Luke C ( @BallisticAviation) sits down with Mark from @dsainc at GunCon 2026 to talk about the FAL and why the company is putting all its focus there. DSArms is stepping back from its AR-10 offerings to dedicate itself fully to the platform it’s built its reputation on for decades. Mark gets into what’s driving the…
XM8 carbine (US Army) We’ve been following the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapons program here at TFB from the very beginning and we recently reported that the US Army had received the first batch of the new and improved version of the NGSW-Rifle – the XM8. The XM8 Carbine is a shorter and lighter variant…
AK DNA, but this is also pure American. Wild, different, and awesome. Check out the Stenzel!
In a Sources Sought Notice issued recently to industry, Headquarters (HQ) USSOCOM Special Operations Forces (SOF), Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L), Program Executive Office-Fixed Wing (PEO-FW) is performing market research to understand Industry capability to deliver an Air Loitering Munition (ALM) Stand-Off Precision Guided Munition (SOPGM) with an extended range and capabilities beyond the current…
In this episode of the TFB Behind the Gun podcast, Scott Ergas of Petersen’s Hunting joins the conversation to relive their recent weekend at the NRL Hunter Leupold Relentless Rifleman match. Today, Scott and I speak to the practical realities of North American hunting in the modern age, from a lifetime of field skills and heavily…
Belleville, IL., July 1, 2026 – Belleville Boot Company, an industry-leading manufacturer of law enforcement and military footwear has released the all-new Blackout Mini-MiL® barefoot duty & activity shoe. Built off the incredibly popular footprint of the US Army & Air Force uniform compliant Mini-MiL® boot, the Blackout features a zero-dropheel-to-toe platform as well as…
This full-scale sales event for the arktisusa.com store offers up to 40% off sitewide. Standout offers are 40% on the new contact combats in ranger green, and 35% off on the V1 Stealth jacket in black.
I want to start of stating that I received this product as a courtesy from the manufacturer via Spotter Up so I could test it and give my honest feedback. I am not bound by any written, verbal, or implied contract to give this product a good review. All opinions are my own and are…
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — The 1st Special Operations Wing introduced a new 30 mm ammunition-linking machine at Hurlburt Field on April 21, 2026, an innovation set to save the Air Force millions by repurposing rounds from retiring A-10 Thunderbolt IIs for use on AC-130J Ghostriders. The initiative stems from the planned future retirement of the A-10, which will…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (June 4, 2026) — To defeat adversaries’ explosive hazards on today’s battlefield, U.S. Army researchers are integrating the latest advances in artificial intelligence to deliver greater lethality and survivability to Soldiers. With Soldiers facing increasingly sophisticated and complex threats, Army scientists and engineers are developing capabilities to enable persistent ground situational awareness…