SHOW REPORT: SYMPOSIA AT SHRIVENHAM 2019
CLOSE COMBAT SYMPOSIUM The 2019 Close Combat Symposium (CCS) was held at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom (UK) over July 9 to11, 2019. Historically,... Read more.
Ammunition Advances An In-Depth Review
Computer-aided design, advanced metallurgy, polymer composites, material forming technology and propellant formulation enable today’s ammunition advances,... Read more.
Dispatches: ISOF Arms & Equipment: Grenade Launchers & Anti-Armour Weapons
Whilst employed less frequently than the other types of small arms and light weapons covered in this series, grenade launchers and anti-armour weapons have... Read more.
Dispatches: Iran’s Toophan-3 Anti-Tank Guided Weapon
The Toophan-3 is a recent addition to the family of anti-tank missiles that grew out of licensed TOW production in the 1970s. According to previous video... Read more.
ORDNANCE ODDITIES—EARLY VIETNAM WAR
In the course of decades of research in various military and museum archives, Robert Bruce has acquired a treasure trove of photos of what might be considered... Read more.
NDIA Armaments & Robotics Conference & Exhibition 2020
27-30 April 2020, Columbus, GA Advancing Combat Lethality Recently the influential and well-known NDIA Small Arms Symposium combined with some sister... Read more.
SHOW REPORT: AUSA 2019
SIG SAUER’s Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) encompasses a complete system consisting of SIG’s unique 6.8mm hybrid (bi-metal) ammunition, a lightweight... Read more.
REPLACING THE G3
THE PORTUGUESE ARMY FINDS COMBAT COMFORT IN FN SCAR The Portuguese Army, after decades of struggling to get a new service rifle to replace its old battle... Read more.
SPECIAL FORCES PACKAGE
OSHKOSH DEFENSE JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE WITH REMOTE WEAPON STATION NORTHROP GRUMMAN–ARMAMENT SYSTEMS The Oshkosh JLTV with the KONGSBERG RWS LW30 with... Read more.
Why Is My Rifle Not as Accurate as His?
Turning a barrel, circa 1943. Variables, Tolerances and Economics All too often, someone buys a firearm because someone else already has that precise... Read more.
LIGHTWEIGHT, BIG VALUE NIKON’S BLACK RANGEX 4K LASER RANGEFINDER
Author Dean Roxby using the Nikon Black RangeX 4K Laser Rangefinder. When laser rangefinders (LRFs) first appeared on the civilian domestic market a decade... Read more.
The Bizon Kalashnikov Concern’s Submachine Gun
Completed Bizon build. The collapse of the Soviet Union plunged the new Russian state into chaos, plagued by organized crime and terrorism. To face these... Read more.
Editorial Special : The Gatling Gun
Model 1890 Colt Gatling gun on typical infantry wheeled field carriage. (Courtesy Rock Island Auction Company) State-of-the-Art Weaponary Machine guns... Read more.
New Products
ALIEN GEAR Rapid Force Duty Holster Alien Gear Holsters, the top-selling, award winning and most trusted American-made brand for civilian everyday... Read more.
Warfighter Brain Health
American soldiers in WWI—a few are wearing “experimental” helmets that were designed to provide better production than the British-design MK I steel... Read more.
STEEL OR POLYMER? THE TWO JERICHO 941 OPTIONS
6. The compact 3.8-inch polymer frame Jericho is an excellent defensive pistol for easy carry. IWI makes superb fighting pistols—the Jericho 941 line with... Read more.
A New Handgun for the U.S. Army and the People
The XM17 Modular Handgun System The P320-M17 is available with standard 17-round magazines, but factory 22-round versions are also available. This... Read more.
Editorial Special: Polymer-Cased Ammunition Ammunition Diet Fad
MEL CARPENTERA few Dardick Trounds. It’s just not right. Someone should do something to stop the bullying. The U.S. government fat-shaming ammunition has... Read more.
MILITARY OPTICS SIG SAUER HEADS INTO MILITARY MARKET WITH TANGO6T
Military optics have matured quite a great deal in the 100 years since the First World War. While military optics had been used for quite some time, even... Read more.
Grand Power Stribog SP9A1 9mm Submachine Gun
Adjustable length dual struts with Gear Head Tailhook braces. The Stribog SP9A1 9mm submachine gun and its carbine and pistol variants come from the same... Read more.
The ROK Army’s Next Squad Automatic Weapon The K15 LMG
Special Thanks to S&T Motiv and Model Major (Reserve) Hyungchul Moon Major Moon, a Reserve Korean Army Officer and military uniform... Read more.
ADEX 2019 NEW DEFENCE DEVELOPMENT AT SEOUL ADEX 2019
ADEX 2019 was held at Seoul airport from 15 to 20 October. This airport is in fact a military air base of the ROKAF (Republic of Korea Air Force), not an... Read more.
EDITORIAL SPECIAL : POLYMER-CASED AMMUNITION
[REQUIRED SPECS: Product description for each caliber Caliber: Projectile style: Projectile weight: Velocity FPS: Energy (Ft.... Read more.
Cased Telescoped Ammunition: The Next Step in Ammo Evolution?
Comparison of traditional NATO ammo with smaller CTA rounds that are more powerful. The U.S. Army is on the hunt for a new small arms weapon system to... Read more.
