Belgian Special Forces Group - SFG special unit 5

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

The Special Forces Group (SFG) is a premier special operations unit within the Belgian Armed Forces. Historically, it has been …

Helicopters during Storm Tide 2022 exercise

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

In times when a revival of the Cold War is closer than ever, and NATO and its allied countries are …

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

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

Once a year, a small group of soldiers of the 3rd Para-Commando Battalion gathers in a remote location in the …

Brazilian Army soldiers with FN FAL

FN FAL: One of the best battle rifles in history

The FN FAL battle rifle is one of the most widespread and significant military small arms of the second half …

FN FNS series of pistols manufactured in the United States

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

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

Belgian Fabrique Nationale (FN) FNP-45

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

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

FN FNP-9

FN FNP: A replacement for unsuccessful FN Forty-Nine

The FN FNP was a series of pistols produced between 2006 and 2011 by Belgian Fabrique Nationale and its division …

FN FNX-45 with silencer

FN FNX: A successor of the FNP series

The FN FNX series of pistols is a successor of the FN FNP and was first introduced in 2009; despite …

FN Five-seveN chambered in 5.7x28 mm

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

FN Five-seveN is a great semi-automatic pistol developed by FN Herstal Belgium in parallel with the P90 and conjunction with …

Exercito Portugues substitui a espingarda automatica G3

FN SCAR: A perfect weapon for the CQC and for infantry

FN SCAR is an assault rifle manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium. The standard issue rifle comes in NATO 5.56 …

Turkish Marines armed with FN Minimi

FN Minimi: World’s most popular Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)

The FN Minimi is probably the most famous squad automatic weapon (SAW) and a light machine gun. It is used …

FN 140DA auto pistol

FN 140DA Auto Pistol: An Impressive and Popular Weapon

The FN 140DA is intended as a general-purpose defense weapon or for use by police and security forces. It uses …

FN BDA9 pistol

FN BDA9: One of the most used military pistols in history

The FN BDA9 pistol is the successor of the Browning Model 35. The Browning high-power, or Model 35, became one …