Volume 8

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...

ITAR Registration, Yet Again On July 22, 2016, the U.S. State Department, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) released new...

ABOVE: CAA INTRODUCES NON-NFA RONI PISTOL CARBINE CONVERSION CAA, developers and manufacturers of advanced battle-tested firearms accessories, is proud to...

U.S. State Department Announces that “Gunsmithing” Requires ITAR Registration On July 22, 2016, the U.S. Sate Deparmtnet, Directorate of Defense...

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...

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: CTS 7290M Mini Bang™. For 35 years, Combined Systems, Inc. (CSI) of Jamestown, PA has been a leader in...

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),...

US Arms Policy Against Vietnam: History, past, present, and future. On May 23, 2016, President Obama announced lifting a nearly...

ABOVE: B&T UNIVERSAL SERVICE WEAPON NEW WEAPON FROM B&T; THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE WEAPON Recent terror events in the world and...

United States lifts the Arms Embargo against Vietnam On May 23, 2016, President Obama announced lifting the arms embargo against...

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...

Today, Nielsen-Kellerman is releasing its all-new K5 line of Kestrels, which replaces the Kestrel 4000 series. Loaded with features such...

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

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

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

SADJ was recently in Sweden on a tour of defense industry contractors including Saab, Nammo, and Aimpoint, and we had...

Europe Discovers the Virtues of Personal Self-Defense While European Politicians Seek to Disarm the Continent. Gun control pundits have long...

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

STI™ INTERNATIONAL INTRODUCES THE NEW GUARDIAN 2011 PISTOL New for 2016, the ever popular STI™ Guardian is now available in...

New Sanctions on North Korea Following the February 7, 2016 missile launch by North Korea, additional sanctions have been imposed...

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...

The 9th edition Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD), the continent’s Premier Exhibition and show of Air, Sea and Land will...

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

Every so often a product comes along that is completely, unequivocally “new.” Not just a new variation on an old...

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....

The ACE Secure Data Portal – Bringing International Transactions into the 21st Century. For many years, the import/export community has...

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

ATN DEBUTS LATEST OTS THERMAL MONOCULAR LINE ATN, innovators of advanced night vision, thermal imaging and digital Smart HD optics...

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

HIMARS achieves one million operational hours Lockheed Martin’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) recently achieved a significant milestone with...

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

Global Security Asia has been held in Singapore since 2005, and the show has continued to grow and gain favor...

ABOVE: Sig’s MCX mission-adaptable weapon system contains several significant engineering modifications that increase reliability and extend weapon life. The 2015...

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...

Lockheed Martin Receives $528 Million THAAD Missile-Defense Contract The Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) a $528 million contract...

MEOPTA INTRODUCES NEW MEOPRO 6.5-20X50 AND 6.5-20X50 HTR RIFLESCOPES Meopta adds to its popular 1-inch MeoPro® riflescope line with the...

Defense Distributed – continued. A brief synopsis of the events thus far: January 2013: Defense Distributed, a nonprofit, gun-design digital...

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...

From soldiering to civilian life I have had the opportunity to use some of the world’s greatest CQ optics. SADJ...

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...

This was the seventh bi-annual PARTNER Exhibition held in Belgrade, Serbia. This regional show is maturing, and gathering some momentum....

Dealing with the U.S. Government: U.S. State Department versus the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Dealing with the...

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

FOBUS ANNOUNCES NEW HOLSTER FOR SELECT GLOCK MODELS First Samco, Inc. (FSI), the exclusive distributor of Fobus Holsters & Pouches,...

“Unreasonable” interpretations of the public domain exception The US State Department recently announced proposed regulatory language that would restrict the...

ABOVE: In a back corner on the lower floor, SADJ found the following gems from TNIITochMash in Russia. We had...

For seven years now, exhibitors from all over Israel and numerous other countries from around the world have gathered in...