The Gladius by Rheinmetall Defence is designated as IdZ-ES (“Infanterist der Zukunft – Erweitertes System”) by the German defense. “ES”...

ABOVE: The author firing a full auto burst with the Colt CK901. Notice the four fired cartridge cases ejecting from...

After Yugoslavia disintegrated in the 1990’s, Croatia became an independent country. The result was also an internal conflict against various...

to the line-up, a 7.62x51mm “Big brother” to the very reliable Negev 5.56x45 machine gun. The DAN .338 Lapua Magnum...

Aimpoint AB President Lennart Ljungfelt met Megan and I at the company conference room in Malmö Sweden, gave a short...

Brazil announced in September 2015 its intent to purchase seven antiaircraft batteries from Russia. The order is for five Pantsir-S1,...

ABOVE: Windham Weaponry MCS The M16/M4 weapon system entered a new era in 2003 and would redefine the term “modular...

There are a number of defense expositions in Central and South America. The addition of Expodefensa in Bogota, Colombia has...

ABOVE: Brazilian Soldiers with Igla 9K38 missiles (Andre Gustavo Stumpf Filho) Brazil announced in September 2015 its intent to purchase...

Advancing technology shrank red dot sights small enough to be used in conjunction with scopes, providing users with magnification on...

ABOVE: Aimpoint 6XMag-1 Aimpoint These two products, when paired together are perfect for multiple applications. The Micro T-2 (AR Ready...

ABOVE: “Canadian Rangers test-fire the recently-adopted C-19 rifle”. (Image credit: Canadian Armed Forces) The Canadian Rangers are a sub-component of...

QinetiQ North America’s EARS® SWATS® is a compact, shoulder-worn acoustic targeting system that instantly detects and locates the origin of...

Enhanced Weapon Sights for Dismounted Close Combat Warfighters Intro The roadmap for enhanced Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Engagement is becoming...

ABOVE: Two 37mm “Pom-Pom” guns- large Maxim water-cooled machine guns with brass jackets, grace the entry to the exhibits. This...

There have been a number of attempts in the last decade to integrate all of the possible futuristic ideas for...

INTRODUCTION At the end of the 1950s the Italian economy was booming, thanks to both the creativity of manufacturers and...

ABOVE: An airman fires a later model GUU-5/P with the M4-type barrel based on an early “slab-side” lower reciever (Air...

ABOVE: The Smith Enterprises barrel wrench is the finest in the industry. Being able to grab 14 points on the...

ABOVE: Barrett employee in an assault stance with the LWS, in the way that Barrett envisions the LWS being most...

The rifle above is a curious example of weapons coming full-circle and being reinvented. This is the "44 Bore" rifle,...

With the rapid advancement of micro technology, recreational remotely operated aerial vehicles (ROAV) or unmanned aerial systems-UASs, commonly known as...

ABOVE: Peshmerga fighter with a Panzerfaust 3 recoilless weapon, 2015 (photo credit: original source unknown). Photos of arms now delivered...

ABOVE: Lcpl. Chandler with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company 1/9 holds security while on a dismounted patrol inserted via helicopter into...

ABOVE: While Jim Schatz and other advocates campaign for immediate fielding of a LICCIW (Lightweight Intermediate Caliber Cartridge Individual Weapon),...

ABOVE: Two combatants sit at rest. The K98k Mauser is above the Springfield M1903A4. Their army’s helmets lie next to...

One of the most prominent and prolific military bullpup-style rifles in history reaches its 10th anniversary in the field in...

Truvelo Manufacturing started in the 1960s in South Africa manufacturing various electronic devices. In 1994, the Truvelo Armoury branch was...

ABOVE: The new Sistema Integrado de Monitoramento de Fronteiras (Sisfron), will transforms all aspects of the Brazilian armed forces. Here...

ABOVE: The Caracal CAR816 in the hands of a UAE soldier. This rifle is the basic assault rifle with a...

A sniper weapon system is a precision instrument. The basic components of a sniper weapon system is the rifle and...

