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![Acquired as part of the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) programme, the new US Army M7 rifle and the 6.8 × 51 mm Common Cartridge, shown here paired with the Vortex Optics XM157 SA-FCS mounted on the weapon’s Picatinny rail. [US Army]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/M7-Rifle-Kopie-324x160.jpg "A luxury or a necessity? Fire control systems for small arms")
A luxury or a necessity? Fire control...
Small arms fire control systems (SA-FCSs) are fast becoming an area of great interest...
![The ubiquitous 9 × 19 mm Luger round, today commonly referred to as 9 mm Parabellum, was the round of choice for the first SMGs, and continues to be widely used today. [USMC/Cpl Jonathan Beauchamp]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/9mm-closeup_USMCCpl-Jonathan-Beauchamp-Kopie-324x160.jpg "Submachine guns: From their origins to the present day")
Submachine guns: From their origins to the...
Once a crucial frontline personal weapon, submachine guns (SMGs) have endured to this day,...
![A Mirage F1BQ of the IRIAF, on 16 September 2009. Iran’s air forces have undergone a steady decline since the Revolution. [Shahram Sharifi, via Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA-4.0]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mirage-F1BQ-of-the-IRIAF-324x160.jpg "Middle Eastern combat aircraft: Programmes and capabilities")
Middle Eastern combat aircraft: Programmes and capabilities
The skies over the Middle East tell a story of dramatic transformation: Iran's once-powerful...
![Looking back at the heights of US strategic dominance in the 1990s, by 2025 the sun looks to have well and truly set on the unipolar international system. [US ANG/MSgt Luke Olson]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Sunset_US-ANGMSgt-Luke-Olson-Kopie-324x160.jpg "The US and China: Deep dependency amid increasing strategic competition")
The US and China: Deep dependency amid...
Today around 41% of US weapons and defence infrastructure is reliant on Chinese semiconductors,...
![The L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) in action during a counter-ambush in Afghanistan by British troops. The L7A2 is the British version of the FN MAG, arguably the most successful Western GPMG. [Crown Copyright]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Afghan-GPMG-Kopie-324x160.jpg "Market overview: Longevity and innovation in the machine gun sector")
Market overview: Longevity and innovation in the...
Century-old machine gun designs continue proving their worth in modern warfare, from the battlefields...
![The Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (XAC) Y-20 entered service with the Chinese military in 2016; the aircraft can be considered the Chinese equivalent of the Boeing C-17. A tanker variant is available, while the Y-20 also provides the basis for the new KJ-3000 AEW&C platform. [Cute Orca Weibo Account]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Y-20-China-Kopie-324x160.jpg "Transport aircraft trends: A market overview")
Transport aircraft trends: A market overview
We live in an era where much of the conversation surrounding air force happenings...
Medium Tactical Vehicles – The 6×6 Sector
Although in terms of wheeled armour, the 6x6 vehicle might have been overshadowed by...
Canada’s Optical Powerhouse
The fortunes of Canada’s defence industry have fluctuated over the years. At one stage...
US Army Enters New Small Arms Era
The US Army has selected a winner for its Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW)...
SKYKEEPER – Expanding Ground-Based Air Defence Possibilities...
SKYKEEPER is a Battle Management, Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (BMC4I) system. It...