Company Snapshots Morgan Advanced Materials – Composites and Defence Systems: Supporting Very High Performance, Very Low Weight Armour Market Niches of the Global Military Sector .............................. 66Interview with Duncan Eldridge, President of Morgan Advanced Materials, Composites and Defence Systems Division

The Final FrontierTechnology: A Scaleable Product? ................................................... 71Tim Mahon

C5I Forum Space GEOINT – Flexibility and Effectiveness ................................. 72Malcom Phillips

Space ForumSATCOM on the Move ........................................................................ 74Brian Kindamo

From the Bridge ............................................................................ 76

News ...................................................................................................... 78Military Component Market Overview ............................................... 84Epilogue ................................................................................................. 88

CoverSIG Sauer 9mm MPX with silencer and Romeo4C robust, compact red dot sight, offering versatility through its modularity, allowing the user, who here is holstering a P320 and taking cover behind an armoured vehicle, to adapt it to fit his/her needs and environment. (Photo: SIG Sauer)

Small inserts on cover depict Geospatial agencies seek to gauge the effectiveness of its Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), the space sector’s contribution is evolving rapidly (Photo via PD); legacy SATCOM solutions have required soldiers to point antennae at geo-stationary satellites to ensure strong enough signals for transmission (Photo: US DoD); and TRACKFIRE operators are able to maintain the line of sight on the target, thereby greatly reducing target acquisition times (Photo: Saab). Small insert in contents shows W.L. Gore & Associates’ newly opened Environmental Chamber, which can recreate 85-95% of the world’s environments, allowing the company to evaluate the performance of its fabrics products in specific conditions and collect quantitative data on the protection provided and resulting comfort of the wearer. (Photo: Gore)The last page shows the FN SCAR-L STD assault rifle, chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO calibre and fitted with a standard 14.5in barrel. The operator can replace the standard barrel with a short 10in barrel for close quarter combat in less than five minutes (the rifle is then called FN SCAR-L CQC). (Photo: FN Herstal)

Index of AdvertisersGeneral Dynamics European Land Systems S.L. ................................ 31Hudson Supplies Inc. ............................................................................ 11IAI Elta ...................................................................................................... 3IAI Ramta ............................................................................................... 23Invisio Communications A/S ...................................................... 4th coverLMT - Lewis Machine & Tool Company ................................................. 9Meggitt Defense .................................................................................... 17MSPO ....................................................................................................... 6Renault ....................................................................................... 2nd coverRUAG Schweiz AG ................................................................................ 29Telephonics Corporation ....................................................................... 13Trijicon, Inc. ............................................................................................ 15Vallon GmbH .......................................................................................... 21

Today’s Darkening Environment ......................................................... 2Dennis-P. Merklinghaus

Opinion- America under New Management Leadership:

What to Expect from President Donald John Trump..................... 4John Antal

- Outlook for Asia Pacific ..................................................................... 4Dzirhan Mahadzir

- Face-off in the UN Peacekeeping House ........................................ 5Alix Valenti

- The Trump Predicament .................................................................... 5Brian Kall

Industrial Focus ....................................................................................... 7

Annual Special Operations Forces Rifle Overview Special Operational Forces Rifles, Scopes and Ammunition ........ 14Andrew White

Annual Global Armoured Vehicles Market Survey - The Global Armoured Vehicles Market .......................................... 22

Dennis-P. Merklinghaus- Band Tracks: An Old Solution Returns .......................................... 27

Stephen Miller- Global Remote Weapon Stations Update...................................... 48

Peter Donaldson- Emerging Armoured Vehicles ......................................................... 51

Robert Czulda- Special Operations Vehicles............................................................ 54

Andrew White

TopicRifles and Machine Guns .................................................................... 57Andrew White

Features Integrated Soldier Equipment ............................................................ 61Brian Kindamo

Rugged Tactical Tools for Extreme Conditions (RTTEC) Series ............................................................................... 68

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Casey Flack, CEO, Israel Weapon Industries US (IWI US)

Andy Caughey, Managing Director, Armadillo Merino

Franz von Stauffenberg, CEO, SIG Sauer Germany GmbH

Mark Crawford, International Sales Manager (Europe, Africa, Latin America), CamelBak

Matt Baker, Director of Federal/Military Sales, Streamlight

Bob Getto, President & CEO, Fechheimer Brothers Co.