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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders: The Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders are an infantry regiment of the British Army with a rich history. It is one...
Read moreATK in Motion: Foreign Weapons Procurement
“This award validates our pursuit of new international growth opportunities that are transforming ATK into a world class integrator of...
Read moreIn Memoriam: Norman E. Justice
(Sept. 14, 1932 - March 23, 2009) Norman E. Justice was born in Woburn, MA on September 14, 1932, the...
Read moreThe U.S. Ordnance M2HB .50 BMG Machine Gun
The United States Government (TACOM) has just announced an order has been placed with U.S. Ordnance, for 548 M2HB Flex...
Read moreThe Elusive Vintorez 9×39 Sniper Rifle
The Soviet Union and its current iteration, Russia, have long been known for innovative weapon development; only some of which...
Read moreKnights at the Museum: The Institute for Military Technology
C. Reed Knight, Jr. is no stranger to most of the readers of SADJ. His Knight’s Armament Company (KAC) is...
Read moreThe Museum of the Polish Army // Warsaw, Poland
Located in the heart of Warsaw, Poland, the Museum of the Polish Army holds some 300,000 historical treasures dating from...
Read moreIndo-Defence 2008
Indo Defence is the Indonesian military’s third in a series of bi-annual tri-service expositions. It is a good, solid, Southeast...
Read moreThe Browning Model 1917 Water-Cooled Machine Gun
Not long after John Browning invented the world’s first gas operated fully automatic machine gun, the Model 1895 Automatic Gun,...
Read moreLekhwiya: Qatar’s Special Forces Group
The Code of Lekhwiya (“Lekhwiya” is the name given to the Qatari Special Forces for Internal Security; a well trained...
Read moreMilipol 2008
Milipol Qatar 2008 was officially opened by H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Minister of Interior of the...
Read moreRocket vs. Recoilless
It is necessary to clearly differentiate between infantry antitank weapon systems that are rockets, and those that are recoilless guns. ...
Read moreRKG-3 Hand-Thrown Grenades
A lot of readers and deployed troops have asked us about the “Potato Masher” type hand thrown grenade that has been...
Read moreThe RPG-7 System Primer
The Soviet era design referred to generically now as the RPG-7 was the fruit of decades of design development in...
Read morePoland’s Bumar Group
As Poland emerged from the chaotic period after Communism, the country experienced many changes. Today, we are just a little...
Read moreThe Sounds of Silence: Part 2
It is easy to spot older, long-time shooters. These are the guys who can’t understand a word you are saying...
Read moreInternational Legal Affairs: Volume 1, Number 3
Recent reports of maritime piracy and the apparent inability of shipping crews to effectively defend their vessels have thrived in...
Read moreNivisys UTAM-32 Thermal Imager
Nivisys Industries has announced their latest development in weapons mountable thermal technology for professional users. The newly released UTAM-32 incorporates...
Read more40mm Automatic Grenade Launchers: Product Improvements and Training Enhancements
The world of 40mm Grenade Machine Guns is seeing consistent product growth. The principle weapons used throughout NATO are the...
Read moreIndustry News: Volume 1, Number 3
DoubleStar 1911 DoubleStar announced the release of their new 1911 pistol. Although DoubleStar is most widely known as a maker...
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