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Iraq Loses Two Valued Snipers in the fight against IS
In the recent battle of Hawija, in northern Iraq, Iraqi security forces and Paramilitary forces lost two marksmen in the fight against the so-called Islamic State. Both of these snipers were very...
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SIG 516PDWs in service with Pakistani Naval Commandos
Recent images have emerged of the Pakistani Special Service Group (SSG), the countries Naval Special Operations component, with New Hampshire based Sig Sauer, Inc. 5.56x45mm NATO SIG 516PDW carbines...
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Chief of Staff General Milley Promises “10x Improvement” in Individual Small...
US Army, what on earth are you doing? The US Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley promised that the new Next Generation Individual/Squad Weapon (NGSW/NGIW) program will give a “10 times improvement”...
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Secret Service Seeking New Rifle
The Department of Homeland Security’s United States Secret Service Has released a Request for Proposals solicitation for a new 5.56x45mm carbine. The Secret Service are offering a five year Indefinite...
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Italy to Transfer Beretta AR70/90s to Albania
The Italian Army are to transfer as many as 5,000 Beretta AR70/90 5.56x45mm Rifles to Albania by the end of 2017. Albania is one of Italy’s regional strategic allies and the donation of AR70/90s, along...
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Army to Procure Weapons Like SOCOM: Chief of Staff Announces New Futures &...
The US Army’s new centralized procurement organization has been named: In his address at the Eisenhower Luncheon at the 2017 Association of the United States Army, US Army Chief of Staff General Mark...
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ORSIS F17 Multi-Caliber Bolt Action Rifle [Arms & Hunting 2017]
ORSIS has introduced a new modular sniper rifle with the possibility of quick changing the calibers. The model designation is F17 and it was first shown during the Arms & Hunting 2017 exhibition...
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MOLOT Introduces Four New Rifles Chambered in 9.6x53mm Lancaster [Arms &...
Molot has introduced four new rifles during the Arms & Hunting 2017 exhibition. All the new rifles are chambered in recently introduced 9.6x53mm Lancaster caliber and have oval bore rifling....
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New Photos of The New HK416A7
On the 11 October the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) announced the selection of Heckler & Koch’s KH416A7 for Germany’s Special...
View ArticleBringing the Czech Uk.59 into the 21st Century: Marcolmar’s Beltfed UKM
Marcolmar makes semi-automatic, legal copies of the Czech Uk.59, and similar copies of the Soviet PKM General Purpose Machine Gun. So why not clone the two together and bring the resulting creation...
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Indian Army Brass Call for Small Arms Program Reform (Again)
In an ongoing national conference where the top Indian Army generals are convening to discuss issues and ways to improve the military, one of the top issues is small arms program reform, especially in...
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[IPAS 2017] Iranian Handguns and Rifle Development
What was most telling about Iran’s Defense Industries Organization’s display at this years IPAS 2017 was what was not present at the show. Previously we’ve reported on Iran’s attempt at an AR15 copy...
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6.5 Creedmoor and Aussie Precision: Lithgow Introduces LA105 Woomera Long...
Australian rifle company Lithgow Arms has introduced a new rifle for the precision rifle shooting (PRS) market. Called the LA-105 Woomera (after an Australian aboriginal type of general purpose atlatl...
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The Gripping Hand: A Pragmatic Perspective on Improving Infantry Lethality...
In examining the future of infantry capability, we must not only be aware of potential technological solutions, but of the need to re-think and re-work what it means to train and prepare troops for...
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7.62mm HK433 Variant CONFIRMED by H&K at [AUSA 2017]
The HK433 family is going full power, Heckler & Koch told TFB at the 2017 Association of the United States Army annual meeting. When speaking to representatives of the company about their new rifle...
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Colt “M5” Enhanced Carbine Introduced at BIDEC
Hartford gunmaker Colt’s Manufacturing has introduced a new carbine model at the 2017 Bahrain International Defence Exhibition & Conference (BIDEC). The weapon, called the M5 Enhanced Carbine, is...
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Kahr’s New 9mm Thompson
The Kahr Firearms Group recently announced the company was now offering a Thomspon carbine chambered for the 9mm cartridge. The new rifle is being offered under the Auto-Ordnance brand. According to...
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[IPAS 2017] Iran Introduces Semiautomatic “Hoveizeh” Anti-Material Rifle
At this year’s IPAS 2017 held in Tehran, the Iranian state owned Defense Industries Organization unveiled a new anti-material rifle based on the U.S. produced .50 BMG M82 Barrett anti-material rifle....
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FN Announces Mandatory Recall of M249S Rifles
One of the more interesting new gun announcements of 2016 was the M249S rifle from FN America. The gun was a semi-automatic rifle version of the M249 light machine gun (aka squad automatic weapon or...
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Latest H&K CSASS Displayed at [AUSA 2017], Program Still Active H&K Says
At the 2017 Association of the United States Army annual meeting, Oberndorf gunmaker Heckler & Koch had on display the latest configuration of their CSASS winning rifle, the G28E-based M110A1. The...
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