It seems that the German Bundeswehr’s current Sturmgewehr Saga is still a long way from being fully and finally resolved, and in the meantime the (allegedly) flawed G36 soldiers on… While the German’s try to untangle themselves from the knot they got themselves into with the whole ‘replace-the-G36-with-an-AR-based-platform-at-the-lowest-cost-technically-acceptable-option’, along come the Austrians at Steyr Arms […]
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment share their experience of training with their US Army counterparts in Exercise Swift Response, part of the NATO Exercise Defender Europe 21. Soldiers from 2 PARA trained in the USA with 82nd Airborne; they then crossed the Atlantic ocean in Globemaster C-17 aircraft and parachuted into Estonia at […]
UF PRO has announced its new Striker ULT Combat Pants – which the company says has similar characteristics to the U.S. Army Improved Hot Weather Uniform. Weighing less than a kilogram, Striker ULT offers excellent durability, breathability, and quick-drying characteristics – which makes it ideal for use in hot / tropical environments. “We built the […]
U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded a total of $19.2 million for prototype aircraft to take part in demonstration fly-offs for the SOCOM Armed Overwatch program. Five companies will submit their proposed low-cost, rugged aircraft to fly surveillance and strike missions under austere conditions. The prototype demonstrations are expected to be completed by March […]
And now for something completely different – our friends at BCB International had a rather special visit recently. Could this mean there’s a Royal Warrant in their future? His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales (Prince Charles) visited BCB International on May 14th, to thank staff for their incredible work during the COVID crisis and […]
The Infantry’s job is to find, fix, and finish the enemy on the field of battle. It is also only the infantry that can secure, occupy, and defend the ground captured as a result. But the job of the boots-on-the-ground is now more complex than ever – whether its combatting asymmetric threats and insurgents, or […]
A U.S. Army Soldier aims at a target in the distance during advanced rifle marksmanship training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. US Army photo: by Staff Sgt. Amber Martin […]
Prometheus Design Werx has released their newest iteration of the Invictus folding knife design featuring a unique handle machined from a solid block of titanium billet. Other high-level details include a Böhler M390 alloy blade, ceramic pivot bearings, signature 5 fullers, lock-bar limiter insert, dive watch grade luminous inlays in the dual thumb-studs, and precision […]
IWI US, a subsidiary of small arms manufacturer Israel Weapon Industries, last week released a new ‘GEN II’ version of its Galil ACE assault rifle. The original IWI Galil ACE was introduced in 2008 as a modernized and improved version of the famous Galil rifle that entered IDF service after the 1973 Yom Kippur War. […]
L3Harris Technologies and Air Tractor have teamed up to deliver the AT-802U Sky Warden™, an affordable, production-ready aircraft designed for airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and other missions in extreme combat environments. The AT-802U Sky Warden is based on the rugged and capable Air Tractor AT-802, which features the largest payload capacity of any […]