Международный военно-технический форум-2019 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY-TECHNICAL FORUM ARMY-2019
Main entrance to the Patriot Park exposition centre on what proved to be a wet and windy show for those wishing to view the large number of external... Read more.
Saddam’s Sharpshooter: Al-Kadesiah Sniper Rifle
Perhaps one of the more elusive Dragunov clones in recent small arms history, the 7.62x54mmR Al-Kadesiah precision rifle is one of only two precision rifles... Read more.
IWI MASADA Performance Out of the Box … Gun Smith Not Required
IWI US has an excellent reputation for producing efficient “all business” weapon designs. “Hell and back” reliability is a hallmark IWI trait that it... Read more.
ORDNANCE ODDITIES 1950s Fantasies
In the course of decades of research in various military and museum archives, Robert Bruce has acquired a treasure trove of photos of what might be considered... Read more.
Ethiopian .30-06, 7.62x51mm & 7.92x57mm Cartridges
Photo credit: IAN MCCOLLUM/ARES INTRODUCTION Although Ethiopia has produced small-caliber ammunition for at least 60 years (and probably 90 or more),... Read more.
NEW PRODUCTS
FN HERSTAL FN Expert Marksmanship Training System FN has released the new FN® Expert marksmanship training software. Even more intuitive, the... Read more.
Swiss P for Precision Shooting
By Dan Shea June 21, 2019, in the Swiss Alps outside of Montreux: “Smoke on the Water” playing on the radio as we drove around hundreds of mountain... Read more.
ORDNANCE ODDITIES WWII and the Cold War
In the course of decades of research in various military and museum archives, Robert Bruce has acquired a treasure trove of photos of what might be considered... Read more.
UTAS Shotguns High-End Performance in Every Model
At the turn of this century, American tactical shotguns were generally tube-fed pumps and semiautos. The few attempts at box or drum-fed scatterguns were... Read more.
The Next Generation IWI’s New Rifle and Meprolight’s New Weapon Sight Make a Great Military Combo
For a long time, there have been various rumors that IWI (Israeli Weapon Industries) is working on a new 5.56mm rifle. One of the main characteristics is that... Read more.
NEW PRODUCTS
TANGODOWN®, INC. ACRO® Mount for GLOCK® MOS® Models TangoDown®, Inc. is excited to announce the latest addition to its lineup: the TangoDown®... Read more.
Keeping Its Place in Russian Battle Space The AS Val 9×39 Special Purpose Assault Rifle
The VSS Vintorez and AS Val display at the Tula State Museum of Weapons. In the mid-1980s, the Soviet Union was engaged in a silent battle. Organized crime... Read more.
Clean Up the Build-up The Lyman Borescope Gives Clear Barrel View
Have you have ever wondered how effective your barrel cleaning routine is? If so, then the Borecam™ Digital Borescope with Monitor from Lyman® can help.... Read more.
U.S. Ordnance Gets Massive Order for M2A2N .50 Cal Heavy Machine Gun Norwegian Armed Forces to Benefit from U.S. Ordnance Deal
The 12.7mm (.50 caliber) M2 Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs) are important weapons for the Norwegian Armed Forces and have been for a long time. The M2 weapon has... Read more.
Meeting Government Orders : Unusually Designed Russian Rifles
About a year ago, back in 2018, the Russian Ministry of Defense officially announced results of the “Ratnik” trials in regard to new assault rifles. It... Read more.
The Swiss Army’s First Mass Anti-Tank Rifle The Tankbüchse (Tb) 41 24mm
The Tb 41 was a crew-serve weapon. Normally, it took seven men to set up the gun, but only one person to shoot it. Specifications Military... Read more.
FX1000 Has It All Nikon’s Illuminated Riflescope a Clear Winner for All Needs
Nikon Sport Optics has manufactured quality optics for decades. Several years ago, Nikon released the BLACK X1000 series riflescopes. The second focal plane... Read more.
A Clean Way to Shoot Advances in Federal Ammunition’s Syntech Lineup
In terms of firearm product development, we live in exciting times. Computers, compact circuitry and manufacturing techniques have opened a Pandora’s box of... Read more.
THE LAST WORD IN SOF-PROVEN ASSAULT PACKS The Mystery Ranch 3DAP Could Be the Last Bag Warriors Need
What comes to mind when you see the word MIL-SPEC listed in a product’s specs? It seems semi-slick marketing executives throw the word around as if it is... Read more.
OPERATION LIVE VIEW Drones for Ground Forces
Ground forces have been using drones, also known as small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), for years, both in-theater and out. Used for close-area, low-altitude... Read more.
“Oops. We Shipped the Wrong Product. Now What?”
Mistakes happen. Although one may try to minimize the chance of an error, human nature, miscommunication and plain ignorance can result in shipping or... Read more.
MSPO 2019 EXPO
Lead Nation and the 20th anniversary of the Armed Forces Exhibition. The Polish Armaments Group is MSPO's Strategic Partner. MSPO 2019 has been granted the... Read more.
New Russian Pistols Vie for Military Adoption
Despite their diminutive size, pistols still are important military firearms, and they are even more important as law enforcement weapons. The venerable 9x18mm... Read more.
