Defence Digest From IDGA

In this edition of Defense Digest, we offer you access to our exclusive Armoured Vehicle Global Defence Acquisition Report for a comprehensive look at the future of military land systems. Discover how biometrics are revolutionising US correctional facilities. We gain insights from Major General Matthew Jones on the UK's ISR integration. Explore the strategies shaping military innovation and security. Delve into the Army's pursuit of a Next Generation Self-Propelled Howitzer, and hear from Bruce Hollywood on how the US Space Force is transforming logistic.

Exclusive Report:

We're excited to offer you exclusive access to Defence iQ's latest report: Armoured Vehicle Global Defence Acquisition Report 2025-2029. This essential document provides key insights into the future of military land systems.

Arm yourself with the knowledge that will drive the next generation of armoured vehicle innovation.

The report provides detailed insights into:

• Global and regional trends in the armoured vehicle market.
• Exclusive updates on the world’s most significant armoured?vehicle programmes.
• Detailed analysis on spending across all vehicle segments, from tanks to Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) and more.?

Download Here - Armoured Vehicle Global Defence Acquisition Report: 2025-2029

Speaker Presentation:

In today’s military operations, agility is crucial. With frequent new threats, C4ISR is essential for situational awareness and response. Integrating diverse ISR platforms enhances real-time intelligence collection, analysis, and sharing, giving commanders timely information to address these threats.

Major General Matthew Jones is the Director ISR within Defence Intelligence for the UK Ministry of Defence, and is an expert on ISR platforms. In preparation of the C4ISR USA Conference, we interviewed Major General Jones on the UK Strategic Command’s Approach to ISR Integration and Emerging Technologies.

Download Here - UK Strategic Command’s Approach to ISR Integration and Emerging Technologies

Guide:

Biometrics have become more widely used in our everyday lives, they are also becoming a key resource to the US carceral system. Whether as a resource to monitor prisoner and staff activities, assist release procedures, identify visitors, or improve inmate health and wellness, biometrics are used in correctional facilities.

This report will look at each of those uses, analyze the latest news in correctional biometrics, and assess how biometrics are beginning to have an impact on inmate safety.

Download Here - A Guide to Biometrics in Correctional Facilities

Interview:

This year’s Defense Logistics & Support Summit in Arlington, Virginia, will bring together supply chain and logistics experts from every branch of the US Military,?Capability. Mr. Bruce Hollywood from the US Space Force for DEFLOG will join a panel of speakers to discuss collaborative logistics strategies across the US Military.

Before the event, Mr. Hollywood joined IDGA to discuss united logistics from a Space Force perspective, unique challenges the branch might face, and strategies the Space Force is employing to enhance logistics operations.?

Read Here - Logistical Interoperability Across the US Military

Article:

For the US, factors such as conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as Chinese military aggression in the Indo-Pacific region, have forced the US army to reassess its own self-propelled howitzer capabilities.

This article will provide an overview of the history of self-propelled howitzers in the US, and the Army’s Next Generation Howitzer Program, which is focused on developing an upgraded self-propelled howitzer capability.?

Read Here - The Army’s Quest for a Next Generation Self-Propelled Howitzer