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Green Berets from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) U.S Army and Paratroopers from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force jumped together into Andersen Air Force Base on Guam last week as part of Exercise Forager 21. Photo credit: US Army, 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)

Maxim Defense PDX Now Available in Urban Grey

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 7.62x39, had its genesis in USSOCOM. Born of the...

Global Ordnance Now Offering Stribog PCC Curved Magazines

Global Ordnance, the exclusive distributor for Grand Power in the United States, recently officially launch an oft-requested (read, much-demanded) 30 round curved magazine for the Grand Power Stribog SP9 line of Pistol Caliber Carbines.  G.O. tells us, "After years of research and development, rigorous testing, and a long ride across the...

ARKTIS Adds PenCott-GreenZone To Its Camouflage Roster

“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...

Friday Foto

Farewell Afghanistan. A US soldier assigned to the 10th Mountain Division surveys the back of a CH-47 Chinook during flight over the southern region of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 6, 2019. US Army Reserve photo by Spc. Jeffery J. Harris

Friday Foto

"They mostly come at night." Photo source: Complete Parachute Systems

82nd Airborne Division Jumps into Indonesia

As Exercise Forager 21 continues, more than 500 Paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division jumped into Indonesia yesterday. The Falcon Brigade flew direct from Guam (6 hours / 3,000 miles), rigged in-flight and parachuted in with their Indonesia Airborne partners. Exercise Forager 21 is a U.S. Army Pacific...

LCTairsoft LK53 Replicas Drop Today

As today is the day that the LCTairsoft LK53A2 and LK53A3 AEGs drop, this date shall henceforth be known as August 53rd! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q26Q8Y5TVl0 The LK53 AEGs join the LK33 (HK33 replica) series already on the market. Contact your favorite LCT dealer to get in on the action!

HK USA Brings Back the SL8

As seen on social media today, HK fires up the 911 Turbo and heads back to the late '90's... Why? Because someone thought it would be cool to bring back the SL8. In case you forgot,  the SL8 is a US import-legal version of the G36 designed for precision sport...

RedWolf TV – LCTairsoft LK33 Review

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...