PepperBall has announced that they have won a substantial contract to equip the US Army with their non-lethal Variable Kinetic System launcher. The contract is worth $650,000 and the PepperBall VKS is destined to equip troops in Afghanistan. The PepperBall VKS uses [Read More…]
At a recent Close Combat Lethality Tech Day at the Pentagon, Program Executive Office Soldier showed off some of the new Multifunction Aiming Light, or MFALs, they have been testing. The new MFALs are designed to help soldiers acquire and hit targets quickly and [Read More…]
Welcome back my quiet-time friends and thanks for reading TFB’s Silencer Saturday. My name is Pete and I’ll be your host for today’s show. Before we start talking metering and decibels, I’d like to start by asking for some help from you, our readers and fellow [Read More…]
Makers of the now iconic MK18 URG (Upper Receiver Group) in use by U.S Special Operations Forces for many years, Daniel Defense will be holding a live DIY event on June 14, 2018 at 7P EST. Viewers will be able to watch the experts properly assemble a MK18 URG, ask [Read More…]
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 new rifle has been selected. India first announced its major rifle procurement programme back [Read More…]
Recently The Freedom Shoppe in Connecticut was visited by the ATF over possible NFA violations. According to Victor Benson, proprietor of The Freedom Shoppe, the ATF is measuring his firearms with the brace folded and declaring his firearms as illegal AOWs. Based [Read More…]
The US Army’s PEO Soldier – Project Manager Soldier Weapons has issued an Request for Information (RFI) to obtain industry feedback on possible submissions to Sub Compact Weapons (SCW) evaluations. The specification details offered by the Project Manager [Read More…]
It is that time of year again, when we reflect on all the times we have under appreciated the mothers in our lives. And now you think you can make up for 364 days of neglecting your most cherished relationships with a generic greeting card or some imported flowers in a [Read More…]
As we gear up for the NRA Show in Dallas, Texas from May 4th – 6th we get some completely unexpected news. Springfield Armory has announced 2 new NFA firearms for consumers to build off of their increasingly popular SAINT line of modern sporting rifles. These are [Read More…]
Good day everyone, thanks for joining us for episode #16 of TFB’s Silencer Saturday. Last week we talked about some upcoming decibel metering tests of popular suppressors along with a few of the more unique commercially available models. Since then, I have been [Read More…]
Mission First Tactical, LLC (MFT™), a leader in USA-made rifle/carbine accessories, is proud to announce a new line of muzzle devices as the MFT EVOLVE Add-Ons line. The five new devices include: 3-prong ported muzzle brake 4-prong side port muzzle brake / compensator [Read More…]
Germany’s Hesse state police are in search for a new 5.56x45mm rifle. The German defence blog Strategie-Technik reports that Hessian state police have published a tender for ‘mid-range weapons’ to replace their submachine guns currently in service. [Read More…]
Just like Pete at TFB announced about two weeks ago the Glock Lowers are coming from the highly innovative team at B&T Switzerland. Both the APC9 and the GHM9 models will be compatible with these Glock lowers, and the firearm will have an ending of “-G” [Read More…]
The US Army Materiel Command has shared an interesting behind the scenes video filmed at the Anniston Army Depot in Alabama. Ever wonder what happens to the US Army’s tired small arms? All the M4s, M240s and M2 Heavy Machine Guns which have seen decades of [Read More…]
Qatar has used the opening ceremony of 2018’s Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) to announce the signing of a number of major defence agreement, including a manufacturing license with Italian small arms manufacturer Beretta. [Read More…]
Program Executive Officer (PEO) Soldier out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia recently tweeted an image depicting U.S. Army Brigadier General Anthony Potts (currently commanding PEO Soldier) on the test range firing a test rifle apart of “emerging technologies for Next [Read More…]
In a recent propaganda video released by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Report Number 190 to be precise), a 7.62x51mm NATO MK 17 SCAR was spotted over the course of the propaganda video. Of course, there is nothing new about this development, we’ve covered [Read More…]
According to several sources, the The Dutch Ministry of Defence has just signed a seven-year contract for the delivery of Heckler & Koch HK416 A5 rifles. The contract also includes parts, additional equipment and accessories for the period, which is extendable with [Read More…]
At an exhibition in Minsk held by the Belarusian Military-Industrial Committee, the Goskomvoenprom or GKVP, a new rifle was unveiled. The unnamed rifle appears to blend features from both the AR and AK platforms. According to Armyrecognition.com officials at the [Read More…]
Just before SHOT Show, Knight’s Armament announced that they will be bringing out old school products and making them available for the commercial market. They are calling it The Vault. The items in the Vault are not just products that they used to make, but these [Read More…]
Almost a year ago, back in March 2017, US SOCOM posted a request for information (RFI) seeking proposals for conversion kits for M4A1 Carbine receivers. SOCOM sought a kit that would turn M4A1s into Personal Defence Weapons weighing less than 6lb, measuring less than [Read More…]
Despite the suggestion being raised more than once in Congress, the United States Army will not be buying M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles from Heckler & Koch, but instead is devoting its small arms resources towards the Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle program, [Read More…]
Named after the legendary Texas Rangers, the DSG Arms Ranger Rack was developed to support vehicle-based law enforcement operations manage available gear under stress. As with most officers, spare magazines are usually spread out between a duty bag and swimming around [Read More…]
For a while, so much hype had been built around the arrival of the .224 Valkyrie that I was beginning to think that I’d be forced to lump it in with unicorns and the Tooth Fairy. …Until I stopped by the CMMG booth today during SHOT’s Industry Day at [Read More…]
A recent promotional video released by the Chinese state television program CCTV highlights developments in the joint venture between North China Industries and Chongqing Jianshe Industry Group to bring to market a Chinese copy of the SCAR. The 5.56x45mm and 7.62x51mm [Read More…]
Even though today is officially the tenth day of TFB Christmas, I wanted to make sure to recognize the last night of Hanukkah for our Jewish readers and shooters around the world. If I had thought of it, I would have made today the “illumination” part of the series [Read More…]
The ability to execute complex operations in conditions of low light or complete darkness has been an asset unique to NATO militaries since the 1990s when fighting against local insurgencies. Often within planning sessions for OIF, OEF, or the current Resolute Support [Read More…]
In the ’40s, the Soviet Union has developed its intermediate cartridge (7.62x39mm) and adopted a number of firearms chambered in this caliber – the Simonov self-loading rifle (SKS), Kalashnikov’s “avtomat” (AK-47) and Degtyaryov light [Read More…]
It’s almost 3 in the morning, and I’m lying awake in bed thinking about small arms. I’m trying to put everything out of my mind so I can go to sleep and wake up in the morning, go to the range, and bring you some raw ballistic data. So of course what [Read More…]
Whatever the next infantry small arms configuration is, I hope it does away with the failure that is the belt-fed Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). Why? Let’s talk about it. On the surface, the idea of augmenting the firepower of a rifle squad with a belt-fed machine [Read More…]
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