TrekAce is an Israeli company that is offering a navigation solution to soldiers in the field that does not require a GPS signal connection or satellite feed to work. The… Continue reading "ISDEF 2019: TrekAce Wristband Navigation"
Armed Forces of the Eastern European country of Belarus have recently been experimenting with arming commercial quad-copter drones with disposable RPG-26 launchers in an effort to use the drones as… Continue reading "Tankers Beware: Belarus Puts RPG-26 Anti-Armor Rockets on Drones"
A Kazakh company had on display an improved and modernized tactical pickup truck system at KADEX 2018 called the “Wolf”. “Technicals” have of course been in use for several decades,… Continue reading "KADEX 2018: The “Wolf” Mobile Turret Mount, Improved Production “Technical”"
Profense Defense, a relatively new company and competitor to the legacy 7.62x51mm NATO M134 Dillon Minigun has unveiled a 5.56x45mm version of their 7.62 PF M134 Minigun at AUSA Global… Continue reading "Profense Introduces 5.56 Minigun at AUSA Global"
Army Recognition has reported that U.S. based logistics contracting company Purple Shovel purchased technical data packages from a state-owned Ukranian defense company for the Ukranian KT-7.62 “Majak” coaxial machine gun for… Continue reading "Purple Shovel Looking into PKT Manufacture for SOCOM Contract"
A local New Jersey media outlet recently reported that a Picatinny Arsenal contracting officer and an employee of the company that she was managing both pleaded guilty to charges of… Continue reading "Subsystem Technologies Employee, Picatinny Arsenal Contracting Officer Charged with Bribery"
Aimpoint was very recently awarded a 10 million dollar contract for the delivery of 30,000 M68 Close Combat Optic reflex sights to the U.S. Army. The commercial variant of this… Continue reading "Aimpoint Supplying Army With 30,000 M68CCOs"
Unlike in the United States, Britain requires that every single firearm imported, produced, or modified on the isle to be “proofed”. This means that at least two high-pressure charges be… Continue reading "Proofing The Guns: London Proof House"
This past week a Serbian product, the 40mm/6 M11 made by Yugoimport SDPR J.P. was seen in use by the Safwa Islamic Brigade & Suqur al-Shamal opposition groups in northern Aleppo.… Continue reading "Serbian & Croatian 40mm Grenade Launchers in Syria"
Recent media have highlighted the presence of Russian Special Operations forces in Syria, and particularly around the area of the highly contested battlefield of Palmyra. According to sources, the SF… Continue reading "Russian SF in Palmyra Highlighted"