SIG NEXT 25 – Royal Marines L143A2 This is a little bit of an unexpected treat. I was able to fire the Royal Marines L143A2 rifle which were purchased a couple of years for the Future Commando Force operational concept under Project HAY, but not announced until March of this year. It’s a SIG MCX…
SIG NEXT 25 – HYP Rifle Coming Winter 2025 is what SIG describes as the most durable AR10 platform on the market, the HYP rifle. The name stems from the rifle’s ability to handle the high pressures (HYP) from SIG’s composite case ammunition. Like with the 516 G3 Mohawk, SIG took lessons learned from the…
The day is already hot, but up in the sky it’s all fast, fresh air. The rotors of the Robinson R44 helicopter ensure everything is air-cooled at any temperature. From the sky, the land is transformed. The straight horizontal lines and color stripes of a West Texas ranch break into micro terrains of sage, scrub,…
SIG was actually considering retiring the 516 but when they did a design review, the decision was made to incorporate lessons learned and best features from their other rifle offerings on a third generation of the rifle. The result is the new 516 G3 MOHAWK. For instance, this new version of the popular 516 incorporates…
SIG Advanced Concepts With the advent of a new business element named SIG Advanced Concepts, SIG SAUER has expanded their efforts to integrate their core capabilities into unmanned systems. Preferring to remain platform agnostic, they will introduce non-lethal through lethal and ISR capabilities into existing drone and other robotic systems. These are commonly referred to…
Expands Silvus’ Portfolio of NDAA Compliant MANET Radios for the Blue UAS Ecosystem · Built for unmanned systems operating at the tactical edge, Silvus’ StreamCaster LITE 5200 (SL5200) delivers optimized power, high-bandwidth throughput, and advanced mesh-networking performance in an ultra-low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) OEM MANET radio module form factor. · SL5200 joins the…
FirstSpear Friday Focus – See Us at ADS Warrior East Come see us at ADS Warrior East next week over at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, VA, Wednesday, June 25th and Thursday, June 26th. Check out our product line-up and catch up with our team to learn more about what’s yet to…
We do not discuss missions nor operations here. We discuss Justin’s perspective on life.video credit goes to Blue Trace on YT. crgsix.com Justin Sheehan is a Michigan Native of the Whittemore-Prescott Area, and graduated High School in 2003. Following the horrific events of 9/11, he enlisted in the US Navy with ambitions of becoming a…
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Explosions echoed through the training area as Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division (LI) trained with their newly issued XM152 Mounted Machine Gun Optic for the Mark 19 40 mm grenade machine gun. Designed to enhance situational awareness and survivability, the XM152 MMO allows gunners to neutralize threats more effectively through…
Rheinmetall and Anduril Industries announced a strategic partnership to co-develop and deliver a suite of software-defined autonomous systems to extend the availability of autonomous mission systems. The partnership is starting with the development of three proven capabilities – but is about to be extended with more next generation technologies over time: • The integration…