S&T Motiv Ready for Global Stage Small Arms Featured at DX Korea
This article presents some S&T Motiv’s small arms at the trade fair for the Defense Industry, Defense Expo Korea, held September 12-14, 2018. S&T... Read more.
Filling the Gaps in Small Cal Ammo Needs Nammo Specialty Small Caliber Ammunition
The U.S. Military acquires millions of rounds of ammunition every year for everything from training to combat. Despite some performance improvements, the vast... Read more.
UAV Tech and Drone Warfare Highlighted at ISDEF 2019
Welcoming sign to the show. Israel Defense and HLS Expo is the country’s largest biennial defense show that is held at the Tel Aviv Expo International... Read more.
Back in the Saddle Again Subcompact Guns—Protecting Army Senior Leaders
By Major (Ret.) Walter Christian Håland Staff Sgt Shawn P. Linhares, a Sierra Vista, Arizona native, 25th Infantry Division, surveys his surroundings as... Read more.
ROBOTICS & SMALL ARMS DEVELOPMENT
Heading Toward the Future There are several companies that offer mobility platforms upon which manipulators are mounted or are gun platforms. Most of them... Read more.
Russia’s Threadcutter, the VSS Vintorez A Call to Defeat Body Armor [OR–Russia’s Threadcutter Answers the Kremlin’s Call to Defeat Body Armor]
Modern armed conflicts are of a fundamental different character than cataclysmic wars of the last century. Fortunately, full-scale military operations the size... Read more.
A Journey Through Russian Special Forces’ History and Future Grozny’s Russian University of Spetsnaz
Diagram and legend of the training facility. Tucked away in the opening plains where the Caucasus Mountains finally meet the sprawling, almost... Read more.
NATO Interoperability Trumps Advanced Firearms and Ammunition
The defense and sporting firearms communities are bombarded on a near daily basis with articles and advertisements promoting new “game changing” firearms... Read more.
SIG SAUER MPX Copperhead Bites with SMG Potency A Revival of the SMG
The trend towards shrinking firearms into smaller and lighter packages is full steam ahead. The recently introduced SIG SAUER MPX Copperhead is a perfect... Read more.
.308Win Power in an AR-15 Package : The POF-USA Revolution DI Packs a Punch
It is no secret that Eugene Stoner’s AR platform is the bestselling rifle in the U.S. with numerous manufacturers jumping on the bandwagon in recent years by... Read more.
ORDNANCE ODDITIES The Early Days
In the course of decades of research in various military and museum archives, Robert Bruce has acquired a treasure trove of photos of what might be considered... Read more.
Reviews: New Products
FN HERSTAL FN® FCU Mk3 Fire Control Unit The FN FCU Mk3 Fire Control Unit provides a complete sighting and aiming solution for 40mm LV and MV... Read more.
Canik TP9 Elite Combat—The Value-Priced Defensive Pistol
Turkey has a longstanding tradition of manufacturing licensed models, then producing evolved domestic variants. The Canik series of handguns started as budget... Read more.
Why Swiss Gun Laws Matter : The Fight for Second Amendment Rights
Switzerland, long the neutral party of Europe with a deeply rooted gun culture, was recently confronted with a referendum to align its guns laws with the... Read more.
“Oops. We Shipped the Wrong Product. Now What?”
Mistakes happen. Although one may try to minimize the chance of an error, human nature, miscommunication and plain ignorance can result in shipping or... Read more.
The World is Buying. Where are You Selling?
Defense and security companies looking for growth overseas are taking a national approach to international trade events In an increasingly dangerous world,... Read more.
Evolution of U.S. Grenade Launchers
During World War II, the basic weapons of the U.S. infantryman were the rifle, light machine gun and fragmentation grenades. Hand and rifle grenades were used... Read more.
SHOW REPORT: ENFORCE TAC 2019
Eighth Year Sees Increase in Visitors The 8th edition of Enforce Tac was again billed as the “International Trade Fair for Command, Control and Operational... Read more.
NEW PRODUCTS [9]
FN HERSTAL FN SCAR®-SC .300 Subcompact Carbine & KeyMod Receiver The FN SCAR-SC® in 5.56x45mm / .223 is now joined by a version in 7.62x35mm / .300... Read more.
INDUSTRY NEWS: Aimpoint Awarded Contract for Fire Control Systems by U.S. Armed Forces
Aimpoint, the leading manufacturer and innovator of red dot sighting technology, has been awarded a USD $24 million firm, fixed-price contract for supply of... Read more.
The Warfare Renaissance AI-Based Human–Machine Teaming
The 1860s marked a period of Renaissance in firearms development. Muzzle loading rifles and revolvers transitioned to cartridge-firing, breech loading weapons... Read more.
The Royal Tank Museum Amman, Jordan’s Newest, Interactive Tank Exhibition
Visitors to SOFEX and to the KASOTC Warrior Competition in Jordan now have a new place to visit along with the world famous Wadi Rum, Petra and Jerash, as... Read more.
Kalashnikov AK-203: The New Assault Rifle of the Indian Army
On March 3, 2019, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unexpected statement while visiting the city of Amethi during his election... Read more.
A BREAK FROM THE NORM: Trijicon REAP-IR Mini Thermal Riflescope
REAP-IR has a toggle switch on the right side for choosing between multitudes of options available with the Trijicon optic. Many have become increasingly... Read more.
