#Slovenia

If you like to get to know a country’s ability or equipment a little better, our Photo Of The Day is the right place. Both the FN Herstal SCAR H and L (Heavy and Light) are used by Slovenian Special Forces (ESD)

Photojournalism is the process of storytelling using the medium of photography as your main storytelling device. While a journalist will use their pen and paper to tell stories, a photojournalist will use their camera to capture the visual representation of a story. This Photo Of The Day captures soldiers of Slovenian Special Forces with full gear including a ballistic helmet with night vision goggles, FN SCAR rifle with EOTech sights and a sidearm from Glock.

The FN F2000 made its debut in 2001. Designed by FN Herstal in Belgium, it is a bullpup rifle chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO. It never looked so compact before as in the Photo Of The Day above. The F2000 S is a version modified for the Slovenian Army, and it has an elevated upper Picatinny rail. Apart from acting as a mount for the red dot and the magnifier, the rail also doubles as a carrying handle.

The Slovenian National Police Force’s tactical police unit is known as Specialna Enota Policije (SEP), which translates as “Special Police Unit.” The SEP is used to carry out counterterrorism operations and other risky jobs that are too dangerous or challenging for the ordinary police force. They’re known as the “Red Panthers” and can be seen here using the Heckler & Koch HK416A5, G28 and G28 Patrol. Further down you will also see the rather peculiar FN F2000S.

The FN F2000 is the standard issue rifle for the Slovenian Armed Forces. The Slovenians have bought a total of 14,000 rifles and their version of the rifle is called the FN F2000S. Since FN Herstal has now stopped the production of this model this seems like both the first and the last large-scale adoption of this rifle by a European and NATO member country.

TFB’s Photo Of The Day tries to push the excellent work done by so many photographers around the World and in the firearms industry. It’s a celebration to those who go in harm’s way trying to catch those special moments for us, but also those who stay in the studio working out the perfect lighting and setting hour after hour. Armed with skills, cameras and sometimes a fair bit of editing here is where their hard work ends up. The production of today’s pictures is from Slovenia and involves a lot of fresh air and very little inside studio work.

Photo Of The Day: Does every country have an army? Nope, there are over 20 countries in the World that don’t have an active army. Slovenia is not one of them, and here we can see candidates in basic military professional training. The Slovenian Armed Forces are one of the few armies to use the F2000 made by FN Herstal.

Photo Of The Day: One of the best and most detailed live photos of the FN F2000 can be seen above. The rifle has an Aimpoint sight and a laser illuminator on the left side. The FN F2000 is the standard issue rifle for the Slovenian Armed Forces. The Slovenians have bought a total of 14,000 rifles and now FN Herstal has stopped the production of this model.

There has been a decades-long battle going on between fans of direct impingement versus piston-driven rifle systems. Which is cleaner, more accurate, or more reliable? In the past, we have had several AR platforms adapted for use with a gas piston system like the HK 416. TINCK Arms, a Slovenian manufacturer of firearms, is developing a direct impingement AK rifle. Our friends over at Polenar Tactical received this prototype rifle and ran it through its paces and despite them being huge fans of the AK’s traditional long-stroke gas piston system, they had a lot of good things to say about this new DI AK.

The FN F2000 is the standard issue rifle for the Slovenian Armed Forces. In case you think you see it rarely it’s because FN Herstal has stopped the production. It was probably released a few hundred years too early, don’t you think?

Slovenian firearms manufacturer AREX Defense is pleased to announce the latest iteration of their bestselling pistol, the Delta. Three brand new models of the pistol will be introduced with the Delta Gen 2 series with new customization options as well as all the great legacy features from the original Delta series.

The FN F2000 made its debut in 2001. Designed by FN Herstal in Belgium, it is a bullpup rifle chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO.

I am on the lookout for a new competition handgun, and the “new” CZ Shadow 2 for Production/Carry Optics looks like the hottest choice at the moment.

The Slovenian Police Snipers wish to remain out of the picture and anonymous in Today’s Photo Of The Day.

The “Edelweiss Raid 2019” is an international, military special competition for mountain fighters from 12 nations. The competition teams come from Austria, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Italy, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and the USA.