ABOVE: Accuracy International AX50 .50BMG rifle was designed with long range accuracy in mind. Accuracy International (AI) has been a...

ABOVE: Accuracy International AXMC338 Accuracy International Designed to withstand constant military deployment, the AX50 long range anti matériel rifle from...

ABOVE: Korean made K2 tank driving demo. Armed with 120mm smoothbore cannon and up-to-date electronics, this 55t tank is one...

ABOVE: M9A3 pistol equipped with a SilencerCo Octane 9mm sound suppressor. In 1985 a legend was retired. The highly regarded...

ABOVE: Compact, lighter than one might think, the MGA SAW in 6.8 SPC brings serious firepower to the engagement. In...

ABOVE: A crude Chinese made copy of the Mauser C96 pistol with detachable buttstock. During World War I, the primary...

ABOVE: Shown is a UAE sniper using the Caracal bolt action 7.62x51mm CS308 rifle. SADJ first visited the at the...

ABOVE: The new IWI US UZI Pro Pistol offers a civilian legal pistol version of the UZI Pro submachine gun....

ABOVE: Cased Telescoped. A useful comparison of the initial 5.56mm CT Squad Auto Weapon and a mockup of the 7.62mm...

Israel Defence Force (IDF) soldiers from the Yahalom (“Diamond”) special unit, recovered hundreds of weapons as well as quantities of...

ABOVE: GLOCK offers users a choice in handguns chambered in 10MM Auto in the form of G29, G20, G40 MOS....

ABOVE: The P220 chambered in 10mm was tested with many different types of ammunition including Hornady Critical Duty, Hornady Custom,...

ABOVE: Colt's O1070CCU – COMBAT UNIT™ RAIL GUN® Colt The COMBAT UNIT™ RAIL GUN is an upgraded Duty Ready pistol...

Modern Malaysia is a beautiful country, rich in agriculture and history, with a growing industrial base. It was born from...

The First Ever Large Scale Sale of a 6.8x43mm Caliber Rifle to a Military Back in 2001 a new cartridge...

Amongst arms and equipment inspected by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, one suppressed rifle stands out. The display of military hardware...

ABOVE: In El Salvador, the AML-90 was relegated to perform security escort to artillery units, with an UR-416 traveling alongside...

Way back in the early 20th Century, the world’s armies were generally equipped with bolt-action rifles in calibers of around...

Range vehicles presented realistic ambush scenarios during Barrett REC 7 DI T&E. Barrett has taken its vision of the AR...

Untrained observers frequently confuse superficially similar small arms and light weapon (SALW) systems, particularly with the pressure of covering a...

In a militia-controlled garage in Misrata, Libya, workers service and refurbish weapons for fighters from different Misrata brigades. Free services...

National Defense Industrial Association’s Small Arms Group: NDIA started out in 1919 as the Army Ordnance Association and through various...

Advancements in optoelectronics is changing the firearms sighting device industry as we know it today and it is likewise changing...

Scopes around 3-9x cover a majority of rifle sighting requirements: powerful enough for extended distances, but can be dialed down...

ABOVE: Firing the MGA SAW K in .300 Blackout from an overlook in the badlands of Utah. “Squad Automatic Weapon”-...

Pictures supplied to ARES show a Caracal F semi-automatic pistol, produced by Caracal, a United Arab Emirates-based firearms manufacturer. This...

The QLZ87 is a direct gas impingement operated, selective fire grenade launcher chambered for the Chinese 35 x 32SR mm...

In a previous article SADJ covered ISAF armament on Camp Leatherneck from the American and British perspective. In this one...

ABOVE: MG5 A2 (HK121) is the new MMG for the German defense to replace their aging MG3 machine guns. It...

The FN 15™ Military Collector Series M4 and M16 bring to market military replica rifles made to FN’s exacting specifications....

Images uploaded to Twitter by the Free Syrian Amy’s ‘Division 30’ show combatants with US-made arms. In one image, a...

ABOVE: Infantry rifle should perform adequately on any possible terrain, but some current battlefields overstretch the capabilities of weapons that...

