Combat Aircraft Special: JF-17 THUNDER Pakistan’s Indigenous Fighter – JF-17 THUNDER ............................................. 45Alan Warne

Company Snapshots Denel Presents Unique Partnership .... 22Interview with Colin Singarum, Senior Executive Business Development, Denel Group

Saab to Deliver Modern Naval Solutions ..................... 83Interview with Gunnar Wieslander, Head of Saab Kockums

Weapon Systems FeaturesT-64/72/80 Main Battle Tank Modernisation Solutions ................. 24Robert Czulda

C4I ForumThe Future of Satellite Communications .......................................... 42Paolo Quaranta

Special Forces FeatureIndonesian Special Forces ................................................................ 78Andrew Drwiega and Andrew White

Unmanned FeatureIs Technology About to Make Soldiers Obsolete? ......................... 82Aled Catheall

From the Bridge ............................................................................ 83

The Final FrontierTechnology: The Final Frontier – A Fantastic Voyage .................... 85Tim Mahon

News ...................................................................................................... 86Military Component Market Overview ............................................... 92Epilogue ................................................................................................. 96

CoverToday’s armed forces face an increasingly complex risk scenario. In the last decade, threats have multiplied in both the physical and cyber area. Soldier holds a FNSCAR with EOTech optics and Surefire lights plus Brugger & Thomet suppressor. (Photo and Graphic: Redrum)Small insert on cover depicts a ‘Black Spiders’ JF-17 flying over one of Pakistan’s highest peaks, Nanga Parbat, seen here with a PL-5EII (top) and PL-12/SD-10 (bottom). (Photo: PAF)The Combat Aircraft Special cover on page 45 shows one of the two JF-17s painted in the colours of the Pakistani flag. (Photo: Alan Warnes)Small insert in contents shows Rheinmetall’s LYNX (left, back) and ARTEC’s BOXER (right, front), both with Rheinmetall’s LANCE turret armed with a 35mm automatic cannon. (Photo: Rheinmetall)The last page shows the new C-130H/L-382 full-mission simulator that CAE USA has expanded in its C-130 training centre located in Tampa, FL/USA. The new CAE-built simulator features the Rockwell Collins integrated Flight2 glass cockpit avionics system. (Photo: CAE)

Index of AdvertisersAimpoint AB ........................................................................................... 79Airbus Defence & Space ............................................................ 4th coverAselsan ..................................................................................................... 7Defense & Security ................................................................................ 52Flir Systems, Inc. ....................................................................... 2nd coverFNSS ...................................................................................................... 29IDEX........................................................................................................ 81Janson Bridging B.V. ............................................................................. 13LMT – Lewis Machine & Tool Company ................................................. 9Photonis Netherlands B.V. .................................................................... 33RUAG Schweiz AG ................................................................................ 17Telephonics Corporation ......................................................................... 5Vectronix AG .......................................................................................... 11

The Lines are Becoming Less Clear .................................................... 2Dennis-P. Merklinghaus

Opinion- Poland Launches VIP Aircraft Programme ..................................... 4 Robert Czulda- Reducing Our Reliance on Private Military Contractors ............... 4 Brian Kall- Luminaries ........................................................................................... 5 Stefan Nitschke

- View from Ankara: Reflections on Reorganisation of the Turkish Armed Forces Following 15 July 2016 ..................... 6 Kubilay Han

Industrial Focus ....................................................................................... 9

Topic- Major Power Perspectives on Regional Peace and Security in the ASPAC .............................................................. 16 David Saw

Features- Aerospace and Defence Industry Consolidation .......................... 21 Eugene Kogan

Regional Overview: ASPAC – Indonesia - Making Defence Policy in Uncertain Times .................................. 28 Indonesian Minister of Defence, Gen. (Ret.) Ryamizard Ryacudu- Indonesian Modernisation Plans and Capabilities ....................... 30 Peter Donaldson- Indonesian Special Forces .............................................................. 78 Andrew Drwiega and Andrew White

Spotlight on Pakistan - Confronting a Threat Hierarchy: Assessing the Pakistan Armed Forces .......................................... 35 Conrad Boroevic- Pakistan Air Force: Forever Vigilant ............................................... 39 Alan Warnes

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The Security Compendium 5th Edition - Annual CBRN Review: Chlorine and Mustard: Chemical Warfare in the Middle East ...................................... 53 Andy Oppenheimer- Annual CBRN Review: Countering the Persistent CBRN Threat ................................. 56 David Oliver- Less-Than-Lethal Review: Forcing Compliance of Unruly Crowds ................................... 60 Peter Donaldson- Less-Than-Lethal Review: Non-Lethal Review....................... 62 Massimo Annati and Andrew White- Protective Armour Review: Combining Lightweight and High Performance Materiel for Starters........................... 66 Marty Kauchak and Brian Kindamo- Protective Armour Review: Transparent Spinel Ceramic for Naval Applications .............. 68 Stefan Nitschke- Cyber Review: Cyber Situational Awareness for the NATO Alliance ................................................................. 73 Col. Rizwan Ali, USAF, Team Leader, Task Force Cyber, SHAPE- Cyber Review: Cyber Crime: Big Stakes ................................. 76 Rick Adams

Aero Vodochody – Moving On ........ 27Alan Warnes