By Christopher M. Rance The red rim of the sun pushes itself over the distant horizon, as a brown haze of dust kicks up from…
The Latest Innovations in Homeland Security Milipol, the 21st Worldwide Exhibition on Internal Security, was held in Paris from November 19 to 22, 2019, at…
BY DAVID PAZDERA The Model 52 (also known as Vz. 52) self-loading rifle, calibre 7.62x45mm, is perceived by contemporary collectors and shooters as a successful…
By Linda M. Gilbertson Sometimes it is best to train in shooting alone. It allows you to focus on what needs to be practiced and…
IMI SYSTEMS PROVIDES TANK AMMO TO FINNISH ARMY In January 2020, Elbit Systems announced that its subsidiary, IMI Systems was selected by the Finnish Ministry…
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) had depended upon its F88 5.56mm rifle—a Thales Australian-built variant of the Austeyr or Steyr AUG A1—since 1988. Australian “diggers”…
TEAM WENDY CloudLine™ System Team Wendy® announced the immediate availability of the CloudLine™ System, a new drop-in helmet liner designed for exceptional comfort while…
The MCR When ARES Defense Systems first came up with the Shrike belt-fed AR-15 upper, the so-called Assault Weapons Ban was still in effect. Shrike…
Faithful readers of this column are well aware of the on-going efforts to modernize and streamline the current procedures for the export of small arms…
CLOSE COMBAT SYMPOSIUM The 2019 Close Combat Symposium (CCS) was held at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom (UK) over July 9 to11, 2019….
“Specialized weapons need specialized ammunition.” The term Next Generation can mean a lot of things. I recently wrote an article on U.S. Army Next Generation…
In the course of decades of research in various military and museum archives, Robert Bruce has acquired a treasure trove of photos of what might…
Italy’s Show of Shows Located in Milan, Italy, and held twice a year in May and November is the terrific Militalia show. The event is…
CLOSE COMBAT SYMPOSIUM The 2019 Close Combat Symposium (CCS) was held at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom (UK) over July 9 to11, 2019….
Computer-aided design, advanced metallurgy, polymer composites, material forming technology and propellant formulation enable today’s ammunition advances, and that subsequently drives weapon design, not the reverse….
Whilst employed less frequently than the other types of small arms and light weapons covered in this series, grenade launchers and anti-armour weapons have still…
According to previous video issued by Iran’s state broadcasting company (IRIB), Tehran has a top-attack version of its Toophan (“typhoon”) anti-tank guided missile. The Toophan…
In the course of decades of research in various military and museum archives, Robert Bruce has acquired a treasure trove of photos of what might…
LARGEST LANDPOWER EXPO AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM SHOWCASES NEW TECHNOLOGY There is no better place to see today’s defense technology on display than at the…
THE PORTUGUESE ARMY FINDS COMBAT COMFORT IN FN SCAR The Portuguese Army, after decades of struggling to get a new service rifle to replace its…
OSHKOSH DEFENSE JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE WITH REMOTE WEAPON STATION PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Station Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has sold nearly 20,000 M153…
Variables, Tolerances and Economics All too often, someone buys a firearm because someone else already has that precise make and model, and it shoots really,…
When laser rangefinders (LRFs) first appeared on the civilian domestic market a decade or so ago, they were large and somewhat expensive. And they were…
The collapse of the Soviet Union plunged the new Russian state into chaos, plagued by organized crime and terrorism. To face these challenges, the Ministry…
State-of-the-Art Weaponary Machine guns today are generally defined as firearms that shoot automatically more than one shot without manual reloading by a single function of…
U.S. ARMY ADOPTS B.E. MEYERS & CO. BOARS-M2 OPTICS MOUNT B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc., announced that the BOARS®-M2 optics and accessory rail system has…
ALIEN GEAR Rapid Force Duty Holster Alien Gear Holsters, the top-selling, award winning and most trusted American-made brand for civilian everyday carry, continues to innovate…
How Cues from Athletic Helmets Can Help Reduce Traumatic Head Injuries For more than 3 decades March has been designated by the Brain Injury Association…
IWI makes superb fighting pistols—the Jericho 941 line with steel or polymer frames. Both types of guns are highly evolved developments of the old Czechoslovak…
The XM17 Modular Handgun System This article begins with a simple fact: SIG SAUER successfully won the military’s coveted XM17 Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition….
