Shrivenham Index

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This is an index to defence journal literature produced by indexing significant articles from the Library�s holdings of current defence, management, engineering, and applied science journals. The service provides abstracts of articles and access to the full text online where possible.


42. The Duellists (Full text available via publisher or 3rd party website)

Gourley, S.; Kemp, I.
Jane's Defence Weekly (ISSN: 02653818), Volume 40 Issue 21 Nov 2003, pp26-28

Briefing on personal defence weapons. Report on two competing personal defence weapon calibres - the FN Herstal 5.7 x 28mm cartridge and Heckler and the 4.6 x 30mm ammunition developed by Heckler and Koch, BAE Systems and RO Defence. The success of the PDW calibres will be determined by the military and police users.

43. NATO PDW Standardisation : Watershed Ahead? (Hardcopy available in DCMT library)

Bonsignore, E.
Military Technology (ISSN: 07223226), Volume 27 Issue 11 2003, pp18-23

Article on NATO's attempts to standardise the calibre for a personal defence weapon. Despite deciding that a new self defence weapon is needed, years of discussions have failed to provide the answer on what type of ammunition to use.