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L-R: MG Edward H. Brooks (observing), GEN Dwight D. Eisenhower, PM Winston Churchill and LTG Omar Bradley shooting the M1 Carbine during preparations for Operation Overlord. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Churchill_Shooting_M1_Carbine.jpg

The Erma EM1: Germany’s M1 Carbine Clone

World War II was an era of weapon development when things like general-purpose machine guns, automatic rifles, and the adoption of autoloading rifles came into existence. What else could trigger humanity’s creativity than the desire to kill one another was perhaps one of the messages that this historical event teaches us. One of the weapons […]

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 […]

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 […]

S-300V1 long-range air defense system spotted somewhere in Lysychansk (Photo by Marcus Yam/Getty Images via Abraxas Spa/Twitter)

Rare Ukrainian S-300V1 SAM Spotted On Frontlines in Eastern Ukraine

The Ukraine Weapons Tracker Twitter account recently spotted a rare Ukrainian S-300V1 long-range air defense system driving toward the eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk. While it is not known how many of these SAMs the Ukrainians have in operational status, it is known that they do not have a lot of these units as these […]

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Israeli Special Forces Are Getting New ‘Negeva’ Combat Vehicles

The Israeli Defense Forces’ Special Forces units are getting a huge upgrade. It was recently announced that Israel would be purchasing new “Negeva” combat vehicles worth 100 million new shekels ($28 million) for their Special Forces. Israeli Deputy Director-General and the Directorate Head of Production and Procurement (DOPP) