A patrol from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) advance, using a drone quad ‘copter on over watch during training on Shemya Island, Alaska during Exercise Noble Defender 2021. United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) personnel taking part in the exercise practiced maritime infiltration, off-road mobility, special reconnaissance, remote communications, close quarters battle, and medical […]
Prometheus Design Werx introduces their latest state-of-the-art, down-filled, hooded jacket, the STRATUS, for Fall-Winter 2021. The Stratus features a unique stitch-less baffle construction to reduce weight and bulk, a stretch 20D shell, premium hydrophobic 800 fill power goose down, and packs down small for trail to travel. The Dupont treated, water repellent, premium 800 fill power […]
Springfield Armory today announced their new SA-35 9mm pistol, an updated version of the Browning P-35 – more commonly known as the Browning Hi-Power. Based on one of the most prolific and popular pistols in small arms history, the Springfield Armory® SA-35 features subtle but significant upgrades to John Moses Browning’s original P-35. The end […]
The 84mm Carl Gustav recoilless rifle (aka, “The Goose”) is almost as famous as the US Bazooka and the British PIAT – and it also fairly close to those two in age as well. The Bazooka and PIAT were created and used during WWII, while the Carl Gustav was designed in 1946 and entered service […]
A rare shot – they mostly come at night… Location: Bishop Airfield outside of Scottsdale, Arizona. If you know, you know. 😉 Photo credit: Complete Parachute Solutions. […]
I recently came across this exciting adventure tale that was published in Land Rover Monthly last year. As my own Grandfather served with the British Army’s Light Car Patrol in the Libyan Desert in WWI (a predecessor of the LRDG in some ways), I found it particularly interesting. The article tells the story of […]
Set the wayback machine to the early 1980’s, 1983 to be precise, and the US Army and US Marine Corps began issuing an overgarment set printed in a unique grid-and-spot camo pattern designed to defeat Soviet-bloc night vision equipment. Copying the design of the M1951 “fishtail” overwhite parka, the set also included over-trousers, and […]
Compact and streamlined, yet spacious, the Envoy attaché from KITANICA’s Bag Lab features a three-compartment design to organize and protect your official business. The electronics compartment has armored sleeves to secure a laptop and a tablet with 6lb. closed cell foam on all four sides, and two expandable interior mesh pockets organize your cables and […]
Prometheus Design Werx introduces their best-selling Raider Field Pant in their cool weather weight, 9 oz Expedition Cloth (EC) soft-shell fabric and new tailored fit (T-Fit). According to the Design and R&D Team at PDW: “We took our bestselling pant, tuned it for fall/winter wear and are introducing a new tailored, trimmer fit. For those […]
IWI – Israel Weapon Industries – a member of the SK Group – is launching the new ACE-N 52 assault rifle at MiliPol Paris. The latest model in the ACE family, the ACE-N 52 has an improved ergonomic design that is suitable for use with standard 7.62x51mm NATO (AR-10) magazines. Based on the reliable and […]