Industry Slowdown Shows No Impact on IWA 2019
By Dickson Ly This year’s IWA show carried on in the turbulent time of industry slowdown and increasing tension between countries such as the U.S. and... Read more.
High Tech on the Horizon New Advances in Sniper Systems and Gear
In the past decade and a half there has been a huge leap in the advancement of precision long-range shooting gear. The following covers just a few... Read more.
DSEI Exhibition Enters Its 20th Year!
The next edition of Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) will mark 20 years since the event was first established as “the British Army and... Read more.
2019 LtCol George M. Chinn Award
Thomas B. Nelson The name Thomas B. Nelson is synonymous with the small arms community of the last 60 years. Since Tom’s first book, The World’s... Read more.
James R. Ambrose Award
Arrow Tech prodas.com The James Ambrose Award is presented periodically to recognize, in the opinion of the Small Arms Division Executive Board, an... Read more.
The 9x39mm SR-3 Vikhr: Russian Compact Assault Rifle Easily Handles Subsonic Ammunition
In the mid-1980s, the Soviet Ministry of Defense noted an increased need for body-armor-defeating weaponry paired with a diminished sound signature. Its... Read more.
Suppressor History, Testing and Designs Insights from an Advanced Suppressor Seminar
There has been a resounding boom in popularity of suppressors in recent years. They have become less the stuff of secret agents and more the stuff of sport... Read more.
IDEX 2019 “The Most Strategically Important Defence Exhibition in the World”
The author with a JAWS 1911. The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) is a biannual tri-service defence exhibition showcasing the latest... Read more.
The PKP of the Caucasus: Providing Russian Soldiers Increased Sustained Fire
By Lynndon Schooler The beginning For a brief 200-year period, the Pecheneg Khanate sprawled from Southern Trans-Carpathia across the Dnieper to... Read more.
Advancement of Ballistic Programs: The Science of Bullet Flight
By Christopher M. Rance The red rim of the sun pushes itself over the distant horizon, as a brown haze of dust kicks up from the sniper’s shot. His... Read more.
Passing the Torch
Passing the Torch The ASM Materials Education Foundation By Dan Shea I’m writing this in the first person for a reason; I want to speak to our... Read more.
Indo Defence 2018
ABOVE: A representative from Kodiklatad Polytechnic demonstrates the Indonesian version of the “Corner Shot” device, here equipped with a Glock 19 handgun.... Read more.
Dispatches: V11N2
Craft-Produced Anti-Materiel Rifles and Light Cannon in Yemen By Yuri Lyamin/ImproGuns Makeshift Adaptations Still Lethal A video published on August 23,... Read more.
Industry News: V11N2
New Drone Training Program Botach, Inc. (a drone reseller–drone service provider and distributor of tactical products to the U.S. Public Safety channel... Read more.
The Rise of the Vityaz
ABOVE: On the range with the Vityaz-SN and a Zenitco suppressor. A High Performance SMG Despite Growing Pains In 1993, the Russian Ministry of Internal... Read more.
International Legal Affairs – V11N3
International Legal Affairs - Export Reform By Jason M. Wong Draft regulations have been published regarding the transfer of USML categories I, II and III... Read more.
Zastava Arms
For a long time, Serbia was a part of the Ottoman Empire; it became self-governed in 1830 but obtained independence only in 1878. Several wars engulfed the... Read more.
MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR FIGHTLITE MCR—SYSTEM ACCESSORIES
The FightLite Mission Configurable (MCR) is a belt-fed upper receiver assembly designed for use on AR-15, M16 and M4 rifles. The upper is available in... Read more.
Maxim Defense PDX™ SBR
Specifications Caliber 5.56 NATO/7.62x39mm Barrel length 5.5in Overall length 18.75in Weight (empty) 5lbs, 11oz Muzzle... Read more.
Vortex Flash Eliminator Report Says Flash Hider Passes All the Tests
The Smith Enterprises Vortex Flash Eliminator uses helical twisting prongs to reduce the temperature and velocity of gasses produced when firing a weapon. The... Read more.
PP-2000KBP’s: Answer for Russian Special Forces’ Fight Against Terrorism
By Lynndon Schooler With the Bolshevik victory in 1922 bringing the cold and bloody Russian Civil War to a close, the multitude of Soviet... Read more.
Industry News: V11N3
INDIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ENTERS NEGOTIATION PERIOD WITH SIG SAUER & CARACAL SIG SAUER and Caracal International LLC are courting the Indian Ministry... Read more.
Unique Technology Offerings in Surveillance and Security
As the military and other government agencies look towards unmanned surveillance and gun-toting platforms, Blackwing Holdings, LLC, offers unique... Read more.
Help & Where to Get It U.S. Import / Export
The NFA world is a difficult one (dealing with Title II firearms). The landmines in regulations are frequent; seemingly common sense business decisions can... Read more.
New Products: V11N3
TRIJICON REAP-IR® Thermal Riflescope Line Expanded The new REAP-IR models offer two additional magnification options to the 35mm effective focal length... Read more.
New Products: V11N2
FOXFURY Nomad® 360 The FoxFury Nomad® 360 Scene Light has been upgraded. With built-in tripod legs, the Nomad® 360 extends up to 8.5ft (2.6m) tall to... Read more.