ABOVE: POF’s engineers did not just add some extra parts. They perfected this gun. There’s something better about this rifle....

ABOVE: April 23, 2006, Staff Sgt. Brad Smith from 3-320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division with his 14.5inch barrel M4,...

ABOVE: Soldiers of the Waffen-SS equipped with an early PzB 38 during exercises. After the annexation of the Sudetenland and...

Introduction At the time of this writing, computers and related information technologies are a part of almost everything we say...

The Evolution of the 9mm AR Carbine Christopher R. Bartocci Features, History, Volume 7, V7N6 ABOVE: The Colt 9mm-pattern carbines...

The Kuwait Shooting Sport Federation has its base at an amazing facility on the Sixth Ring Road in Kuwait City,...

In January 2014, various journalists, aid workers, and others have documented the presence of brass shotgun slugs in the streets...

ABOVE: 1939 Lahti 20mm anti-tank cannon, converted to .50 BMG, mounted on FN30 tripod. Note in the inset, how the...

ABOVE: Beam weapons in the battlespace. Envisioned in this 2008 illustration promoting the Navy’s Maritime Laser Demonstration feasibility project, a...

ABOVE: The VP9 is inspired by the Welrod design but modernized for Veterinary use. The legendary silenced Welrod pistol that...

ABOVE: CZ Engineer Martin Sanda puts rounds downrange and brass in the air during the test of the 5.56x45mm CZ...

ABOVE: Third generation model Colt LE1020 successfully passing a mud test in 2008. Although never put into production, the final...

ABOVE: The Russian ORSIS T-5000. (Yuri Lyamin) Recent photos to emerge from Iraq show government troops with new Iranian AM50...

Have you ever thought about all the tests that must be used during the development of a firearm? A recently...

ABOVE: Circa 1950, an Air Force officer with his modernized version of the M2 carbine featured an in-line stock, raised...

ABOVE: A home-made anti-materiel rifle (AMR) made by Syrian rebels. (YouTube video) The Syrian conflict continues to yield interesting expedient...

ABOVE: The Mk12 SPR has seen significant amount of action in the Global War on Terrorism being very popular with...

Once seen as an enhancement to your duty or combat rifle, quality RDS (Red Dot Sights) have become all but...

Images emerged from the Ukraine following fighting in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on the 25th of May, 2014 showing alleged pro-Russian Ukrainian...

ABOVE: Black Hornet is a “flyable robotic video camera” that bears a resemblance to a helicopter if you can see...

During the ongoing civil unrest in Kiev, several images have circulated showing Ukrainian security forces equipped with a range of...

Above: The image shows a Galil ACE Model 21 carbine reportedly in the possession of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army...

ABOVE: TIGRES operators are trained at Lepaterique, Francisco Morazán, where they attend a 12-week course provided by Colombian police Jungle...

Sphinx SDP Compact Sphinx Systems Limited is a Swiss-based manufacturer that produces an evolved CZ 75 design, and while their...

ABOVE: Markings on a PPZR Grom E2 missile launch tube. (Ukraine Military TV YouTube channel) An interesting video was released...

The demand for firearms in Libya has brought to light three handguns so far undocumented, at least in the English-speaking...

ABOVE: The RCE is CMMG’s version of a “Recce” or Recon AR. The driving force behind the Recon was to...

The Nordic Ammunition Company, or Nammo, is a familiar name in the defense industry, and their products are well known...

“Future Soldier Programs” has become a term for many nations, and now Russia has equipped its armed forces personnel with...

EDITOR’S NOTE: It has come to our attention that the author of this article submitted photos that misidentified which military...

If you’ve ever used an anemometer, or a wind meter, chances are it was a Kestrel. The anemometer is invaluable...

ABOVE: Norwegian infantry MG gunner fires the MINIMI 5.56mm. The MG is equipped with an Aimpoint optical sight. An under-mounted...

