„Own the night“ is more than just a catch-phrase – it’s a modern tactical necessity. The hours of darkness can provide protection and a tactical advantage to defenders as it presents special challenges for scouts and attackers, but darkness should be the friend of every modern Soldier, law enforcement, and public safety officer. Anyone needing […]
Aerial drones – especially small commercially available drones – have become a unique and ubiquitous challenge on the modern battlefield and pose a major threat to traditional military assets. Such small drones can be used to provide real-time reconnaissance, and/or be rigged with explosives and used as loitering munitions for remote kamikaze attacks. Such weaponized […]
Joining a line of high-performance UF PRO flame-retardant clothing for law enforcement personnel and military operators is the Striker FR Gen.2 Battle Dress Uniform, which significantly reduces the wearers’ risk of serious or fatal injury from the flames and intense heat that occur in proximity to an IED detonation. The company said its super-comfortable Striker FR […]
PepperBall has announced the launch of its all-new PepperBall Patrol Carbine (PPC) for daily patrol and tactical situations. Effective at up to 150 feet, the PPC is versatile and portable, according to the company. Field-tested by law enforcement agencies nationwide, the PPC incorporates the input and development notes from patrol officers. “After compiling years of […]
St. Cloud, MN-based Maxim Defense, the US company that describes itself as the “…premiere manufacturer in PDW technologies”, has announced the availability of the Maxim Defense PDX in Urban Grey. The Maxim Defense PDX, is chambered in .300BLK, 5.56 NATO, and 7.62×39, had its genesis in USSOCOM. Born of the SOCOM PDW solicitation, the PDX, […]
“ARKTIS” is a legendary brand name within the UK and northern/western European military and law enforcement sectors. Originally founded in the town of Exeter in Devon by a former Royal Marine officer in 1985, the brand is now owned by Francis Dinsmore Ltd., a 230 year old textile producer in Northern Ireland. ARKTIS was one […]
You know we’re big fans of HK’s classic Cold War era roller-delayed blowback firearms, and particularly the all-too-often forgotten HK33 5.56x45mm calibre assault rifle and its derivatives. The HK33 was developed in the 1960s by Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K) primarily for export. It built upon the company’s success with their 7.62x51mm NATO G3 rifle […]
Based in Devon in the UK, and created in 1985 by a former Royal Marine in order to provide high-quality, purpose-built, and better alternatives to some of the UK’s standard issue gear, it can probably be safely said that ARKTIS began the revolution in Warfighter gear. Today, the company is under new ownership and management […]
Consider this an introduction to the new plates from ShotStop Ballistics. It’s a line of extremely light (“ultra-light” according to the ShotStop) lineup of individual armor upgrades. The official name of this plate is the Level IV HA Armor Piercing Advanced Body Armor Plates. ShotStop, an Ohio-based ballistics company, has been described as the “future […]
B&T is a small but well-respected company from Switzerland that has equipped numerous European police and military forces over the years. In the US they are probably best known for having won a (small-scale) contract in 2019 for their APC9K sub-machine gun to be used as the US Army’s sub-compact weapon (SCW) in close protection […]