The Rarest AK Variants
ABOVE: Ethiopian AKM, right-side view. An Ethiopian Surprise In the age of Google, Facebook, Reddit and all the AK-47-centered internet forums, you would... Read more.
Night Vision Devices Used by Taliban Forces
LONG WAR JOURNALA still taken from a Taliban propaganda video features equipment captured in Kandahar province. From left to right, note the Trijicon 4x32 RCO... Read more.
Pakistani AK-Style Bolt-Action Rifle
Photo credit: Ian McCollum/Forgotten Weapons Craft-produced Pakistani AK-style bolt-action rifle. A Frankengun in Every Way By Jonathan Ferguson Photo... Read more.
Weapon Advances—Science Fiction Becomes Warfare Fact
History documents many evolutionary and revolutionary advancements in weaponry. The bow over the spear, the cap over the flintlock, the cap and ball... Read more.
Dispatches: V11N1
British De Lisle Carbine Bolt-Action Rifle The De Lisle Carbine manually operated rifle was the brainchild of William Godfray de Lisle and was manufactured... Read more.
No Rivals to Excellence: PK Series
ABOVE: Pro Gun Club PKM built by Rifle Dynamics on a VLTOR Weapon System receiver. A common story in Eastern European warfighting development—the GAU (the... Read more.
Show Report: DX Korea 2018
ABOVE: K3Para Light Machine Gun. Still unadopted but suggested to the Korean Army special forces. This one is not only shortened, but also uses many new... Read more.
Quick Kill: Rapid Techniques for Snipers
In today’s complex fight, the sniper has to be able to quickly flex into a posture that allows him leverage against his adversary. The days of crawling on... Read more.
SIG SAUER’s Polymer-Framed Departure
SIG P320 X-VTAC: Tactical Benefits The SIG SAUER P320 polymer-frame striker-fired handguns have quickly evolved into an industry leader for duty and... Read more.
The Experimental Bullet: The S&W Model 76 Caseless Cartridge Program
ABOVE: Advantages of caseless ammunition; the rounds are lighter in weight and less expensive to manufacture. Disadvantages include a problem clearing... Read more.
SKB iSeries Cases
A Long Way from Fender Guitars Established in Anaheim, California, in 1977 by founders Dave Sanderson and Steve Kottman, SKB first began manufacturing... Read more.
Show Report: Shrivenham 2018
Close Combat Symposium The Close Combat Symposium (CCS) was held at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom over July 9–11, 2018; historically, it has... Read more.
Shaping the Fight in Israel
ABOVE: The Tactical Sniper Bench being employed by an elite IDF sniper. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Counter Terror (CT) Warfare School was founded in... Read more.
Localizing the Threat
For all of our many-splendored modern accomplishments man has really not advanced much farther than his primitive forebears when it comes to rending the very... Read more.
SWATS: A QinetiQ Technology Triumph
Gunshot localization systems have been in use for several decades by both the military and law enforcement. Their purpose is to detect the origin of hostile... Read more.
Innovative: Nammo’s New M72 FFE—An Achievement in Perfect Countermass Balance
ABOVE: Nammo’s liquid countermass maintains uniform viscosity across all war fighting environmental temperature ranges. The atomized cloud formed by mass... Read more.
CZ BREN 2 BR– The First Look
By David Pazdera Between September 10 and 12, 2018, Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod held the third Meeting of Professional Journalists. The event, which... Read more.
Craft-Produced Firearms Used in Shoot-Out with Police in Odessa
By ImproGuns A shootout with police in the Ukrainian city of Odessa on January 19, 2017, left three people dead including the shooter. The attack appears to... Read more.
AK-12—Meeting the Russian Warfighter’s Needs
Pathway to the Kalashnikov’s Future Development By Lynndon Schooler Vladimir Zlobin, the former director of the AK-12 project, can be characterized as an... Read more.
AUSA 2018
North America’s Largest Landpower Exposition and Professional Development Forum By Paul Evancoe The annual AUSA meeting and exposition was held October... Read more.
Show Report: Международный военно-технический форум 2018 |
International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2018 By Richard D. Jones The fourth International Military-Technical Forum was held at the Patriot Expo... Read more.
New Products: V11N1
ABOVE: FIME GROUP VEPR 12 Shotgun FIME GROUP VEPR 12 Shotgun The Vepr 12 is a shotgun designed for self-defense, hunting, range shooting and 3-gun... Read more.
Industry News: V11N1
Raytheon, Saab Demonstrate New Carl-Gustaf Munition for U.S. Army Raytheon Company and Swedish aerospace and defense firm Saab are demonstrating a new... Read more.
International Legal Affairs: V11N1
Screening Prohibited Parties As the world becomes increasingly more complicated, one might imagine that there is an official list of “naughty” countries... Read more.
Weaponized Multi-Utility Unmanned Ground Vehicles
ABOVE: THeMIS live firing with .50 cal. HMG on FN Herstal FN M3R RWS. UGVs Being Developed for Dangerous Missions Unmanned platforms, from unmanned... Read more.
Craft-produced Anti-materiel Rifles in Service with the Kurdish YPG
The Fight Against Vehicle-Borne Explosive Devices By Ian McCollum The Kurdish YPG (People’s Protection Units) employ various craft-produced anti-materiel... Read more.
