Special forces communications requirements; a look at some of the specialised equipment available.
Armada International › Vol. 14 Nbr. 1, February 1990
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Special forces communications requirements; a look at some of the specialised equipment available.
Special Forces Communications Requirements
A Look at Some of the Specialised Equipment Available The whole concept of a hypothetical future East-West conflict is now being re-examined in the light of the rapidly changing political situation, the mutual reduction of conventional forces, the receding likelihood of a nuclear conflict and the increasing number of low-intensity and non-conventional conflicts in world trouble spots. We are now witnessing the increasing proliferation of regional conflicts, terrorism and urban guerilla activities, not all of which are necessarily associated with the Third World. The United States have recently acknowledged this change in outlook by appointing an Assistant Secretary for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflicts in the Department of Defense. It is not in fact easy to define what requirements the above entail: they are usually concerned with the unusual and the unexpected, they can involve both the civil and the military and may mean the conduct of highly individualistic operations by special forces under minimal supervision at some distance from own forces or bases. Special forces may be involved in a number of different types of missions - amphibious raids, security ...See the full content of this document
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