Editorial: Complexity, Confusion and Chaos on the Global Stage ...... 2Dennis-P. Merklinghaus

OpinionFrance and Great Britain Look East … Somehow ............................... 4Marco Giulio Barone

Money, Money, Money … ........................................................................ 6Peter Donaldson

After the Generals: The Chaos Presidency in Midterm and the State of National Insecurity ...................................................... 7Tomas Chlebecek

Malaysia Creating a New Defence White Paper .................................. 8 Dzirhan Mahadzir

Industrial Focus ........................................................................................ 9MONCh Gear Box ................................................................................... 21

TopicAssault Rifles for the European Market .............................................. 23Peter Donaldson

Spotlight on the US ArmyCurrent US Army Strategy & Programmes ......................................... 28 Stephen W. Miller

State of US Army Communication ....................................................... 52

US Army Unmanned Vehicle Renaissance ......................................... 54Marty Kauchak

Features Go-To Guns: Military Handguns and Pistols ....................................... 36Andrew White

Concealable Sniper Rifles: The Ultimate in Precision ....................... 42Malcom Phillips

Muzzle Tov – Suppressors in the Spotlight......................................... 44Tim Fish

Ammunition Series (1 of 4): Small Arms Ammunition Developments .............................................. 46Grant Turnbull

C4I ForumState of US Army Communication ..................................................... 52

Weapon Systems FeaturesNew Advanced Mobile Surveillance Technology for Czech Police from EVPU Defence ................................................. 51 Tomas Chlebecek

BRONCO 3 – Evolution and Revolution ............................................... 34

Company Snapshots Big Aspirations: IWI Addresses New Markets, Partnerships ...................................................................... 41Interview with Ronen Hamudot, Vice President Marketing & Sales, SK Group

The 3-2-1 Interview: Tyron Runflat Realising Significant Advantages .......... 64Interview with Richard Glazebrook, Chief Executive of Tyron Runflat Ltd

Technology + Passion = Solution ................................... 65 Interview with John Chapman, CEO of Liberty Dynamic

Unmanned Feature US Army Unmanned Vehicle Renaissance ........................................ 54Marty Kauchak

Counter Terror SectionPolice Special Operations Equipment and Garment ........................ 56Brian Kindamo

Space ForumTipping Point: Military Communications Satellites after 2022 .......... 60Marco Giulio Barone

From the BridgeOne Strike and You’re Out: Power Projection from the Sea – The Surface Strike Option ..................................................................... 62Stephen Miller

Dispatch from the Tactical Communications World Tactical Communications Round-Up................................................... 68Thomas Withington

Masthead ............................................................................................... 14

News from the Heart of the Atlantic Alliance .......... 66News ....................................................................................................... 71Index of Advertisers.............................................................................. 72

CoverBRONCO 3 retains a high degree of flexibility within the basic design to provide potential for role changes as future requirements develop. Already on the design books are variants to provide General Purpose Carrier, Command and Control, Ambulance and Cargo functionality. (Photo: ST Engineering Land Systems)

Small inserts on cover depict yours truly shooting Meggitt Training Systems‘ Location of Miss and Hit (LOMAH) and Stationary Infantry Target (SIT) systems using Barrett Firearms‘ user-changeable, modular Barrett Multi-Role Adaptive Design (MRAD) with Nightforce‘s ATACR 7-35x56 F1 riflescope during SHOT Show‘s Industry Day at the Range (Photo: Mönch); Estonian SOF in training with US counterparts (Photo: SOCEUR); and GIGN officers in a training exercise. (Photo: RID/Euginio Po)

Small insert in contents shows yours truly again driving around the Nevada desert, experiencing Paradigm SRP‘s gyro-stabilised TALON platform system. (Photo: Mönch)

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