Bullpup rifles – where the chamber, firing mechanism, and loading port / magazine are located behind the trigger and pistol grip – haven’t always had a good reputation, or been well-received by users. And to be fair, there are certain inherent drawbacks to such a layout, but dramatic reduction in length and increases in compactness […]
Special Tactics Airmen and members of the Royal Thai Air Force leap from a U.S. Air Force C-130 over a water drop zone during Exercise Cobra Gold on Feb. 13, 2019. (U.S. Air Force Photo by First Lieutenant Renee Douglas) […]
While there has been some chatter over the past year or so about the Canadian’s ditching their pixilated temperate woodland and arid region CADPAT camo patterns for MultiCam®, which is already in use with Canadian Special Operations Command soldiers, it now appears that there will be a new “intermediate” mash-up of the woodland and arid […]
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel are working alongside their British counterparts to counter the multi-billion-dollar illegal wildlife trade in Africa. Lance Corporal Jed Maskill (left) from 1 RNZIR teaches a tracking tactic to a British Army soldier in Malawi. Special Operations Component Commander Colonel Rian McKinstry said two soldiers — one from New Zealand’s Special Operations Forces […]
UF PRO unveiled their new “STRIKER X” Combat Shirt and Pants at the IWA trade show in Nuremberg, Germany last month. The “STRIKER X” line is an evolution of the well-known STRIKER BDU line, optimized for the extremely demanding requirements of military special units. Find out more in the two videos below: […]
Modern operational and tactical situations can change rapidly and demand flexible gear and clothing solutions. Law Enforcement, Security and Military personnel may be called upon to perform normal duties in a low-threat environment and then quickly gear up and spring into action when the threat level escalates. Listening to end-user requests for a flexible and […]
Over the past two years, the functionality of the Finnish-made assault rifle RK 62 has undergone modernisation for optimised utilisability. The new modernised versions of the assault rifle will now be fielded as part of conscript training provided in all Finnish Defence Forces’ brigade-level units. The RK 62 was designed in 1962 based on the […]
The 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, is now home to Air Force Special Operations Command’s newest aircraft – the Block 30 AC-130J Ghostrider gunship. An AC-130J Ghostrider gunship performs a routine training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 17, 2016. The AC-130J is the fourth generation gunship replacing the aging fleet of AC-130U […]
Norwegian troops guide a Bell 412SP helicopter in during Exercise Joint Viking. (Norwegian Armed Forces photo) […]
There are very cold environments and then there is Arctic cold. In the Arctic, a single mistake or mishap may be only minutes from disaster. A lost glove system, an ignored cold foot, heavy sweating from overexertion without clothing management, or a skidoo accident can result in rapidly progressing injury without hope for a quick […]