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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...
Read moreDetailsROBOTICS & SMALL ARMS DEVELOPMENT
Heading Toward the Future There are several companies that offer mobility platforms upon which manipulators are mounted or are gun...
Read moreDetailsRussia’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...
Read moreDetailsA 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...
Read moreDetailsNATO 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...
Read moreDetailsSIG 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...
Read moreDetails.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...
Read moreDetailsORDNANCE ODDITIES The Early Days
In the course of decades of research in various military and museum archives, Robert Bruce has acquired a treasure trove...
Read moreDetailsReviews: New Products
FN HERSTAL FN® FCU Mk3 Fire Control Unit The FN FCU Mk3 Fire Control Unit provides a complete sighting and...
Read moreDetailsCanik 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...
Read moreDetailsINDUSTRY NEWS: RW ARMS Surrenders Bump Stock Inventory
Fort Worth-based retailer, RW Arms, turned in its entire inventory of bump stocks to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...
Read moreDetailsWhy 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...
Read moreDetailsThe 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...
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