Standards & Regulation

The .30-06 standard: what Level IV armour is actually required to stop

NIJ RF3, formerly Level IV, is tested against a single threat: .30-06 M2 armour piercing at 878 m/s. The fifty-year lineage, what the standards say about servi…

2026-07-30

One Lifecycle, Four Rulebooks: Mapping WOME Safety Across NATO, the UK, US and Australia

A factual review of WOME safety systems in NATO, the UK, US and Australia, using MSIAC's SASO tool and the MTDS lifecycle as the shared backbone.

2026-07-20

Standards & Regulation

Project GRAYBURN Leaves Calibre Open and Puts STANAG 4172 on Review Watch

The UK MOD's concept-stage Project GRAYBURN notice leaves the SA80 replacement calibre open while requiring defeat of current and emerging body armour. ISC ass…

2026-07-17

Standards & Regulation

The Replacement of STANAG 4385: How NATO Governs 120 mm Tank Ammunition After the Smooth-Bore Standard Was Withdrawn

NATO withdrew STANAG 4385, the 120 mm x 570 smooth-bore tank ammunition standard. No single successor STANAG replaced it: its interoperability function now run…

2026-07-08

Standards & Regulation

Collins Class: Australia's A$11bn Bridge to AUKUS

Australia will spend up to A$11bn keeping its six ageing Collins-class submarines running into the 2040s, bridging the capability gap to the AUKUS nuclear flee…

2026-06-20

Standards & Regulation

Leonardo Systems That Could Upgrade Baykar's Drones

Italy clears the 50/50 Leonardo-Baykar drone venture under golden-power conditions. A technical look at the Leonardo sensors, jammers and missiles that could u…

2026-06-17

Standards & Regulation

6.5 × 43 mm LICC: the intermediate round

The 6.5 × 43 mm LICC grew from the US Army's .264 USA round. ISC examines its testing record, a reader's field-test account and every weapon configuration buil…

2026-06-17

Standards & Regulation

Project SHAMER: UK Multi-Calibre Sniper Tender Nears

Project SHAMER, the UK MOD sniper programme replacing the L115A3, nears its main tender: .338 Lapua and 7.62mm NATO retained, .300 Norma Magnum added.

2026-06-16

Standards & Regulation

Challenger 3 Gearbox Delay: More Than a Tank's Gun

Reported gearbox problems have paused some Challenger 3 supplier work. The real lesson for Britain is integration discipline, not the visible turret upgrades.

2026-06-16

Standards & Regulation

EDA JAQ: Does NATO Not Already Test 155mm?

The EU's new €50m Joint Ammunition Qualification programme harmonises 155mm testing. But NATO already has STANAG 4425, the JBMoU and AQAP-2070. Is this duplica…

2026-06-13

Standards & Regulation

Germany's First F-35A Receives Its F135 Engine

Lockheed Martin has fitted the F135 engine to Germany's first F-35A, the step that turns the airframe into a weapons system built for the B61-12 nuclear role.

2026-06-05

Standards & Regulation

CSG Fuze Contracts and the South African Dependency

CSG has booked firm NATO fuze contracts worth tens of millions of euros, but its electronic-fuze line rests on South African technology and uncleared approvals.

2026-06-03

Standards & Regulation

NSPA Tenders a NATO Small Arms Family

NSPA has tendered a complete NATO-calibre small arms family: 5.56mm rifles, 7.62mm and 12.7mm machine guns, all AQAP 2131 quality assured, due 30 November 2026.

2026-06-02

Standards & Regulation

Hawaii UXO Clearance: Volcanic Soil Defeats Standard Detection

A century of US military training has left UXO across Hawaii. Volcanic basalt geochemistry produces false-positive rates reported as high as 80% and defeats st…

2026-05-26

Standards & Regulation

Article Withdrawn: Amendment Notice

This article has been withdrawn after editorial review on 23 May 2026. It misrepresented an August 2016 UK MOD/MBDA ASRAAM contract as a May 2026 event. A corr…

2026-05-21

Standards & Regulation

UK Approves GBU-53/B StormBreaker as Interim F-35B Stand-Off Weapon

UK MoD approves the GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (StormBreaker) as an interim F-35B stand-off weapon, filling the gap while SPEAR 3 integration slips into t…

2026-05-20

Standards & Regulation

Both Launchers Measure 6.7 Metres: The Turkish Frigate Bid Turns on Certification, Not Steel

Indexed, Not Qualified: What EDSTAR's 32 Technical Domains Tell a WOME Buyer

Eight Nations Changed Their GQA Contact Details in One Version, and a Misrouted Request Does Not Bounce

The Missing STANAG: The Small Arms Test NATO Never Standardised

AQAP-2110 Edition D Is About to Cite Four Superseded ISO Editions

The Current Editions: WOME Standards and Regulatory Status, August 2026

The .30-06 standard: what Level IV armour is actually required to stop

One Lifecycle, Four Rulebooks: Mapping WOME Safety Across NATO, the UK, US and Australia

Project GRAYBURN Leaves Calibre Open and Puts STANAG 4172 on Review Watch

The Replacement of STANAG 4385: How NATO Governs 120 mm Tank Ammunition After the Smooth-Bore Standard Was Withdrawn

Collins Class: Australia's A$11bn Bridge to AUKUS

Leonardo Systems That Could Upgrade Baykar's Drones

6.5 × 43 mm LICC: the intermediate round

Project SHAMER: UK Multi-Calibre Sniper Tender Nears

Challenger 3 Gearbox Delay: More Than a Tank's Gun

EDA JAQ: Does NATO Not Already Test 155mm?

Germany's First F-35A Receives Its F135 Engine

CSG Fuze Contracts and the South African Dependency

NSPA Tenders a NATO Small Arms Family

Hawaii UXO Clearance: Volcanic Soil Defeats Standard Detection

Article Withdrawn: Amendment Notice

UK Approves GBU-53/B StormBreaker as Interim F-35B Stand-Off Weapon

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