By Dave Merrill and Iain Harrison Back in 2019, Maxim Defense won RECOIL’s Best of SHOT award and also graced the cover of RECOIL Issue 41 when they released the PDX, a short 5.5-inch barreled PDW with an overall length of 18.75 inches and offered in 5.56mm, .300BLK, and — our favorite in this form…
The cutting-edge, advanced blowback pistols chambered in 9x19mm are perfectly balanced for duty, self-defense, or recreational shooting alike. Nampa, Idaho (November 2025) – Caracal USA, a leading US-based manufacturer of small arms for the law enforcement and defense markets,is pleased to announce the availability of its new CMP9 and CMP9K 9mm semi-automatic pistols, both of…
Revision Military, a global leader in protective eyewear solutions for military and tactical operators, today announced the launch of its next-generation Photochromic Lenses, now available in the and . Revision Photochromic Lenses are engineered to adapt seamlessly from virtually clear to dark in changing light environments. Non-activated, the lenses remain nearly clear at 85% visible…
Chapman Training Annex, Texas — The Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW) marked a historic milestone today as it launched the first-ever Zulu Course, a groundbreaking common skills training program uniting Air Force Special Warfare (AFSPECWAR) career fields under one standardized curriculum. The Zulu Course is aimed at aligning common training standards across Combat Control, Pararescue,…
Procurement contract to carry out the capability deployment of the ESSOR High Data Rate Waveform – EHDRWF. Munich/Bonn, November 3, 2025 — a4ESSOR S.A.S (Alliance for ESSOR – European Secure Software Defined Radio), a multinational joint venture that develops secure software defined radio (SDR) technology, has signed a procurement contract with the intergovernmental Organisation for…
In the future, Rheinmetall intends to enable armed forces to produce their own fuel locally and independently of global fossil fuel supply chains. To ensure the operational readiness and energy supply of military forces, Rheinmetall is now presenting a new strategic concept: the independent synthesis of e-fuels by European armies. The ‘Giga PtX’ project developed…
Partnership follows successful U.S. Army testing of Apium’s Swarm Autopilot and Ground Control system integrated into Red Cat’s Teal Drone Operational CapabilitiesSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. 04, 2025 – Apium Swarm Robotics, Inc. a developer of distributed autonomy for unmanned systems, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT),…
When it comes to Hornady, two things are inevitable: introducing new cartridges, and people hating on Hornady’s new cartridge. Americans born the same year that 6.5 Creedmoor was introduced are old enough to vote this year, but that doesn’t stop people from hating on it 18 years later. When Hornady introduced the 338ARC to the…
Angstadt Arms Introduces the Vanquish 22 for Ruger Precision Rimfire Match-Grade Suppressed Barrel Charlotte, NC (November 4, 2025) — Angstadt Arms announces the Vanquish 22 suppressed barrel engineered specifically for the Ruger Precision® Rimfire platform. The Vanquish 22 brings Angstadt’s patented, baffle-free suppression technology to the popular Ruger Precision Rimfire, delivering whisper-quiet performance, match-grade accuracy,…
There’s no more recognizable American knife than the USMC KaBar. The iconic Marine knife is it–nothing else comes close. It’s the knife equivalent of the 1911. The iconic Marine knife went to war in 1942 (specifically, the M1219C prototype did), and it hasn’t left the battlefield since. It needs little introduction for our readers, so…