Industry Profiles

IMI SYSTEMS PROVIDES TANK AMMO TO FINNISH ARMY In January 2020, Elbit Systems announced that its subsidiary, IMI Systems was...

The MCR When ARES Defense Systems first came up with the Shrike belt-fed AR-15 upper, the so-called Assault Weapons Ban...

U.S. ARMY ADOPTS B.E. MEYERS & CO. BOARS-M2 OPTICS MOUNT B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc., announced that the BOARS®-M2 optics...

According to its press release, in 2020 the U.S. Army plans to have soldiers fire at targets using remote-controlled robotic vehicles as...

Christensen Arms has been awarded contract number 4400021290 by the State of South Carolina to produce a version of the...

The U.S. Military acquires millions of rounds of ammunition every year for everything from training to combat. Despite some performance...

Fort Worth-based retailer, RW Arms, turned in its entire inventory of bump stocks to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...

Aimpoint, the leading manufacturer and innovator of red dot sighting technology, has been awarded a USD $24 million firm, fixed-price...

The 1860s marked a period of Renaissance in firearms development. Muzzle loading rifles and revolvers transitioned to cartridge-firing, breech loading...

Arrow Tech prodas.com The James Ambrose Award is presented periodically to recognize, in the opinion of the Small Arms Division...

For a long time, Serbia was a part of the Ottoman Empire; it became self-governed in 1830 but obtained independence...

As the military and other government agencies look towards unmanned surveillance and gun-toting platforms, Blackwing Holdings, LLC, offers unique state-of-the-art...

ABOVE: Mr. Graham Rockwell, Product Manager, explaining the Ruger Product Line to Mr. Howard Kent, CEO of the Armor Development...

When you picture a sniper, the image that comes to mind is often a camouflage-clad man carrying some variant of...

ABOVE: VZ58 polymer handguards to be packaged and shipped. SADJ Tours the Family– Owned FAB-Defense Factory The use of polymer...

ABOVE: Complete thermal and night vision product line including monocular, binocular, clip-ons and dedicated magnified optics. Whenever I see recent...

Colonel George M. Chinn Award Richard D. Jones The Chinn Award is perhaps the most prominent award ever presented in...

ABOVE: The original UZI with wooden furniture. Israel is a small country with an interesting history. Since their declaration of...

Sometimes being in the right place at the right time lets us discover/explore something we have never considered before. After...

You can file this under “Things Arizona Has That Your State Probably Doesn’t”: a grand opening party at a firearms...

At Milipol Paris 2017, the USA and Canada Pavilions are Invitations to International Cooperation It has been two years since...

ABOVE: James Richard “Jim” Schatz. Dan Shea | SADJ 10 December 1959 – 16 March 2017 The small arms community...

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

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

Accuracy International has been awarded the contract for Long Range Precision Rifles with the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization...

Qioptiq, an Excelitas technologies company, has secured a multi-million pound (£) contract for the supply of Kite In-Line Weapon Sights...

Phoenix Defence announces the availability of 14.5x114mm, 20x82mm and 20x110mm (Hispano) sniper rifle systems to U.S. government agencies. Their new...

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

Weapon Sight Technology Enhances Small Arms Effectiveness To detect, recognize, identify, decide, acquire, engage and defeat in any environment. This...

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

Many are familiar with industry ammo manufacturers, but who makes and upgrades the machines that produce the ammo? BCN Technical...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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,...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

n 1968 the Kennedy administration closed the Springfield Armory. For the most part, it ended a long-standing process where the...

The origin of the company lies in the establishment by the Finnish government in 1923 of a cartridge factory in...

Law enforcement and military ammunition has come a long way in the last 20 years. Military ammunition, not so much...

The name Barnes is renowned in the firearms industry. It has been since its founding in 1932 by Fred Barnes....

Early last June 2012, news from Paraguay indicated that 321 police agents had been dispatched to Curuguaty. The police officers,...

The George M. Chinn Award is presented annually to honor a government or industry individual who, in the opinion of...

In his 1922 book, Story of the North West Frontier Province, author JM Ewart writes: “That gap in the low...

The see-saw battle of armor protection versus armament has been going on since the first wooden shield deflected a bone...

Today’s ground forces are preparing for tomorrow’s demanding missions in which combat strategies and tactics must be seamlessly implemented –...

During our last visit, we were able to see the newest offerings from the ST Kinetics Small Arms Division.  The...

The famous MAG-58 General Purpose Machine Gun has its roots in John Browning’s 1918 Browning Automatic Rifle: the BAR. FN...

There’s nothing else like it in any of the other branches of America’s Armed Forces.  Its uniquely lethal products, the...

Indian Army’s snipers desperately lack adequate training, suitable weaponry and specialized supplementary equipment. The Army attaches little importance to snipers...

The Czech arms industry made a great impact in 20th century weaponry history with a large range of remarkable products....

The focus of our visit to MARSOC‘s Schoolhouse was Special Operations Training Branch, currently housed in an orderly formation of...

It defies logic that United States Special Operations Command did not include the Marine Corps until a little over five...

Bumar is now a household name in Poland and one in circulation for over 55 years. But it was only...

Combat experience in Afghanistan has prompted some rapid changes in the small arms carried by ISAF foot soldiers; and most...

The Marine looked sharp.  He was dressed in the new MARPAT green camouflage pattern, cut to the US M1967 jungle...

Designing “Future Soldiers” space-age suits of armor with TV and other creature comforts has been a popular fad since 1950s,...

By the time you read this, the XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System with its uncannily accurate airburst ammo will...

19 February, 2011. A small group of firearms community writers from the United States had been invited to the Caracal...

Leupold, the oldest U.S. based rifle scope manufacturer, recently invited Small Arms Defense Journal to tour its facility and test...

About one week prior to our visit to Lima, the die hard guerrillas of Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) had ambushed...

By the late 1980s, special operations elements of the Soviet Army, Internal Affairs Ministry and KGB were well equipped with...

The Brazilian government must rely on a number of crack military units to maintain control of its borders.  Realizing that...

Note: This article is a continuation of Guns & Gear of the U.S. Navy's Riverine Forces, which originally appeared in...

Affable, cheerful and humorous, the doctor appears to be a wonderful real-world example of Marcus Welby – except he carries...

SADJ was invited to review the Tactical Training Team facility in Serbia, and having known the founder, Dragan Lestaric, for...

Note: Part Two of this article is available here. The “Brown Water Navy” is back in force and elements of...

2010 NDIA Chinn Award: Frank Puzycki Each year at the NDIA Small Arms Annual Meeting, the George M. Chinn Award...

We received an invitation to come to ST Kinetics in Singapore and view their newest small arms offerings.  As quickly...

“This award validates our pursuit of new international growth opportunities that are transforming ATK into a world class integrator of...

(Sept. 14, 1932 - March 23, 2009)  Norman E. Justice was born in Woburn, MA on September 14, 1932, the...

The Code of Lekhwiya (“Lekhwiya” is the name given to the Qatari Special Forces for Internal Security; a well trained...

As Poland emerged from the chaotic period after Communism, the country experienced many changes.  Today, we are just a little...

Each year at the NDIA Small Arms Annual Meeting, the George M. Chinn Award is presented annually to honor a...

Dr. Philip H. Dater was born in the latter part of April, 1937 on Manhattan Island in New York City. ...

At the 22nd annual Small Arms and Cannons Symposium held in August 2008 at the Defense Academy of the United...

Going Ballistic, an Australian Broadcasting Corporation television documentary from 2000, has a collection of fascinating interviews with O’Dwyer himself and...