Scientific Board Editorial Board: Editor-in-Chief: LTC Prof. Leontin STANCIU, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu Managing Editor: COL Prof.Eng. Ghita BARSAN, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu Members: Prof. Pavel NECAS, PhD, Armed Forces Academy, Slovakia Dipl.Eng. Jaros VITEZSLAV, PhD, University of Defence, Brno, the Czech Republic COL Prof. Alexandru RIZESCU, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu COL Assoc.Prof.Eng. Paul BECHET, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu LTC 1st SR Vasile CARUTASU, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu LTC Assoc.Prof. Jaromir MARES, PhD, University of Defence, Brno, the Czech Republic LTC Assoc.Prof. Sevdalina DIMITROVA, PhD, "Vasil Levski" National Military University, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria Editorial Assistant: Scientific advisor Carmen PRECUP, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu Scientific Reviewers: LTG Prof. Teodor FRUNZETI, PhD, National Defence University, Bucharest MG Nicolae N. ROMAN, PhD, General Staff, Bucharest BG Visarion NEAGOE, PhD, General Staff, Bucharest RADM Victor BARBU, PhD, General Staff, Bucharest COL (ret) Prof. Benoni SFARLOG, PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu COL Prof.Eng. Ghita BARSAN, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu COL Prof. Mihai Marcel NEAG, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu COL Prof. Ion MITULETU, PhD, National Defence University, Bucharest COL Assoc.prof. Adrian STROIA, PhD, Land Forces Staff, Bucharest COL Prof. Laurentiu GRIGORE, PhD, National Defence University, Bucharest COL Prof. Alexandru RIZESCU, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu COL Prof. Robert STANCIULESCU, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu LTC Assoc.Prof. Jaromir MARES, PhD, University of Defence, Brno, the Czech Republic LTC Assoc.Prof. Sevdalina DIMITROVA, PhD, "Vasil Levski" National Military University, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria LTC Prof. Leontin STANCIU, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu LTC Assoc.Prof. Elena FLORISTEANU, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu LTC 1st SR Vasile CARUTASU, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu COL Assoc.Prof.Eng. Paul BECHET, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu LTC Assoc.Prof.Eng. Danut MOSTEANU, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu Prof. Gheorghe UDEANU, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu Prof. Eric GILDER, PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu Dipl.Eng. Jaros VITEZSLAV, PhD, University of Defence, Brno, the Czech Republic Prof. Neculai STOINA, PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu Prof. Teodor BODOASCA, PhD, "Petru Maior" University, Targu Mures Prof. Alexandru BABOS, PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu Prof. Liviu Alexandru SOFONEA, PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu Prof. Mircea COSMA, PhD, "Alma Mater" University, Sibiu Prof. Ioan JINGA, PhD, Bucharest University Prof. Dumitru ACU, PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu Prof. Nicolae BALTES, PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu Assoc.Prof. Alexandru HAMPU, PhD, Romanian-German University, Sibiu Prof.Eng. Octavian BOGDAN, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu Assoc.Prof. Sorin STEFANESCU, PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu Assoc.Prof. Karina SCHNEIDER, PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu Assoc.Prof. Anca IANCU, PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu Assoc.Prof. Marioara PATESAN, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu Assoc.Prof.Eng. Simona MICLAUS, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu Assoc.Prof.Eng. Luminita GIURGIU, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu Assoc.Prof.Eng. Gheorghe RATIU, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu Asst.Prof. Stefania BUMBUC, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu Asst.Prof. Anca DINICU, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu Asst.Prof. Dumitru IANCU, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu Asst.Prof. Teodora DRAGHICI, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu TA Sabin GUTAN, PhD, "Nicolae Balcescu" Land Forces Academy, Sibiu