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ISTEC Secures 4-year UK MOD SPTC Weapons Mount Spares Contract ISTEC Services Limited, a British company with 36 years of operationally proven experience in the design, manufacture and supply of complex weapon integration solutions and smoke discharger systems (SDS) for military platforms, has recently secured a 4-year contract for the supply of weapon mount spares…
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FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Department of the Air Force updated its medical guidance for shaving profiles, Dec. 15, 2025, to align with the Secretary of War’s grooming standards. Effective Jan. 31, 2026, all shaving profiles issued before March 1, 2025, are invalid. Airmen and Guardians who have medical shaving profiles issued prior to…
Luftwaffe Survival Gun: The German Air Force Took Their Firearms Seriously [OLD SCHOOL]
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