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Over the past 7 years, Combat Support Week (Formerly Military Engineering and Defence Logistics) has been the annual host for both end users and industry to meet and discuss future investments and strategy.  Click 'Download' to view a list of early confirmed attendees >>

For the first time in the event’s 9 year history, Combat Support Week 2021 is going digital, but this definitely doesn't mean that quality is compromised. On 17-18 February 2021 join military leaders, technical specialists and industry experts to examine the engineering logistic demands of multinational deployed forces and how...

The operational need for investment into frontline renewables. The military is in the business of winning war, not saving energy – this is the somewhat jaded sentiment that has often been voiced by fuel-focused defence personnel. Going ‘green’ was more likely to refer to the colour of their fatigues rather...

Preserving the environment during military operations can improve stabilisation and foster lasting security, a key condition for sustainable development. NATO's policy states that all member nations armed forces must respect environmental policies and principles under all conditions but they are only fully liable if they implement it into their own...

The re-orientation of the British Army towards multi-domain operations and potential hybrid warfare shifts its focus towards enabling efficient interoperability with its strategic partners, highlighted among others by the Joint German-British M3 wide-wet gap crossing capability. The Army is looking to new, innovative technologies to enhance its readiness and support...

The term Accelerated Warfare, mentioned in the Army’s Contribution to Defence Strategy document recently released by the Australian Army, defines the changes to the character of warfare at a rate faster than many of our processes and structures were designed for. This highlights the need for the Army to conduct...

The UK MOD is integrating new technologies into its structure to enhance its defence supply chain’s processes, in order to prepare for the challenges posed by multi-domain operations against a peer adversary.Ahead of Combat Support Week 2020, Defence iQ compiled this report on new technologies in the UK Future Support...

The reorientation of Land Power doctrine towards operations against a peer or near peer adversary has put the focus on the modernisation of land forces to meet the challenge of multi-domain operations. The NATO Military Engineer Centre of Excellence helps to lead the way to enable its member and partner...

The return to conventional warfighting role has highlighted the need for NATO to enhance its military engineering and logistics capabilities to ensure troops mobility on all levels, particularly crucial in case of a return to state-on-state conflict. This will be the core focus of the Operational Planning Exercise hosted General...

In this exclusive interview, Colonel Eddie Corrigan, Defence Logistics Concept and Force Development Assistant Head, UK Ministry of Defence and speaker at Combat Support Week 2019 shares exclusive insights on the potential new technologies hold for the defence support network to increase troops' readiness and efficiency through better data management...

This Q&A provides exclusive insight from Brigadier General Matt Bazeley, Commandant of the Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME), British Army and speaker at Combat Support Week 2019 on the importance of bridging to current and future operations. He discusses the impact of changing doctrine on combat engineer training, the...

In this exclusive presentation 'Sustaining the STRIKE capability' from Brigadier James Martin of the British Army, you can:  > Understand how the British Army is planning to support its new STRIKE Brigade on operations after 2025 > Priorities for enabling operations under the conditions of isolation, dispersal and extreme operating range > The...

At the Combat Support Week 2019, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Hornhues, Deputy Director Joint Logistic Support Group, Coordination and Training Centre (JCTC), Bundeswehr Logistics School presented: 'Supporting the Agile Force in Theatre'.Click 'Download' to for your exclusive copy >>Themes covered in the presentation:NATO Principles and Policies for LogisticsPossible theatresLogistic System to...