ABOVE: Explosively bonded aluminum and stainless steel Model 1911 .45ACP by Uselton Arms Manufacturing offers a weight savings of 33% over a conventional steel...

ABOVE: As designed at the request of SOCOM, the Lewis Machine and Tool Enhanced Bolt Carrier Group. Note the addition...

ABOVE: IWI eLog SADJ has always traveled the world in search of the innovators in small arms and weapons. Sometimes...

ABOVE: Dave Walls posing with the rifles he brought into the precision rifle community. The L96 (top) was Accuracy International’s...

Press Release Deal is part of $227 Million GMLRS Rocket Production Contract DALLAS, Sept. 16, 2015 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE:...

News release FAUN Trackway USA will be launching its latest innovation, a multi-role packaging solution for its range of expedient...

ABOVE: Business side of the Full Scale MPIMS Area denial and protection has been a key factor in most combat...

ABOVE: Where the Dror springs were made. ‘Israel,’ the boss, stands in the doorway. (Carl E. Ekdahl) For reasons never...

ABOVE: US team ready to go for Precision Rifle. “We have to understand that it is called “international” terrorism, however,...

ABOVE: This Marine corporal from the 1st “Sea Dragon” Marine Division is wearing the old uniform. He is cradling a...

As computing power and speed increases, new weapons and technologies are being developed that employ artificial intelligence (A/I). Within the...

ABOVE: Field expedient firing positions were utilized during GII SASS evaluation at Echo Valley Training Center’s “Jungle Walk” range. DPMS...

ABOVE: After a thorough evaluation, the FNS 9 stands head and shoulder above many other 9mm handguns. A Superior Polymer...

ABOVE: The direct impingement Modern Musket harkens back to our early nation’s history. It is no secret that the Eugene...

Captured From Rebel Forces in South Sudan Seen in the bottom centre of the photo is a 9K310 Igla-1 (NATO...

ABOVE: Carl Ekdahl shoulders a Johnson LMG outside the factory. (John Ekdahl) Niagara Falls, N.Y., Monday afternoon, February 24, 1947....

Recent images from the Russian seizure of the Crimean peninsula have highlighted the range of weaponry employed by Russian forces...

ABOVE: The original POF rifle in its Gen 1 configuration. The first rifles were chambered in 5.56mm. The upper receiver...

ABOVE: 14 March 2014, Alaska, USA. Soldiers on the range engage targets with M16A2 rifles during the 59th Signal Battalion...

ABOVE: Weighing 24 lbs., the GD-OTS Light Weight Medium Machine Gun is a full 5.5 lbs. lighter than the M240B,...

SADJ has known and covered the products from U.S. Ordnance in Reno, Nevada for many years. Their US MK43 Mod...

Expodefensa in Bogota, Colombia is a bi-annual show that has strong regional attendance. It is heavily attended by the Colombian...

ABOVE: Some of the locally manufactured vehicles on display at Indo Defence 2014. These are all products of PT Pindad,...

ABOVE: Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) flagship machine gun, the MG3, is considered to be one of the best made versions...

Aimpoint has had a lot of success in the individual weapon categories, with their military and civilian programs. After years...

ABOVE: Norbert Piechota of FB Radom demonstrates the MSBS-5.56B rifle. Note the steadiness of the weapon in full-auto firing: two...

ABOVE: T-5000 with night vision adapter. Until recently, Russian small arms were famous mostly for their ruggedness, durability and reliability,...

ABOVE: Author firing an MD1A1 at Fábrica de Itajubá; the weapon offering a moderate cyclic rate of fire in the...

ABOVE: Jeff Hoffman adjusting his scope on a Lewis Machine & Tool LM8MWS 7.62x51mm rifle as he engages targets out...

ABOVE: The P320 in full business attire. The extra-long Picatinny spec rail allows for a multitude of add-ons. SIG Sauer...

ABOVE: This particular example of a scoped Argentine rifle shown in a publicity photo has the cocking handle on the...

ABOVE: Mexican soldier atop of a Humvee with a RL-83 Blindicide. This is an obsolete AT weapon, but still applicable...

