In late 2023 I attended the Rangemaster Professional Pistolcraft course. During this class several students and I began to discuss what we’d like to see in a dedicated “revolver instructor development course.” This conversation led me to start looking for shooting standards that I thought might fit the bill. Eventually this led to me to…
“Military operations are inherently human endeavors, characterized by violence and continuous adaptation by all participants. Successful execution requires Army forces to make and implement effective decisions faster than enemy forces.” -Army Doctrinal Publication 6-0, Mission Command Anduril Industries announced today that it has been awarded a $159 million contract by the U.S. Army for an…
The MITR-PG1 Powered Goggle is one of a number of new CBRN protective wear innovations on display on the Avon Protection stand N3-310 9th September 2025, Melksham, UK: Avon Protection introduces the MITR-PG1 Powered Goggle at DSEI 2025, designed to provide ocular protection against particulate hazards in military, special forces and law enforcement operations. The…
Industry representatives have lauded the announcement by the Government’s new Defence Industrial Strategy to create a new scheme to drive UK economic growth through a defence inward investment scheme when buying defence equipment from overseas. The Defence Industrial Strategy, published today (8 September 2025) said that the MOD will launch a new defence inward investment…
BEMOWO PISKIE TRAINING AREA, Poland — Soldiers from the Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment detected, tracked, engaged and defeated multiple drones at ranges between 500 and 800 meters using the Ballistic Low Altitude Drone Engagement, or BLADE, system from a Stryker vehicle at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area in northeast Poland during a live fire event…
Rheinmetall has taken Europe’s largest ammunition factory in Lower Saxony into operation in order to meet the urgent needs of the armed forces in Europe. The technology group has invested almost €500 million in the construction of the production facility at the Rheinmetall site in Unterluess (Celle district), which was completed in a record time…
Photography by Straight 8 & Kenda Lenseigne Editor’s Note: In this column, we look back at iconic guns that have either stood the test of time or vanished without trace. About a decade ago, the folks at TrackingPoint seemed to have a whole pot of tech startup capital to throw around on R&D and put…
SOFWERX – SBIR 25.4 Release 12 USSOCOM has announced Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 25.4 Release 12 ans will soon be accepting proposals. SOCOM254-007: Acoustic-based UAS Rainbow Oscillation Refraction Architecture (AURORA) SOCOM254-008: Silencing with Acoustic Rainbow Emitters (SWARE) SOFWERX will host a virtual Q&A session for the areas of interest on 16 September at 12:00…
Pictures by Nick Slatten When the Sept. 11 attacks shook our nation to its core, 17-year-old Nick Slatten was one of thousands who answered the call to stand and fight. Soon after graduating from high school in his hometown of Sparta, Tennessee, Slatten was on his way to basic training. Months later, he was a…
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Army xTech Program, in coordination with the Joint Humanoid Community of Collaboration, launched the xTechHumanoid competition. With up to $490,000 in cash prizes and $1.25 million in potential follow-on awards, the competition seeks transformative humanoid technologies that enhance warfighter survivability, sustain combat power, and operate effectively in complex, high-risk environments. xTechHumanoid aims…