Taking Aim: Sniper’s Compete in the 5th Annual Israeli Defense Force Competition
ABOVE: U.S. Army Sniper Course Instructors competing in the target detection event. Along white, sun-burned hilltops outside the city of Modi’in, snipers... Read more.
The Idea Exchange: About NDIA’s Armaments Division
ABOVE: Mr. Graham Rockwell, Product Manager, explaining the Ruger Product Line to Mr. Howard Kent, CEO of the Armor Development Group, LLC. NDIA’s... Read more.
Show Report: Indo Defence Expo 2018
Thousands Descend Upon the Biennial Expo This will be the 8th Biennial Tri-service event in Jakarta, Indonesia; when they say “Tri-service,” it means... Read more.
TS Systems Interview with Wayne Prender, Vice President of Applied Technology and Advanced Programs
The Latest in Textron Systems’ LSAT Program Small Arms Defense Journal was granted a unique interview with Textron Systems about the company’s most... Read more.
Government Acquisitions: A Detriment to a Sniper’s Mission Success
ABOVE: Snipers employing the M110 SASS from Knight’s Armament Company in its original configuration. We’ve all heard jokes about the government paying... Read more.
Portable Artillery: The Infantry Soldiers’ Multipurpose Unguided and Guided Shoulder-Launched Munitions, Part III
ABOVE: The RGW 90 LRMP (Long Range Multi-Purpose) is a lightweight weapon with a programmable warhead fuze, which is very effective against a variety of... Read more.
Paratus Full Auto: DRD Tactical’s Takedown Jackhammer
ABOVE: Right side view of Paratus select-fire DMR, with Trijicon VCOG 1x6 optic, Elite Iron Bravo 1 suppressor and Harris bipod with cant lock. Longtime... Read more.
Medium Caliber Machine Guns
ABOVE: The M240B here is equipped with the Trijicon Machine Gun Reflex Sight ballistically calibrated for use on the M240 and .50 Cal. M2. Three almost... Read more.
Presentation, Feed, Consumption: The Auto-loading Cycle
Think of it like dinner at a restaurant. The chef prepares your food and arranges it on the serving plate to be attractive. The server carefully places your... Read more.
Show Report: Modern Day Marine Expo 2018
“Modern Day Warfighter: Ready, Lethal, Adaptable” Story By Robert Bruce, Military Affairs Editor “We’re going to go shopping; we’re going to put... Read more.
Book Review: V10N6
A History of South African Firearms South Africa has a rich history evident in its firearms, but this is a story that is seldom told outside of Southern... Read more.
Show Report: Eurosatory 2018
ABOVE: The KMS+Nexter Defense Systems outdoor pavilion. The gate guardian is the European Main Battle Tank (EMBT), a new concept launched at Eurosatory 2018.... Read more.
International Legal Affairs: V10N6
Defense Distributed: The Final Chapter? Frequent readers of this column will note that we’ve been following the Defense Distributed case since inception... Read more.
Takedown Rifles
ABOVE: Remington's Concealable Sniper Rifle REMINGTON Concealable Sniper Rifle The Remington® Concealable Sniper Rifle (CSR™) is a compact, highly... Read more.
New Products: V10N6
ABOVE: Big Horn Armory's AR500 BIG HORN ARMORY AR500 The AR500 in 500 Auto Max is designed for hunters and law enforcement. Based on a DPMS style... Read more.
Industry News: V10N6
Photonis Announces Partnership with Night Vision Devices Photonis USA Pennsylvania, Inc., has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Night... Read more.
Industry News: V10N5
Chicago PD to Use Sig Sauer P320s On May 31, 2018, SIG SAUER announced that the City of Chicago Police Department added the P320 to the department’s... Read more.
UAV Killers: 40mm Programmable Grenade System Downs UAVs
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, also known as drones) are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) which includes the UAV, a ground-based controller... Read more.
International Legal Affairs: V10N5
Export Reform, Continued Faithful readers of this column are well aware of the ongoing efforts to modernize and streamline the current procedures for the... Read more.
Book Review: V10N5
THE GRIM REAPER: The Story of the Weapon of Choice for Many of the World’s Armies This is a very large and thorough book on the history of the AK-47 and... Read more.
RIFLE GRENADES! Immediately Available Artillery
ABOVE: This launching of even a little grenade from the little FAMAS bullpup features a grinning French soldier enjoying the moment and Canadian Sgt Josh... Read more.
Flipper Must Die!
Science Fiction Becomes Science Fact as Navies Explore Novel Ways to Defend Against Enemy Divers Between imagination and reality, a shadow flickers in the... Read more.
ENHANCING LETHALITY: Night Vision
ABOVE: February 2017, Northern lights, an ice cold night in Finnmark, Northern Norway. Norwegian soldiers from Infantry Battalion 2 are trying to locate the... Read more.
Turbocharging Your Back-Up Gun: Amping Up the Glock 43
It began as furtive whispers at the SHOT Show and hushed conversations in the back corners of gun shops across our storied land. “I hear Glock is making a... Read more.
CMMG MkG 9mm GUARD/Vortex Razor® AMG™ UH-1™ Holographic Sight
Innovations in AR Platform and Optics Make a Perfect Team The urge to take advantage of AR modularity, ergonomics, optics mounting and accuracy with... Read more.
