Back in March we reported on Chinese SWAT teams operating with modded Type 79 submachine guns. The venerable Type 79 was developed in the 1970s and despite efforts to improve its modularity… Continue reading "The JH16-1: China’s New 9×19 Subgun"
It has emerged that India’s government has been forced to cut its potential order for a new standard issue service rifle from 800,000 down to just 250,000 even before a… Continue reading "Budget Constraints Force India to Slash Future Rifle Order"
The US Army’s ‘Third Arm’ first emerged in 2015, designed to redistribute some of the weight soldiers carry in their arms and shoulders to their abdomen. This, in theory, could make carrying heavy… Continue reading "Army Research Lab Show Off Latest Prototype of the ‘Third Arm’"
At this week’s meeting of NATO ministers of defence it has been announced that Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands are setting up a joint Special Operations Force (SOF) command. At… Continue reading "Belgium, Denmark & the Netherlands To Set Up Joint SOF Command"
Norwegian arms manufacturer NAMMO have developed a scalable hand grenade that brings modularity to offensive grenades. The grenade can be ‘expanded’ by attaching up to three plastic bodied segments together.… Continue reading "The Nammo Scalable Hand Grenade"
A potentially fatal flaw with some of the US Army’s M4A1’s has recently emerged. Unofficial footage, filmed by troops, surfaced showing a serious malfunction where an M4A1 carbine unintentionally discharged… Continue reading "Accidental Discharges Force US Army to Change Immediate Action Drills and M4 Selector Lever"
The Swedish government has published a 20-page booklet providing guidelines in the event of ‘Crisis or War’. With tensions in the Baltic rising and an increasingly real threat posed by… Continue reading "Sweden Prepares Its People for Invasion with a Pamphlet"
For just £30,000 or $40,600 you could own a 600 tonne, 170 foot long former Royal Navy warship! The British Ministry of Defence has put one of its decommissioned minesweepers, HMS Walney, up… Continue reading "Minesweeper For Sale, One Careful Owner"
Back in March we reported that the USMC order just over 600 M320 grenade launchers. The Marine Corps has now confirmed that each squad will be equipped with three M320s… Continue reading "The Grenadier Returns: USMC to Deploy M320 at Fire Team Level"
On the 13 May China’s second aircraft carrier has set sail for its first round of sea trials. The Type 001A class carrier, based upon the Soviet Kuznetsov class, follows… Continue reading "China’s Newest Carrier Sets Sail for Sea Trials"