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IWI Announces ACE-N 52 7.62mm NATO Member of ACE Family

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....

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The crew of a Danish Seahawk helicopter train with members of the Frogman Corps (Frømandskorpset). Photo credit: Flyvevåbnet (Danish Armed Forces).

The British Army Special Operations Brigade – Rangers, Rifles, and More

The UK Ministry of Defence published a tender a couple of months back for a new “Army Special Operations Brigade Rifle Procurement and Support of an Armalite Rifle (AR) platform Alternative Individual Weapon (AIW) System”. What that means in plain English is that the British Army is looking to equip...

KITANICA VESPID 30L Backpack

The new The VESPID 30L backpack from combines the kind ingenious design, practical functionality and ergonomic comfort you would expect from Kitanica. Kitanica is of course renowned for their kick-ass practical and tactical garment designs, but never ones to sit on their laurels or to follow the herd its great...

UF PRO Delta ComPac Compressible Tactical Winter Jacket

UF PRO has released a new, highly compressible, tactical winter jacket—the Delta ComPac—just in time for freezing winter weather.  A key feature of the Delta ComPac jacket is its ability to easily fold into its own pocket so that when stowed in a backpack it consumes very little space. This...

Close to the Sun: How the Korean War Almost Went Nuclear

After World War II, it was thought that the power of the atomic bomb would make war too terrible for any country to risk, and international stability and cooperation would be ensured through the new United Nations organization. For a brief while that seemed true, but then the Korean War...

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Ukrainian Maj. Gen. Hryhoriy Halahan, Commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Iryna Vereshchuk, Ukrainian Politician, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. David Tabor, Special Operations Command Europe Commanding General, sit on the ramp of an MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations...

Heckler & Koch Rimfire MP5 Blasters

Heckler & Koch brings some fun to the MP5/SP5 lineup with the addition of .22LR rimfire carbines and pistols. What could be cooler than two new MP5 .22 LRs in pistol and carbine configurations? Heckler & Koch is pleased to announce the launch of the coolest rimfires on the market....

Terrain 365 Launches the Otter Slip Flip-AT

Terrain 365™ introduces their new Otter Slip Flip-AT. Another variant of their popular Otter Series, which is a straightforward, detent type, slip-joint flipper. Made with 100% rustproof “All Terrain” construction, featuring their dendritic cobalt Terravantium™ blade alloy, custom turned titanium hardware throughout, titanium pocket clip and ceramic bearings. The Otter...

Prometheus Design Werx Releases Delta Cargo Pant TRS

Prometheus Design Werx introduces their new Delta Cargo Pant TRS for Fall 2021. An expedition grade field pant with low profile cargo pockets designed for rigorous and protracted adventures and exploration. The Delta Cargo Pant TRS is constructed in their new, 6.13oz, technical, 4-way stretch Technical Ripstop nylon fabric with...