Defence year book 1977-1978

PREFACE                                                                                                    vi

Part I STRATEGIC REVIEW

The Logistics of Relief An International System

Michael Blackman                                                                                             2

The Armed Forces of India Iran and Pakistan A Comparative Assessment

Frank Bray and Alvin J Cottrell                                                                         23

The Strategic Importance of South America

David Bronheim                                                                                              38

Britains Defence Effort

Lord Carver                                                                                                 48

Africa The Challenge to the West

Winston S Churchill                                                                                         62

Airships and Their Place in Defence

R J Coleman                                                                                                 70

The Chinese Defence Forces and their Strategic Role

Clare Hollingworth                                                                                          90

Nuclear Terrorism

Peter Janke                                                                                                103

A German View of the Strategic Situation in Central Europe

General Ulrich de Maiziere                                                                                 113

The Belgian Land Forces

Lieutenant General P Roman                                                                                  123

Defence and the European Community

Lord Thomson                                                                                               144

The Falkland Islands

Penelope Tremayne                                                                                          156

Standardization The Need for a Two Way Street

Patrick Wall                                                                                               171

Part II WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY

1 Strategic Weapons                                                                                        188

2 Naval Weapons                                                                                            208

Section 1 Anti Submarine Warfare                                                                            208

Section 2 Ship to Ship Missiles                                                                             218

Section 3 Ship to Air Missiles                                                                             226

Section 4 Weapons for Fast Attack Craft                                                                    233

Section 5 Mine Warfare                                                                                     241

Section 6 Electronic Warfare at Sea                                                                        247

Section 7 Naval Communications                                                                             252

Section 8 Future Trends                                                                                    257

3 Army Weapons                                                                                             264

Section 9 Tactical Nuclear Weapons                                                                          264

Section 10 Main Battle Tanks                                                                               271

Section 11 Anti Tank Weapons                                                                               282

Section 12 Artillery Weapons                                                                               293

Section 13 Infantry Weapons                                                                                306

Section 14 Battlefield Surveillance                                                                        315

Section 15 Electronic Warfare on Land                                                                      321

Section 16 Army Communications                                                                             326

Section 17 Future Trends                                                                                   331

4 Air Force Weapons                                                                                        339

Section 18 Air Attack                                                                                      339

Section 19 Air to Surface Weapons                                                                          345

Section 20 Air to Air Missiles                                                                             353

Section 21 Remote Piloted Vehicles                                                                         360

Section 22 Reconnaissance Satellites                                                                       371

Section 23 Air Defence                                                                                     378

Section 24 Electronic Warfare in the Air                                                                   390

Section 25 Air Force Communications                                                                        394

Section 26 Future Trends                                                                                   396

Part III

Defence Literature of the Year                                                                             403

Chronology of Events June 1976 May 1977                                                                     413