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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thomas Hearton, 75th Security Forces Squadron is sprayed in the face with oleoresin capsicum spray during mandatory training for all new Security Forces Airmen at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (Staff Sgt. Brittany Jones, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Smell of Hell, Pepper Spray Training in the Military

Enlisting yourself in the military and law enforcement means accepting the dangers and assaults you might encounter while performing your duties. This includes the intense ones like ambushes, being showered with bullets, and maybe being surprised by bombing attacks. This also consists of the slightly less extreme ones, like being filmed while receiving hurls of […]

Huawei Canada. (Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Scalable Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Will Huawei’s Newest AI-Powered Surveillance Tech Boost China’s Military?

Chinese tech giant Huawei has recently unveiled its latest artificial-intelligence surveillance (AI) “corps” in an unsettling military-like event that underscored the firm’s strong ties to China’s security establishment. A National Review report indicated Tuesday that Huawei established a new internal business unit to create surveillance equipment powered by AI. The new division will be responsible […]

Remigiusz Wilk (REMOV), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The “China Lake 40 Mike” The Forgotten Grenade Launcher

The United States’ quest for a repeating firearm action grenade launcher during the Vietnam War resulted in various models in hopes of coming up with a reliable and capable squad-level one. Before the China Lake grenade launcher, what was considered the successful ones were the M79 and XM148. Even so, the performance of the two […]

Combat launching of the Iskander-M in the Kapustin Yar proving ground (Mil.ru, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons).

Russia Will Supply Belarus with Nuclear-Capable Missiles

In an apparent attempt to further escalate tensions in Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised Belarus that they will supply nuclear-capable Iskander-M missiles to Minsk to bolster their arsenal further. The nuclear-capable version was confirmed to be given to Belarus. During a meeting in St. Petersburg, Putin had told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that […]

Baykar Donates 3 Bayraktar TB2 Drones After It Refused Ukrainians’ Crowdfunded Money

Turkish defense firm and drone maker Baykar has donated three Bayraktar TB2 drones to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A crowdfunding project was initially going to buy these crewless aerial vehicles (UAVs). However, in the spirit of camaraderie, they decided to give the three drones free. Serhiy Prytula initiated the Ukrainian crowdfunding project. Hetitled “The People’s […]

New Savior Equipment Pro Touring Rifle Case. (Savior Equipment)

Savior Equipment: Hidden in Plain Sight

Savior Equipment is a firearm case brand that I first stumbled across while at Shot Show this past January. I was immediately impressed with the design elements of the cases and their impressive build quality and function. A few months ago, I was able to get my hands on a couple of Savior Equipment cases […]

Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Mark Blasen, foreground, and Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Peter Rogers, both members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 4, participate in a training exercise. Blasen is armed with a 5.56 mm Colt Commando assault rifle/submarine gun. All Hands - April 1985.

CAR-15: The Colt Commando Rifle

The M16 rifle accompanied the US military when they entered the thick jungles and joined the warfare operations of the Vietnam War. What followed was its more compact, Cold War-era brother called the CAR-15 rifle, which Pentagon provided to the US Army Green Berets and US Navy SEALs commandos that later became one of the […]

Queen's Cobras conduct a search and sweep mission in Phuoc Tho. (US military personnel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

M79 Grenade Launcher of Vietnam War: Either You Love it or You Hate it

When the M79 grenade launcher was developed in the 1960s, it received extreme feedback. Some loved it, and those who absolutely despised using it. First of its Type The journey of the M79 grenade launcher began after World War II and lasted through the Korean War a few years later. Then, the US Army decided […]

Senator Chris Murphy at a Devos Rally, 2017 (Senate Democrats, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons). Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DevosRally23_Murphy_(35083510776).jpg

Bipartisan Gun Bill Cleared in Senate, Our Analysis

Amidst renewed interest in solving gun violence in the country, a bipartisan group of senators announced last June 12 that they were reaching agreements on new gun restriction policies through a bipartisan gun bill. On Tuesday night, the Senate voted 64-to-34 to pass the bipartisan measure entitled the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.” This Bill is […]

For Military History Buffs, This Watch Puts A Piece of D-Day on Your Wrist

Praesidus Watches is a small niche watchmaker that is a really interesting fusion of the art of watchmaking and historical timepieces. Their first product was a historic recreation of the A-11 movement watch ordered in the hundreds of thousands to put on the wrists of the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines of the US armed […]