On 19 August, Lithuania broke ground on the largest military base in its history for permanently deploying the German armed forces military and civilian personnel (Bundeswehr). The strategic town of… Continue reading "Lithuania Has Started Construction of Military Base Planned To House Thousands Of German Soldiers"
An open letter against France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, which has the support of some retired generals in France, is still on the country’s agenda. On the 21 April, far-right magazine… Continue reading "France to Impose Sanctions on Soldiers Supporting Far-Right Letter"
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"
The VSK-94 is a rarely seen Russian semi-automatic precision rifle firing a 9x39mm cartridge from a heavily modified Kalashnikov receiver with an integral suppressor. The rifle was an attempt to… Continue reading "VSK-94s Operational Usage By SSA"
The Czech Ministry of Defense has announced the purchase of 30 Desert Tech precision rifles chambered in .50 BMG and .375 Chey Tac. These rifles are the commercial Hard Target… Continue reading "Czech SF Buy Desert Tech Long Guns"
Note- This article is the second portion of an earlier article that contiues the discussion of the dynamics of being a member of a Marine Scout Sniper platoon. To read… Continue reading "Dynamics of a Scout Sniper Platoon Part Two"
Earlier I covered the topic of the failure rates at the Marine Corps Scout Sniper Basic Course and what the Marines wanted to do to mitigate the failures. I disagreed… Continue reading "Dynamics of a Scout Sniper Platoon Part One"