Airborne Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 82nd Airborne Division, recently completed almost two weeks of field testing the Army’s newest leader radio (LR) communications systems. [caption id="attachment_9020" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] A Team Leader with 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), directs movements of his team...
One of my favorite winter Olympic sport is biathlon - the combination of cross-country skiing and target shooting. Like several other Olympic sports, biathlon had its origins in martial sports - synchronized swimming isn't one of them however. It won't come as any surprise of course that some European Armies...
Those wizards at Dave's Custom Airsoft Ltd. have done it again! First they created the world's best (and only?) full authentically detailed replica of the HK21 machine-gun, now they've converted a G&G MG42 replica into a stunning rendition of the modernized and upgraded MG3-KWS (Kampfwertsteigerung / “Combat Improved”) developed by...
The Dutch Armed Forces are finally starting to receive new camouflage uniforms and personal equipment. But how did this come about, and what is the history of Dutch camouflage uniforms since 1945? Thanks to our friends at Dutch Defence Press we are able to bring you this exclusive English translation...
Last week we showed you the new "SnoCam" overwhite system adopted by the Slovenian Armed Forces standard "SloCam", last month we showed you the Finnish Defence Forces' approach to snow camouflage, and we even got a rare look at the winter version of CADPAT a year ago too. Now the...
A very special #SundayGunday today as "Gun Jesus" Ian McCollum gives us a detailed talk-through of the gorgeous semi-auto only SMG replica of the famous Type E (aka, "1st Pattern") FG-42 (Fallshirmjaegergewehr). [caption id="attachment_8935" align="aligncenter" width="1204"] A cross-section diagram of the FG 42 Ausführung E, known informally as the "early...
Coming in cold! A Canadian Armed Forces Bell CH-146 Griffon coming in to land during a winter exercise. The Bell CH-146 Griffon is a multi-role utility helicopter of the Huey family, designed by Bell Helicopter Textron as a variant of the Bell 412EP for the Canadian Armed Forces. The CH-146 is...
Walther has entered a new era of manufacturing with its flagship handgun, the PDP (Performance Duty Pistol). The PDP is the most modular and versatile pistol ever designed by Walther and every PDP model comes red dot READY. With revolutionary Red Dot Ergonomics engineered into the pistol, the PDP platform...
The AP5 or “Apparatus Pistol”, is a roller delayed blowback firearm based and built off of the original and historic MP5 design. Adopted for use across the globe, no other firearm of this type has been more successful. The roller-locked delayed-blowback mechanism was first developed during WWII, and became widely...
Vertx® has announced the addition of the Grip and Cutback SF pants to its low-vis line. Designed to work for a number of environments and styles, the Grip and Cutback SF add variety to the Prepared Professional’s™ low-profile uniform. Whether its hidden E&E pockets, gusseting, comms pass-throughs, or wallet traps,...