The Portuguese Army may have decided to ditch its 7.62x51mm G3s in favor of the 5.56x45mm SCAR-L, but the Portuguese Navy on the other has decided to save some money by simply modernizing its G3s instead of replacing them. Based on the upgrade kit that Spur developed for the Swedish Army’s G3s, the Portuguese Navy […]
The AUG (Armee-Universal-Gewehr—”universal army rifle”) was designed and developed by Steyr-Daimler-Puch during the late 1960’s to early 1970’s, and was adopted by the Austrian Army as the StG-77 (Sturmgewehr 77) in 1978. Like the (unrelated) Glock pistol, the AUG made extensive use of modern polymer plastic technology and was particularly revolutionary for its time – […]
NEWINGTON, N.H., (June 17, 2019) –SIG SAUER, Inc. is honored to announce that the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is set to adopt the M18, the compact variant of the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS), as their official duty pistol. “The Marine Corps announcement to put the M18 in service with the Marines is […]
According to a story by Bob Morrison over on Joint-Forces.com, the Spanish Army is planning to upgrade its inventory of roughly 60,000 HK G36E rifles. Steyr Arms of Austria and Wilcox Industries of New Hampshire, USA have teamed up to offer a solution. The STEYR Mod G36 Upgrade with buttstock folded. © Bob Morrison, 2019. […]
In conjunction with the U.S. Army’s 244th Birthday, the Army announced a new proficiency badge on Friday, called the Expert Soldier Badge. The ESB is designed to improve lethality, recognize excellence in Soldier combat skills and increase individual, unit and overall Army readiness. The ESB is the equivalent of the Expert Infantry Badge and Expert […]
Remember how we did a post last week with some clips of famous Hollywood firefights? Well by a happy coincidence… Larry Vickers has started a new series of videos called “Larry At The Movies”, and in his first episode he takes an in-depth, expert look at the famous gun battle from the movie “Heat”. Check […]
A famous photograph of Officers and Enlisted Men with Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division “guarding” the Kehlsteinhaus, Hitler’s mountain-top residence, “The Eagle’s Nest”, near the town of Berchtesgaden in southern Bavaria. The capture of the Eagle’s Nest was considered a high-prestige objective for American troops at the end of the war, […]
Army leaders and members of Congress cut a cake in honor of the US Army’s 244th Birthday at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., June 12, 2019. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dana Clarke […]
21 C47s and Dakotas in formation dropping troops onto Drop Zone ‘K’, Sannerville, Normandy on June 6, 2019. Photo by Andrew King, courtesy of Jet Art Aviation Ltd.#dday75 #ddaysquadron […]
Canada and the United States not only share the longest unfortified border in the world, but military relations between the countries are longstanding, well-entrenched and extensive as well. The closeness of the partnership also provides both countries with greater security than could be achieved individually. During the Second World War the two countries even formed […]
