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Has the War on Terror Created a New Breed of Military Sniper?
Justin BronkRUSI Defence Systems, 10 July 2015
Land Operations, Military Sciences, Counterinsurgency, Land Forces, Military Personnel
The prolonged counterinsurgency campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq drove a significant evolution of the military sniper in terms of role, equipment, tactics and lethality
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Research Fellow, Airpower and Technology
Justin Bronk is the Research Fellow for Airpower and Technology in the Military Sciences team at RUSI. He is also Editor of the... read more
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