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In an early morning social media post, Mick Strider just announced that Strider Knives will be closing its doors. The timing left some fans wondering if the news could be a premature April Fool’s joke, but that appears not to be the case. “The last Strider Knives will be sold at Blade Show 2017, at […]
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (NEWSPLEX) — On Nov. 11, 2016, Albemarle County Police Officer Jason Beach responded to a home on Irish Road and found a man bleeding from the leg. “I saw a male victim in the passenger seat of the car bleeding profusely,” remembered Beach. Apparently, the man had shot himself and hit one […]
If brands like Strider, Hinderer, and Chris Reeve Knives aren’t stiff enough competition already, Medford Knife and Tool just added Marvel and DC Comics to the mix. The Phoenix, Arizona-based knife company is releasing a comic book series called The Adventures of Jack Knyff under a new brand called Full Tang Comics. According to Medford, Jack Knyff […]
(Article courtesy of Tactical Life) There’s no outrunning the police in Dubai. In fact, getting arrested might be a good thing, if only so you can say you caught a ride in their Bugatti Veyron, which has just been officially certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s fastest police car in service. RELATED STORY: Police Tactics – Using […]
(Article courtesy of Tactical Life) The U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) has unveiled a new video showing a test-fire of its years-in-development electromagnetic railgun. Check it out above. RELATED STORY: Stryker Vehicle Prototype With 30mm Cannon Delivered To Army The Navy describes the electromagnetic railgun as a long-range weapon that fires projectiles using electricity rather than chemical propellants. Magnetic fields […]
BLACK DART The 2016 edition of Black Dart, the Defense Department’s formerly classified counter-drone exercise, expanded to Eglin Air Force Base. “Eglin will allow us to deliver added uncertainty in the way of providing multiple locations for launching UAS at different distances so we can explore the full nature of the threat and the full nature […]
At the request of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A), approximately 300 Marines will deploy to Helmand Province Afghanistan in Spring 2017 in support of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission. Task Force South West, made up of Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and led by Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, Jr., will […]
‘Third arm’ may lessen Soldier’s burden, increase lethality By Sean Kimmons Army.mil Future ground troops may one day have a “third arm” device attached to their protective vests that will hold their weapon, lessening the weight on their arms and freeing up their hands for other tasks. Weighing less than 4 pounds, the body-worn weapon […]
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is rethinking the way it purchases wideband satellite communications and is looking to industry for ideas, department officials said Thursday. As part of a Wideband Communications Services (WCS) Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) study, the department will issue a request for information seeking out details on the latest satellite technologies, as well […]
Sleep, Readiness Go Hand in Hand By David Vergun The quality of soldiers’ sleep has a direct bearing on readiness, according to an Army researcher. Despite the medically proven linkage between sleep and readiness, all too often sleep is viewed as a luxury by some soldiers, Army Col. (Dr.) Vincent Mysliwiec said. Mysliwiec provided some […]
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