This report was written for the International Action Network on Small Arms and for GRIP as part of the programme ‘Observatory on global weapons production and transfers’ by the Walloon Region, Belgium. The author would like to thank the contacted governmental officials and representatives of companies in the defence industry in Germany, France, and Belgium, who assisted him in this research. The here presented opinions are those of the author alone and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Walloon Region or the contacted ministries and companies. Any remaining errors are his.