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Personal Statements of the Chiefs of Defence

Gen. Othmar Commenda, Chief of Defence Staff of the ...... 24

MILITARY Gen. Josef Becvar Chief of Defence TECHNOLOGY of the Czech Armed Forces ...... 26 The Political Order is Being Challenged ...... 4 Dennis-P. Merklinghaus Gen. Bjorn I. Bisserup, Chief of ...... 28 Opinion Negating the Chance for Transgender Troops ...... 6 Andrew Gen. Jarmo Lindberg, The Growing Misrepresentation of Military Capabilities...... 6 Commander of the Guy Martin Finnish ...... 30 The US State of Defence 2017: Eyeing Readiness First, Modernisation Later...... 8 Taylor Bright Gen. Claudio Graziano, Exports Will Be Important to 's Strategic Plan Goals...... 9 Italian Chief of the Kubilay Han Italian Defence General Staff...... 32

Industrial Focus ...... 12 MONS Gear Box ...... 23 Adm.· ~­ Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Chief of Defence ...... 33 Topic ·- Electro-Optical & Infrared (EO!IR) Developments...... 43 Peter Dona/dson

Airborne Electro-Optical and Infrared Sensors ...... 50 Beth Stevenson

Soldier Modernisation ...... 55 Andrew White

Gen. Artur Pina Monteiro, Features Chief of General Staff Portuguese Armed Forces ...... 36 Re-Thinking the MBT in 2017: Upgrading Tank Philosophy ...... 65 John Antal

Global Assault Rifles ...... 77 Brian Kindamo Milan Maxim, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Trucks ...... 82 of the Slovak Republic ...... 38 Malcom Phillips

Testing Centres in the Spotlight Gen. Fernando Alejandre, Chief of the Defence Staff Creating "Hell on Earth" for Defence Materiel ...... 86 of ...... 41 Stefan Bratt

Four Dimensional Naval Test, Training and Exercise Arena: FMV Naval Test Ranges...... 87 ~ Transport Aircraft Special: [1/tJ~ C-27JSPARTAN Spotlight on the USMC ~ C-27J SPARTAN- US Marine Corps Programme Highlights ...... 100 More Than Just an Airlifter ...... 69 Marty Kauchak A/an Warnes Movement of Contact: USMC Amphibious Assault...... 105 Stephen Miller

USMC Amphibious Vehicles: ACV 1.1 Detailed ...... 107 Massimo Annati 2 · MT 9/2017 Contents

Cover Jewels in the Crown Series...... • ...... •...... •••••... 88 The MAWl-DA and MAWl-C1+ individual weapon infrared Modernisation 2020 and Beyond •.•.•...•..•.•...• 91 aiming laser by B. E. Meyers Robert Czulda offer ergonomic, clarity, The Future of the Polish Defence Industry ...... 96 modularity and interface Eugene Kogan enhancements as well as great infrared illumination output Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range: power. (Photo: B.E. Meyers) 60 Seconds with the ...... ••..••..•...... •.•...... ••...••••••..• 99 Robert Czulda Small inserts on cover depict: and sailors aboard a landing craft return to the Company Snapshots well deck of the USS ASH LAND in the Coral Sea on B.E. Meyers Meets Evolving Soldier Needs .••...... •• 60 15 July 2017, after participating Interview with Matthew Meyers, in a large-scale amphibious President, B.E. Meyers & Co. lnc assault event as part of Exercise "Talisman Saber 17" (Photo: US Navy/ Petty 3rd Class Jonathan Cfay), Polish Armed Forces using RUAG Cyber: light Polish lM-60 mortar (Photo: ZM Tarn6w), and FRISC training Applying the latest Patches for Cyber Security. 120 in the US (Photo via Annati). Interview, Dr. Markus Zoller, Small insert in contents shows B-2 stealth bomber flanked CEO of RUAG Defence by F-15 at RIAT 2017 (Photo: Georg Mader)

Sikorsky Details Rotorcraft Future: Index of Advertisers Very Confident CH-53K to Win International Competitions...•.. .•..•.•.....•...... •...•...... •.•..•.••..•...•..•.. 110 AIM lnfrarot-Module GmbH ...... 49 Interview with Dan Schultz, Aim point AB...... 58 President of Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc ...... 63 Bittium Wireless Oy ...... 61 Bofors Test Center AB ...... 30 bog er electronic GmbH ...... 94 Weapon Systems Features C.I.O. -lveco - Oto Melara SCRL ...... 67 CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd ...... 43 Seeking a 90% Solution: Datron World Communications Inc...... 9 The US Army's Mobile Protected Firepower (MP F) ...... •...... •...... • 85 Defense & Security 2017 ...... 22 Stephen Miller DSA 2018 ...... 10 A leap Forward in Suppressor Technology: Eurosatory 201 8...... 81 3D Printed Suppressors ...... 80 Excalibur Army ...... 97 Dennis-P. Merklinghaus FUR Systems, Inc...... 7 FMV- Fi:irsvarets Materielverk ...... 34 Procurement Special ...... 141 FNSS Savunma Sistemleri AS ...... 40 Dennis-P. Merklinghaus General Dynamics European Land Systems ...... 25 Hemus 2018 ...... 54 HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH ...... 27 C51 Forum Hirtenberger Defence Europe GmbH ...... 13 Scanning the l andscape: l and Surveillance and IAI Elta Systems Ltd ...... 5 Reconnaissance Systems: Concepts and Experiences ...... 112 lndodefence 2018 ...... 109 RickAdams lnvisio Communications AIS ...... 57 Mounted/Dismounted Communications ...... 116 IVECO S.P.A...... 93 Andrew White 1/ITSEC 2017 ...... 84 Janson Bridging BV...... 37 Karcher Futuretech GmbH ...... 2nd cover Technology: The Final Frontier- Kelvin Hughes Ltd...... 11 KTK Kommunikationstechnik GmbH ...... 68 Dynamic by Name and Nature: Chess Dynamics at Work ...... 121 LEONARDO SPA ...... 53, 119 Tim Mahon Lincad Ltd ...... · .. .. 59 L3 WESCAM ...... 47 Meggitt Defense Training Systems ...... 103 Unmanned Focus MESIT pristroje spol. s r.o...... 117 Perch and Stare: Quadcopters in Urban Operations...... 124 Motec GmbH ...... 15 David Oliver Nammo AS ...... 79 Orbital ATK, Inc ...... 35 Oy Forcit AB ...... 39 Special Forces Feature Patria Oyj Oy ...... 83 Photonis BV ...... 45 Special Riverine Operations Craft ...... 122 Prologium ...... 17 Massimo Annati Qioptiq Ltd ...... 31 RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd ...... 4th cover Revision Military Inc ...... 3 From the Bridge/Spotlight on Australia roda computer GmbH ...... 115 Setting the Royal Australian Navy on a New Course ...... 126 Roketsan Missiles lnd. Inc ...... 51 Peter Donaldson RUAG Schweiz AG...... 33 Saab AB ...... 41 To Be Seen at DSEi ...... 130 Safran Electronics & Defense...... 29 News ...... 134 Telephonics Corporation ...... 19 Military Component Market Overview...... 140 Weibel Scientific A/S ...... 91