Belgium

An operator from the Special Operations Regiment firing his rifle during the Basic Reconnaissance Course 2023

July 9, 2023

Newly formed in 2020, the 21st Special Reconnaissance Detachment was created to take on the Special Reconnaissance role within the Special Operations Regiment. Special Reconnaissance

Belgian Special Forces Group - SFG special unit 5

Units

Special Forces Group (SFG): Belgian Prime Special Operations Forces unit

Eric Sof

September 30, 2012

The Special Forces Group (SFG) is a premier special operations unit within the Belgian Armed Forces. Historically, it has been associated with paratroopers, but recent

Helicopters during Storm Tide 2022 exercise

News

Storm Tide 2022: Belgian Defence’s annual coastal defense drill completed

Michiel Peeters

January 13, 2023

In times when a revival of the Cold War is closer than ever, and NATO and its allied countries are put under pressure as never

Operators from Belgian Special Forces Group during the Breacher course 2 (Photo: Michiel Peeters)

Op-Edge

3 Para enters the New Year with a bang: Stack Breacher Course

Michiel Peeters

November 9, 2022

Once a year, a small group of soldiers of the 3rd Para-Commando Battalion gathers in a remote location in the south of Belgium to participate

Rifle

FN FAL: One of the best battle rifles in history

Eric Sof

March 3, 2022

The FN FAL battle rifle is one of the most widespread and significant military small arms of the second half of the 20th century. First

Pistol

FN FNS: One of the best striker-fired pistols in the world

Eric Sof

September 19, 2022

FN FNS is a series of pistols chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W cartridges and intended primarily for military and law enforcement use.

Pistol

FN FNP-45: Improved version of the FNP-40

Eric Sof

January 12, 2016

The FN FNP-45 pistol is the next step in the evolution of the FNP pistol line. First announced in 2007, the FN FNP-45 is just

Pistol

FN FNP: A replacement for unsuccessful FN Forty-Nine

Eric Sof

September 18, 2022

The FN FNP was a series of pistols produced between 2006 and 2011 by Belgian Fabrique Nationale and its division in the United States. FNP

Pistol

FN FNX: A successor of the FNP series

Eric Sof

September 18, 2022

The FN FNX series of pistols is a successor of the FN FNP and was first introduced in 2009; despite being quite similar to the

Pistol

FN Five-seveN: An extraordinary pistol chambered in unusual caliber

Eric Sof

September 2, 2022

FN Five-seveN is a great semi-automatic pistol developed by FN Herstal Belgium in parallel with the P90 and conjunction with a 5.7×28 mm cartridge. The