Though the AK and her variants may be the most prolifically used rifle in the world, in some (alright, many) aspects it can be a bit long in the tooth. In the early aughts the lower prices of the AK made for a cheap and fun project gun to tinker with in the garage or…
Milipol 25 – Direct Action Mortar Pack I got to check out Direct Action‘s Mortar Pack, designed to carry 10 mortar bombs nested in their container. Rather than a soft sided pack, the outside is reinforced to offer additional protection for the contents. The interior is covered in PALS so it can accommodate other sensitive…
Micro compact pistols deliver good fighting capacity without losing ease of carry. But when you use a service pistol cartridge like 9mm Luger in a relatively light handgun, recoil and muzzle rise is magnified compared to service pistols. Some micro 9s are coming from the factory with compensators and porting, but these options have their…
Micro compact pistols deliver good fighting capacity without losing ease of carry. But when you use a service pistol cartridge like 9mm Luger in a relatively light handgun, recoil and muzzle rise is magnified compared to service pistols. Some micro 9s are coming from the factory with compensators and porting, but these options have their…
Milipol 25 – MSA Gallet TC 901 MSA unveiled the new TC 901 helmet by Gallet at Milipol in Paris, France. This new helmet design is made from Polyethylene and rated for 9mm and frag protection. Offered in three sizes, Small, Medium, and Large, the TC 901 is modular and scalable. Additionally, the helmet can…
SOFWERX – Low-Cost Thermal EO/IR FPV Cameras Assessment Event SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM Program Executive-Special Operation Forces Warrior (PEO-SW), will host an Assessment Event (AE) 27-29 January 2026 to evaluate low-cost First Person View (FPV) Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) (Group 1) Thermal and EO/IR cameras. Primary focus is fixed mounted cameras with low…
2025 Milipol Welcome to our coverage of the 2025 Milipol and zoo in Paris, France. Please keep in mind that this is a security show and not a defense event. This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 at 09:50 and is filed under Milipol. You can follow any responses to this entry through…
FORT GORDON, Ga.–During Cyber Quest 25, 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command Soldiers partnered with formerly Army Futures Command’s Futures and Concepts Center Cyber Capabilities Development Integration Directorate’s now renamed, as of Oct. 2, 2025, to the Army Transformation and Training Command’s Future and Concepts Command Cyber CDID, providing a tailored multidisciplinary data team to…
MQ-9B’s Third Lifetime Test Completes the FSF Testing Process With a Total of 120,000 Hours DUBAI AIRSHOW – 17 November 2025 – On October 31, 2025, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed its “third lifetime” of full-scale fatigue (FSF) testing for the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). Completion of FSF testing for the third…
RECOIL and Shield Sights have teamed up to give one lucky reader a cutting-edge piece of innovation: the brand-new SHIELD OMSsc red dot sight. The contest runs from November 18th through December 2nd, 2025 and entering takes less than a minute. If you’re a concealed-carry practitioner, a competitive shooter, or simply a gear obsessive, this…