ENHANCING LETHALITY: Night Combat Capabilities
This article describes one example of a multisensor thermal binocular for sniper team use and some selected top modern night combat vision scopes for rifles.... Read more.
Show Report: SOFIC 2018
2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference and Exhibition The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is a unified command whose task is... Read more.
ENHANCING LETHALITY: Sights & Ballistics Calculation Applications
As noted before, a scope is integral to a rifle when used by a designated marksman or a sniper. High quality medium-range scopes and long-range scopes are... Read more.
LEUPOLD: A Leader in Sniper Optics
When you picture a sniper, the image that comes to mind is often a camouflage-clad man carrying some variant of a long rifle with a distinct, high-powered... Read more.
OPTOELECTRONICS SPECIAL– Night Vision and Thermal
EXCELITAS QIOPTIQ KITE IN LINE Image-Intensified Weapon Sight KITE IN LINE is an in-line image intensified weapon sight designed for use in military... Read more.
New Products: V10N5
ABOVE: SMITH & WESSON Performance Center® & Thompson/Center® Long Range Rifle (LRR) SMITH & WESSON / PERFORMANCE CENTER® Performance Center®... Read more.
Dispatches: V10N4
ABOVE: ARES Director N.R. Jenzen-Jones firing the L129A1 at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom at Shrivenham in February 2017. (CHLOE... Read more.
Industry News: V10N4
ABOVE: Aimpoint Micro T-2™ Flat Dark Earth Sight Aimpoint Introduces Limited Run Micro T-2™ Flat Dark Earth Sights Aimpoint has announced the launch... Read more.
Factory Tour: FAB-Defense Factory
ABOVE: VZ58 polymer handguards to be packaged and shipped. SADJ Tours the Family– Owned FAB-Defense Factory The use of polymer on firearms has taken... Read more.
AK-12 & AK-15 5th Generation Kalashnikov: Rifles for the 21st Century Russian Military
ABOVE: AK-12 right suppressed. The “Ratnik” Trials The “Ratnik” trials program was organized by the Russian Army as a result of the... Read more.
The VIDAR Project: Norway’s New Artillery System from South Korea
ABOVE: K9’s 1,000hp MTU engine with Allison automatic transmission engine delivers high power-to-weight ratio and has equal mobility as modern Main Battle... Read more.
Surgeon Scalpel 591 Short Action 6.5 Creedmoor: A Constant in the Accuracy Equation
It’s a truism that a rifle does not make the marksman, same as a camera doesn’t make the photographer or skillet the chef. But a photographer of a certain... Read more.
Show Report: Enforce Tac, Nuremberg
ABOVE: The long-established optical sight manufacturer Schmidt & Bender booth, one of many offering optical and sighting devices for the law enforcement... Read more.
The Infantry Soldiers’ Multi-Purpose Shoulder-Launched Munitions
ABOVE: Firing an RPG-7—During a three-day cross training program, designated personnel from the HDF 25th Klapka György Infantry Brigade (Tata) conducted... Read more.
A Matter of Purpose: Striker Fire vs. Hammer Fire
ABOVE: A mix of various caliber centerfire ammunition surrounding .22 rimfire cartridges too small to accommodate a centerfire primer. No matter what... Read more.
New Products: V10N4
ABOVE: MEPROLIGHT Mepro 6X MEPRO 6X is a compact and lightweight (640 gr.) x6 telescopic day sight with enhanced optics. Utilizing a quick-release Picatinny... Read more.
Industry News: V10N3
Otis Technology Acquires Shooter’s Choice Otis Technology is pleased to announce that it has acquired the popular Shooter’s Choice brand. The deal took... Read more.
International Legal Affairs: V10N3
Proposed Restrictions on Technology Transfers The transfer of technology is critical to innovation, development and future commercialization of new... Read more.
Dispatches: V10N3
ABOVE: Although ghillie suits have been seen in training settings, the majority of ISOF snipers operating in urban battlefields appear to forgo the camouflage... Read more.
100 YEARS AGO: The U.S. Marines in The Great War
One of the more famous episodes in the history of the USMC occurred with the various Machine Gun Battalions that were deployed to the Great War. They had... Read more.
Factory Tour: Meprolight Factory Tour
ABOVE: Complete thermal and night vision product line including monocular, binocular, clip-ons and dedicated magnified optics. Whenever I see recent photos... Read more.
Advanced, Diverse and Mission-Ready Ammunition from Inceptor®
Newer isn’t always better, but in the case of American-made Inceptor Ammunition, we beg to differ. For a relatively young company, Inceptor is making some... Read more.
NDIA Small Arms Group Awards 2018
Colonel George M. Chinn Award Richard D. Jones The Chinn Award is perhaps the most prominent award ever presented in the small arms community. It is an... Read more.
Savage MSR 10 LR 6.5 Creedmoor
New Standard for Long-Range AR Performance What comes to mind when someone mentions that they are looking for a specialized long-range precision rifle? By... Read more.
(Very) Light Artillery: The Infantry Soldiers’ Grenade Launchers
Dismounted infantry units have a variety of weapons. These are assault rifles, add-on grenade launchers, light and medium machine guns and various... Read more.
Factory Tour: The IWI Factory
ABOVE: The original UZI with wooden furniture. Israel is a small country with an interesting history. Since their declaration of independence in May 1948,... Read more.
