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Startseite - Service - TRUPPENDIENST - Folge 333, Ausgabe 3/2013

English Summary

Main Battle Tank T-90

The main battle tank T-90 is a further development of the T-72 and the T-80 tank family. It is currently the most up-to-date main battle tank of the Russian Armed Forces, although India is the nation that operates the largest number of T-90s.

A Bulwark against the German Wehrmacht - the Fortification Museum Heldsberg in Switzerland

The Russian Main Battle Tank Project T-95

Already at the end of the 1980s, Russian planning for a completely new tank generation was initiated. The basis for the tank type was Object 195, which subsequently was to develop into the T-95. So far, however, it has not progressed beyond the planning and prototype stage.

Task Verbs

As a member of NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) the Austrian Armed Forces (AAF) are obliged to use NATO Task Verbs in a multinational environment. In order to avoid unnecessary complications the decision was made to also apply them on the national level. This series of articles will give you an overview over the task verbs, their meaning and some examples on how to properly use them.

Doing more with less

In combining command and control, reconnaissance and effect, the Reconnaissance and Artillery Battalion is a substantial pillar of military intelligence gathering and of ranged fire support in combined arms warfare. Some innovative approaches show possibilities to further develop the unit type ‘reconnaissance and artillery battalion’ with a view to the future and its usefulness, despite decreasing resource levels.

Basic Documents of Language Matters - What Is New?

The update on the basic documents of the language system resulted in a clear focus on the languages German, English and French.

Commentary: National Service: It All Stays Better!

7 Headquarters Battalion

The 7 HQ Battalion is the command and control as well as the support unit of the 7 Infantry Brigade and is located in the provinces of Carinthia and Styria. Its capability is derived from its modern equipment and the multi-layered training of its career personnel.

EU-Battlegroup 2012-2 Challenge for the Supply and Transport Company/7 HQBN

The supply and transport company of the 7 Headquarters Company, referred to as Cargo Truck Company, was an essential element of the Combat Service and Support Battalion of the EU Battle Group 2012-2.

Focus: The Human and Corporate Philosophy

CAPRICORN 2013 An Endurance Test for the Austrian Mountain Troops

From 11 to 22 February, the second largest exercise of the Austrian Armed Forces in 2013 was carried out in the Tuxer Alps. In so doing, soldiers of the 6 Infantry Brigade exercised in conjunction with support forces from the entire Armed Forces and together with German mountain infantrymen.

More a Diplomat than a Fighter

Since 1947, the unarmed military observers of the United Nations Organization have been deployed right into the focus of world affairs. A three-week military observer course is to prepare them for their deployment.

Psychology: We Attack on the Right Flank - or Rather the Left?

Contractor Support to Operations (CSO) - Options Illustrated by the Example of the EU-Battle Group 2012-2

Military capacities are not sufficient anymore to cover the ever-increasing logistical requirements of international operations. Not only austerity, but military requirements, in particular, have made all nations put CSO models in the foreground.