ABOVE: The scope mount had to be canted to the left and the carrying handle to the right to locate...

ABOVE: From left to right: 20x30B K-11; 20x42B PAW 20; 25x40B XM25; 25x59B LW25; 30x29B VOG-17; 35mm CL DFS10. The...

ABOVE: ISAF Troops returning fire in Afghanistan. Insurgent forces partially overran COP Kahler in Afghanistan in July 2008 in part...

ABOVE: A useful comparison of similarities between the 7.62 NATO caliber HK121/MG5 in front, with its predecessor, the 5.56mm MG4...

Our fighting soldiers - the recon units and scouts and expeditionary fighting forces that carry all of their equipment on...

ABOVE: South Africa’s famous SS77 machine gun from Vektor has a venerable history, replacing the FN MAG as the General...

ABOVE: Steyr STM 556 assault rifle. (Steyr) Eurosatory 2014, the Defence and Security Exhibition was held in Paris Nord Villepinte...

ABOVE: Police Officer and SWAT Sniper Fabian Rivera firing the H&K USP Tactical. Notice the pistol is in full recoil....

On August 5 and 6, 2014, the F.A.I.R. Trade Group (F.A.I.R.) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) held their...

ABOVE: Sniper team from CCG 4-3 INF Reg using an Applied Ballistics Kestrel at the Army Mountain Warfare School in...

ABOVE: UA Arms explosively bonded Model 1911 CQB used in testing with full ceramic coating. The explosive bonding process has...

ABOVE: Col. Michael Manning (L), Marine Corps Systems Command’s program manager for Infantry Weapons Systems, congratulates Salvatore Fanelli (R) on...

ABOVE: Desert Tech of Salt Lake City, Utah, displayed their new bull-pup rifle, the dual-caliber (.308 and .223) modular Micro...

ABOVE: Right side view of the Type 11 LMG In preparing research for this article it was found that there...

ABOVE: The Avtomat Nikonova 94 The war machine of the Soviet Union has always been a source of intrigue to...

ABOVE: Salvadorian soldiers parade with M67 RCL. The U.S. supplied some 379 M67 RCLs to El Salvador between 1981 and...

ABOVE: Right side of the Colt LE901 with the Smith Enterprise Vortex flash hider and the folding front sight base....

Barrett is known for their innovative approaches in designing rifles. Much of this stems from Barrett’s non-typical background for a...

SADJ has been in contact with IDEAS Media Manager Ehtesham Bari for many years, planning to attend the IDEAS show...

ABOVE: Germans with Maxim MG08. Judging from their cloth-covered spiked helmets, this apparently posed photo was taken early in the...

SchleTek, a German chemical company operating throughout Europe, has recently offered a line of premium gun care products. Our evaluation...

The fourth biannual BRIDEX (pronounced Brih-dex) exhibition was another marked success for this small South East Asian nation on the...

Throughout the industry there are numerous combination tools for the AR-15/M16-series rifle. Most of them are not what you would...

The key to reliability with any auto loading firearm is the feeding device whether it is a magazine, clip, belt...

A large group of friends and family gathered today at the front of the old MOD Pattern Room at Enfield...

During its history, Romania was occupied by Turks, Austrians, Greeks and Russians. The principality of Moldavia and Walachia were acquired...

The 18th Worldwide Exhibition of Internal Security was held in Paris from November 19 to 22, 2013. There were 915...

It is nice to see a product evolve over time. The ArmaLite AR-31 .308 Win rifle is a great case...

In January of 1990 a new cartridge hit the market that would pretty much be a game changer as to...

From 1990 to very recently, the ROK (Republic of Korea; or South Korea) army had a tendency to reduce the...

The Defence Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2013 exhibition was held in the London Docklands ExCeL Exhibition Centre on September 10-13,...

According to company literature, the first Glock pistols imported into the U.S. came in January of 1986. These guns had...

After the end of the Second World War, the United States military, the Army especially, saw its mission as one...

Since it gained independence, Chad has been shaken by numerous armed risings, invasions of the neighboring military, conflicts regarding borders...

