands on future snow mobility (Jakob Ningelgen)
• Defenture Mammoth - the Special Forces receive a new vehicle family (Waldemar Geiger and Gerhard Heiming)
• UGV for the infantry: Basic capability of the systems already available today (Waldemar Geiger)
• Overall system demonstrator for a future air-mobile weapon carrier (Marco Klöckner and Ulrich Schael)

Lots of reading material for little money. And also exciting. Where else can you find such dense information on military equipment, exciting in a compact overview? SPARTANAT reading recommendation!

You can get the Wehrtechnischen Report Soldat und Technik 2022 directly from the MITTLER Verlag. The magazine costs Euro 14.80 plus shipping costs. HERE is the magazine directly in the MITTLER Shop to order. For readers who want to protect the German forest, there is the digital PDF edition for 9.80.

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