Keyword: armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs)
Countering the drone threat to heavy armour
The mass employment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in armed conflicts over the past...
Crewed or uncrewed? Assessing the current direction...
Improved sensors and electronics have forced a major rethink in turret design for armoured...
Key programmes bolster Türkiye’s defence-export boom
A major drive towards national self-reliance in defence and aerospace, has resulted in Türkiye’s...
Just in time is dead: How European...
For any industry, a supply chain must balance efficiency with cost. Holding stock can...
Horizon scanning – the future requirements of...
Looking out over the next decade, this article aims to identify some of the...


![Countering the drone threat to heavy armour An upgraded BREM-1M armoured recovery vehicle, featuring a new explosive reactive armour (ERA) layout, anti-drone protection, and electronic warfare jammers. Note the towing coupler attached to the dozer blade, which allows the crew to recover damaged vehicles without leaving their own vehicle. [Alexey Tarasov]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Brem-1M-upgraded-Kopie-324x160.jpg)
![Crewed or uncrewed? Assessing the current direction of travel in turret design The concept of a fully-rotating turret that houses a main armament such as a machine gun or cannon that can elevate and depress was not novel, but its application onto the Renault FT would prove to be the most optimal design going forward. [Daniel Stockman, via Wikimedia Commons; CC-BY-SA 2.0]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Renault-FT-turret-Kopie-324x160.jpg)
![Key programmes bolster Türkiye’s defence-export boom Secretary of the SSB, Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün, said that Türkiye was building a “ground-breaking ecosystem in technology exports for the future”. [TiM]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2-Prof-Dr-Haluk-Gorgun-Jan-2025-Credit-TiM-Kopie-324x160.jpg)

