SOCOM’s Mk22 Mod 0 System
“Solving the Riddle of Steel” By Dan Shea “The secret of steel has always carried with it a mystery. You must learn its riddle, Conan. You... Read more.
IDEF 2009
The 9th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) was sponsored by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation under the auspices of the Ministry of National Defence... Read more.
SADJ Visits ST Kinetics
We received an invitation to come to ST Kinetics in Singapore and view their newest small arms offerings. As quickly as possible, we made the trip, and were... Read more.
Museum Satria Mandala // Jakarta, Indonesia
There is one absolute “Must-See” military museum in the Jakarta area in regard to small arms. It has amazing dioramas on the first floor, but once you... Read more.
Brugger+Thomet’s Police Days
Brügger & Thomet Police Day is held every two years in June in Thun, Switzerland at the Guntelsey Range. What started as a friendly get-together with... Read more.
IMDEX 2009
Over 150 exhibitors from 23 countries gathered in the sunny Singapore Spring for IMDEX 2009. This was the seventh biannual IMDEX, and it was opened by the... Read more.
From the Mean Streets: Maljutka
The strategic placement of elements on the battlefield has been the subject of millions of words, from many sources, both experienced and those who are perhaps... Read more.
The Royal Thai Army Museum in Honor of His Majesty The King
The Royal Thai Army Museum (short name) was designed to cover the history of the army, the wars, the leaders and the weapons. By 1996, the museum was a... Read more.
BRIDEX 2009
The second biannual BRIDEX (pronounced Brih-dex) exhibition was a marked success for this small Southeast Asian nation on the northern tip of the island of... Read more.
ATK 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 global defense... Read more.
The 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 has seen the light of day in the... Read more.
Indo-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 Asian military show with... Read more.
Lekhwiya: 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 and highly motivated group of Qatari... Read more.
Milipol 2008
Milipol Qatar 2008 was officially opened by H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Minister of Interior of the State of Qatar. He was... Read more.
RKG-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 used in Iraq more and more frequently... Read more.
The 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 many countries: there were forces that had to... Read more.
Sloboda: Munitions in the Mountains
We thought it appropriate to focus and profile one of the exhibitors at Partner 2008, and Kompanija Sloboda from Ĉaĉak, Serbia seemed a good choice since... Read more.
MSPO 2008
Each year, when MSPO in Poland is announced, there is a “Lead Nation” chosen. This “Lead Nation” is responsible for setting a tone, putting their best... Read more.
Defense & Security 2008
Every other year, the Ministry of Defence of Thailand sponsors an excellent four-day Defense & Security trade show at the Impact Exhibition &... Read more.
Industry Profile: Dr. Philip H. Dater
Dr. Philip H. Dater was born in the latter part of April, 1937 on Manhattan Island in New York City. He has two brothers, Tom and Sheldon, and a sister... Read more.
Symposia at Shrivenham: the 22nd Small Arms & Cannon Symposium
There are two small arms conferences in the West that this author considers to be the most important in the world for the serious small arms community to... Read more.
The 26th Annual War & Peace Show
The War & Peace Show, also called “The Beltring Show” by many, is an incredible experience. SADJ decided to bring the readers a short report on this... Read more.
SOFEX 2008
The conflicts in the Middle East go on, as they have through the ages. The shores of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan look out over the salt-mineral flats... Read more.
