A U.S soldier observes the area from a hilltop near the town of Walli Was in Paktika province, near the border with Pakistan, on November 5, 2012. Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic […]
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Airsoft licensed Barrett REC7 Carbine and SBR announced
Evike Manufacturing Group (EMG), in collaboration with KRISS USA Inc.’s premier airsoft brand KRYTAC, has announced airsoft reproductions of the REC7 Direct Impingement (DI) Short Barreled Rifle (SBR) and Carbine rifles under license from Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc. The EMG Barrett REC7 DI will be offered as an SBR, with a 10.5” barrel and 10” […]
French Air Force demonstrates long-range operational capability of A400M
The Airbus A400M ‘Atlas’ is a European, four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft, such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The A400M entered service with the French Air Force (Armée de l’air) in August 2013. […]
Sunday Gunday: GunBusters vs. a WWII PPSh submachine gun
How reliable is a 78-year old PPsh on continuous full-auto? How many rounds do you think he’ll get through before there’s a stoppage? Watch the video and find out… hat tip to spartanat.com […]
Royal Marines Go Full Commando In Norway
Over the past couple of months Britain’s Royal Marines have been training across a wide spectrum of Arctic warfare scenarios. This training has been capped off over the past week and half with the exercise “Cold Response 2020”. After it was announced just over 3 months ago that the Royal Marines would be undergoing a […]
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A 173rd Airborne Brigade Sky Soldier prepares to board an aircraft prior to conducting a tactical parachute jump. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ryan Lucas […]
Operation Eclipse: How Canadian Paratroopers Saved Denmark in 1945
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Of Bergans, Bergens and Backpacks
Anyone who’s familiar with the British Army and its infantry equipment knows that Squaddie slang for a rucksack is “bergan” or “bergen”. Most seem to also understand that this has some sort of Norwegian connection, but few seem to really understand what it’s about. So if you’re curious, read on… As for the nickname, “Bergan” […]
Full-Auto Friday: IMI Galil SAR
LAV shows off one of his favorite rifles from the Galil series, the IMI Galil SAR. […]
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An officer of the German ‘Seebataillon’ (the Naval Infantry of the Bundesmarine) undergoing mountain training in Scotland with the Netherlands Marines (Korps Mariniers) in 2019. The German Seebataillon (Naval Force Protection Battalion) was created in 2014 and consists of eight companies: two on-board operations companies, one coastal operation, mine diving, reconnaissance and support company together […]
