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Friday Foto

A drone drops a bag of supplies to a waiting Royal Marine during a recent exercise in Cyprus. The UK's Littoral Response Group used the waters, shores and exercise areas of Cyprus to see how drones, autonomous systems, new vehicles and cutting-edge communications can transform the way the Royal Marines...

Throwback Thursday – Future Weapons: Magpul Masada

How's this for a "Throwback Thursday"? Remember back when the Masada was the brand new hotness? Richard "Mack" Machowicz (may he rest in peace) took an up-close look at it back in December of 2007 during Season 2 of "Future Weapons". The Masada was a prototype rifle designed by Magpul...

Terrain 365™ Announces Invictus-AT G10 Folder

Terrain 365™ has released their latest folder, in collaboration with Prometheus Design Werx, - the Invictus-AT G10. The Invictus-AT G10 is a technical, rustproof, non-magnetic, edge-holding folder suitable for use in any environment on land, in and even under water, without ever rusting, pitting or staining. All the materials used...

Is Your Gore-Tex Garment Leaking?

If there is no shelter or other type of waterproof roof, then you are dependent solely on the performance of your hard-shell garment. But will the GORE-TEX material actually do its job? Even though your GORE-TEX garments are waterproof, there are several critical points through which water can potentially penetrate....

Friday Foto

The sun rises behind a CV-22 Osprey of the US Air Force Special Operations Command. Photo: US Air Force Special Operations Command

The Autumn 2020 Arktis Woodland Camouflage Collection

Arktis has been going since the 1980’s, when it was founded by a former Royal Marine who wanted to create tactical garments and gear that provided higher-quality and more functionality than standard issue military gear. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Arktis launched the revolution in tactical garments...

Saturday Snapshot

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations' commitment to maintaining international peace and security among nations as well as promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights. The drive to establish the UN was mainly led and driven by the United States in the aftermath of WWII,...

The Surefire MGX Light Machine Gun

Jim Sullivan (born Leroy James Sullivan) might not be as much of a household name as some other small arms designers, but he certainly deserves to be as famous as Eugene Stoner or Mikhail Kalashnikov in my opinion. Sullivan's early career was in fact quite closely linked with Eugene Stoner...

Helikon-Tex Covert M-65 Jacket Now Available

We've been eagerly waiting for this... First revealed at the SHOT Show back in January, Helikon-Tex's modernized take on the iconic classic M-65 Field Jacket has survived the COVID-19 pandemic is now ready to order.   The original M-1965 field jacket (a.k.a., M-65) was a straight front, cold weather, coat...

Introducing The M.U.S.T System

M.U.S.T. is a highly innovative, modular protection system developed to provide Military and LE units with a complete, quickly deployed solution that easily adapts to the scenario of the moment. A joint project of Mehler Vario System GmbH, Lindnerhof-Taktik GmbH, and UF PRO operating together as The MVS Group, the...