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...

AES – The Automated Export System As computing systems get more advanced, there are increased opportunities to automate previously mundane...

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

U.S. MACHINE GUN ARMORY ANNOUNCES THE MGA SAW K The U.S. Machine Gun Armory, an international provider of multi-caliber military...

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

Two U.S. Senators Fail ITAR Literacy Test Many are understandably upset with the proposed rule from the U.S. State Department...

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

Barracuda Signature Management, a SAAB company, held their Customer Conference on 21-22 May 2014 in Sweden. These conferences are held...

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...

First Amendment Rights Versus the ITAR On June 3, 2015, the U.S. State Department published a proposed rule on the...

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...

Kivaari .338 Lapua Rifle Now Shipping DRD Tactical is happy to announce that they have started shipping their new Kivarri...

Fine for Improper Wire Transfer The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it had fined the New York...

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...

Recalls and Warrantees Firearms, like most mechanical items, occasionally break. Parts can fail, and barrels become worn. If the firearm...

IWI US, Inc. Introduces Galil Pistol for the U.S. Market IWI US, Inc., a subsidiary of Israel Weapon Industries (IWI)...

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...

FDIC Head Admits “mistake” in ‘Operation Choke Point.’ Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg told members of a U.S....

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

This was the second biannual Gulf Defense & Aerospace show held in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It’s always difficult starting a...

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

Australia, known as the land down under, is hard for Americans not to think of it without the image of...

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...

ABOVE: Beretta’s ARX160 5.56x45mm rifle was on display, and has been purchased for testing by Jordanian Armed Forces. Of course,...

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

Steiner Introduces “Intelligent” Combat Sight (ICS) Steiner’s new “Intelligent” Combat Sight (ICS) integrates a laser rangefinder and a ballistic calculator...

M855 – What’s the Big Deal? Pay any attention to American politics, and the reader will know that the ATF...

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

Crowd control actions executed by Turkish police in 2013 have showcased the employment of several less-lethal launchers. Aside from a...

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

Vietnam Wants Arms Embargo Lifted Vietnam wants the U.S. to lift fully an embargo on arms sales that was eased...

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

The MLE will exceed every intent and expectation of the combat shotgun. By and large the shotgun has been traditionally...

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....

ABOVE: Rheinmetall Vario-Ray SWIR Rheinmetall adds a new offering to its line of electro-optical equipment: the Vario-Ray (LLM-VR). It’s designed...

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,...

ABOVE: PD-100T Black Hornet PRS (Personal Reconnaissance System) is about the size of a dragonfly. The focus of the annual...

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

Sterling silver U.S. doughboy dog tag holder and locket. The outside of the holder is engraved “2nd Lieut. H.W. Billman...

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

Shipping Hazardous Materials Shipping ammunition within the United States? Easy. Slap a UPS Ground shipment label and ORM-D sticker on...

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

SureFire Releases Its Most Powerful LED Flashlight Ever SureFire, LLC, manufacturer of high-end illumination tools and tactical products, has commenced...

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

ABOVE: New SWORD Technology Demonstrator. Based on the company‘s patented Network Power Data System, the modular Soldier Weapon & Observation...

Chinese Arms Appear in South Sudan The (new) civil war in South Sudan is a little more than a year...

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...

Combined Systems is excited to announce the expansion of its VENOM Non-Lethal Tube Launched Munitions System product line. In 2014...

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

American Built Arms Introduces Aluminum Forearm T*Rail American Built Arms Company (A*B Arms), a veteran-owned manufacturer of firearms and firearms...

Iran looking to upgrade weapon systems Faced with the arms embargo enforced by the West, China may be Iran’s last...

International Shipping: Why Does Everything Cost So Much? A recent call from a prospective client came in, and went something...

ABOVE: British Machine Gun Corps shoulder patches as adopted for the 101st Machine Gun Company. This rare and unique patch...