Stens of the World, Part 2: U.S. Stens
The Sten submachine gun was created out of necessity during World War II by the British, who were standing alone against the German Army. Despite its crude... Read more.
GRENADES! Artillery by the Fistful
ABOVE: A red hot blizzard of small, uniform-sized steel fragments blasts out from detonation of a single M67 grenade during a training exercise in 2017 at... Read more.
New Products: V10N3
The MEPRO RDS PRO is an energy-efficient, compact sight that provides thousands of operating hours while utilizing a single “AA” commercial battery.... Read more.
HESCO GROUP: Innovation-Driven Problem Solving
Sometimes being in the right place at the right time lets us discover/explore something we have never considered before. After volunteering to assist with... Read more.
Product Special: V10N3, Suppressors
The new S2 Ti Reflex uses an over-the-barrel design to maximize suppression while minimizing overall assembled length. With 147 grain defensive ammo, this... Read more.
Dispatches: V10N2
ABOVE: German 4.73x33mm HITP G11 caseless cartridge components (L-R): Plastic cap, projectile, booster cup, propellant body and primer (not visible). The... Read more.
Milestone: The 100,000th Inglis Automatic Pistol
ABOVE: 100,000 bears only this stamp and not the usual stack of serial numbers. A ceremony was scheduled for August 21, 1943, at the John Inglis Company.... Read more.
The Innovators: A Tour of the Spuhr Factory in Malmo
As a competition shooter, not only do I spend my free time practicing and shooting matches, but I also spend a lot of time reading about the latest gear and... Read more.
Party like a Patriot: POF Celebrates New Digs
You can file this under “Things Arizona Has That Your State Probably Doesn’t”: a grand opening party at a firearms factory, replete with employees’ and... Read more.
Shrivenham 2017 Close Combat Symposium
The Close Combat Symposium (CCS) held over July 25-27, 2017, is a follow-on to the former Small Arms & Cannon Symposium that was held annually at the... Read more.
Stens of the World: Part I
ABOVE: The MkIII Sten was designed to speed production and reduce cost. The integral design proved inferior when tested against an MkII, and production was... Read more.
SURE KILL: A Baseline for Sniper Lethality
Increasing lethality within a unit’s sniper section requires leadership to understand the key elements of overmatch. Overmatch is the sniper’s ability to... Read more.
F90MBR: Thale’s New Generation Assault Rifle
ABOVE: Thale's F90MBR At DSEI 2017, Thales (Thales, Australia) launched the next generation of the F90 rifle, the F90 MBR (Modular Bullpup Rifle). The... Read more.
Industry News: V10N2
POF’s Revolution Wins ‘Rifle of the Year’ Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF) announced in January 2018 that the American Rifleman magazine has chosen the... Read more.
The IA2 Rifle Family from IMBEL
ABOVE: This early (circa 2008-2009) 5.56x45mm IA2 prototype was fitted with a longer (480mm) barrel. The gun’s overall length of 990mm was reduced to 753mm... Read more.
International Legal Affairs: V10N2
Congressional Notification This column regularly discusses the workings and implications of the International Trade in Arms Regulations, or ITAR. News... Read more.
Product Special: V10N2
Sniper, CQB, and Handgun optics NIGHTFORCE OPTICS NX8 1-8x24 F1 Designed for short- to medium-range shooting, the compact, first focal plane NX8... Read more.
Enhancing Lethality: Precision Rifle Technology Developments
ABOVE: The MRAD.338 LapMag from Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc. is the new sniper rifle for the Norwegian Armed Forces. The spotter has a 20-60x72... Read more.
New Products: V10N2
KINETIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP Optics Hub The KDG Optics Hub is a lightweight, rugged aluminum housing for your favorite spotting scope. Unlike other products... Read more.
FMR Unique RS1 7.62 x 51 NATO: The French Civil Precision Rifle
ABOVE: FMR Unique RS1 Commando Introduction We tested a French rifle (match barrel, bolt, action, beam) designed for the civilian market and produced... Read more.
DSEI Lives Up to Its Billing
ABOVE: “Gladiator” is a modular high-tech harness training system developed for realistic training of special units, combat troops and police. It allows... Read more.
Dispatches: V10N1
Swiss VP9 Integrally Suppressed Pistol Jonathan Ferguson | Photography N.R. Jenzen-Jones/ARES The manually operated, integrally suppressed VP9 pistol by... Read more.
Mounting Matters: Modern Weaponry is Expected to Carry a Wide Variety of Peripherals–GPS Units, Grenade Launchers, Pistol Grips, Even Chainsaws
Only in the last 30 years has the weapon accessory mounting solution become standardized. In decades (and century) past, scope mounts and sling attachment... Read more.
International Legal Affairs
Following the tragedy in Las Vegas, there has been an outcry in the firearms industry as to the legality of a “bump stock” and the legality of an accessory... Read more.
System Sturmgewehr: A New Standard Assault Rifle for The German Forces
For 20 years, as of 2016, the German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr) standard assault rifle Heckler & Koch G36, caliber 5.56x45mm NATO, has been used. Germany... Read more.
ADEX 2017
Expo has Plenty to Offer Seoul ADEX (Aerospace and Defense Exhibition) is South Korea’s most prolific defense exposition; originally begun as the Seoul... Read more.