Much has already been written about German military weapons. But still today some real treasures are left to be discovered....

Up until the 1960s all machine guns manufactured in China were of foreign design. The first heavy machine gun to...

This event is held annually in the last full working week of August at the Defence Academy of the United...

They say that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. If that is the case, Norinco of China is...

The Emerson Electric Company was founded in 1890 in St. Louis, Missouri as the Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company. The company...

ABOVE: These company-level PF98 120mm rocket launchers have just a basic optical sight system. Note the basic tripod dropped to...

The Accuracy International AX PSR was developed to compete in USSOCOM’s solicitation H92222-09-PSR2 for a “Precision Sniper Rifle” on 15...

Mesko, Poland’s leading ammunition manufacturer turns 90 this summer. From the beginning it was meant to provide the Polish Army...

A defining moment for a sniper is when he can positively identify a threat within his area of operation and...

One does not often think of shotguns as viable combat weapons and in the law enforcement arena, shotguns have lost...

The Croatian Armed Forces are changing from an army of defenders of their homeland, and becoming an Armed Forces that...

At foreign missions in the military area, there is often no infrastructure that will meet the needs of troops. In...

Almost lost in a sea of plastic-fantastic new-wave “museums of idea, not objects” resplendent in touch-screens and 3D displays, but...

The AR-15/M16/M4 series rifle is undoubtedly the most popular rifle in the United State for all military, law enforcement and...

Feedback from Afghanistan was clear – much small-arms combat was taking place at far greater distances than expected, a lot...

Up until the 1960s, all machine guns manufactured in China were of foreign design. Earliest of these were well known...

At this year’s 21st International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO is an acronym from Polish name of the fair: Międzynarodowy Salon...

While military or law enforcement budgets often fixate on high end equipment procurement, it is the unspoken rule that trained...

With the creation of NATO, several programs were put into place for militaries of these nations to have some sort...

There are many manufacturers making ammunition as well as remanufacturing it. Few have a reputation of being precision ammunition manufacturers...

Under Land 40 Phase 2 (L40/2), the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) are intending to deliver two new direct fire...

The name Hornady is well known throughout the industry.  Hornady is a much diversified company being involved in ammunition production,...

The NG7 is a light machine gun (LMG) operated by a gas system called “gas impact.” The firearm starts the...

As Latin America’s largest country and with a population of 200 million souls, Brazil faces massive defense problems. Although it...

The B&T AG (Brügger & Thomet) Police Equipment Show took place over the 12-13 of June 2013. The show, which...

The Pacific Salt shares size, basic blade design and handle ergonomics with the Endura, but this generation was purpose built...

The only military trade show in Taiwan, the Taiwan Aerospace and Defense Technology Exposition was held from August 15 –...

The speed at which the United States geared up for World War II in the days after Pearl Harbor must...

Maneuvering with pinpoint accuracy and efficiency at night as well as in daytime requires situational awareness, target classification and target...

The corporate symbol for Sirarms rifles is the halberd; a two-handed pole weapon (5 to 6 feet long) that consists...

In the early 1980s a requirement came down from the U.S. Army for a new pistol that would replace the...

In 1939, just a month after the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland in September, the Soviet Red Army invaded Finland....

The M203 grenade launcher has been in continuous service since 1968. It was developed during the Vietnam War to get...

During the 12 long years of brutal and bloody internal conflict in the 1980s, military correspondents mentioned the Salvadorian Maestranza...

On April 24-25, 2013 the Fourth Rheinmetall Infantry Symposium was held in Unterlüß, Lower Saxony, Germany. Once again it was...

The project to replace the current M4 Carbine, the Army’s standard infantry rifle, started in 2011 with a request for...

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) returned to China’s bosom on 1 July 1997. As troops of the People’s...

Over the last several years many new calibers have been introduced to the AR-type platform; from the .204 Ruger, 6.8mm...

There are many hundreds of vehicles across the world in international peace making/peace keeping operations that are not equipped with...