Global Military Products Awarded Contract Exceeding $635 Million for 155mm Artillery Munitions Award highlights GMP’s role as a trusted supplier to the US Army and extends collaboration with Rheinmetall Expal Munitions TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 25, 2025 — Global Military Products (GMP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Ordnance Holdings, has been awarded a $639.8 million…
In this article, we’ll be talking about speed vs. accuracy. Unbelievable as it is, many European soldiers of the day were not taught to aim. They counted on massed volley musket fire and the bayonet. That’s not the case with the Continentals, who aimed not just their muskets but their rifles — to deadly effect. “This…
SureFire Field Notes Ep 79: Field Diagnosing & Fixing Vehicles – Chris Komar of Team O’Neil Rally School Chris Komar is a veteran instructor at Team O’Neil Rally School and a rally technician for Subaru Rally Team USA. He has worked with the Subaru team to service Travis Pastrana’s rally car and is recognized as…
FirstSpear Friday Focus: Laserframe Pistol Double Magazine Pocket Light, tough, and brutally simple — the LaserFrame Pistol Double Magazine Pocket carries two double-stack pistol mags (most 9mm through .45 ACP) without getting in your way. The low-profile flap with Hook/Loop locks magazines in place but rips open fast when you need a reload. Built with…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Sept. 11, 2025) — The Army recently awarded $65.5 million in delivery orders Sept. 11, 2025, to Hardwire LLC and Leading Technology Composites, Inc., for the production of 72,179 Lightweight Small Arms Protective Inserts (LSAPI). The awards mark the official start of production for LSAPI, the newest component of the Soldier Protection…
Delivering adaptive and resilient communications SAN DIEGO – September 23, 2025 – Cubic Defense’s, Secure Communications business unit, a leading provider in secure communications has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to advance Halo, a multi-link, multi-band, multi-orbit hybrid SATCOM antenna. The contract will run through July 22, 2027, with…
Watertown, WI – September 22, 2025 – It has long been Griffin Armament’s belief that the ideal AR-15 should have 2 simple modes – Normal and Suppressed – affording a K.I.S.S. concept optimization for use with and without suppressors, easily adjustable by tool-less means or with a tool any sportshooter or rifleman has such as…
Ultra-Compact, Multi-Fuel Flashlight with 185° Tilting Head, Mounting Options, and a User-Configurable LED Option EAGLEVILLE, PA, August 26, 2025 – Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting, announced the launch of the Sidewinder Compact® III, an ultra compact, high-performance, multi-fuel flashlight with multiple LED sources. This light is engineered to meet a variety of…
We love to see the diversity of backgrounds and military/first responder pedigrees of the various brands we cover in the column. But this particular installment of Veteran Vices represents all four branches of the military, as well as the U.S. Intelligence Community — the latter being a first for this column. The founders of Four…
Brookwood Stocking 70D Polyester in MultiCam Alpine Brookwood Introduces IN-STOCK Flite™ 50 x 70D Polyester in MultiCam® Alpine for Winter 2025Brookwood is expanding its in-stock offerings with the launch of Flite™ 50 x 70D lightweight polyester fabric printed in MultiCam® Alpine, available now and ready to ship. Engineered for performance in cold-weather environments, Flite™ delivers…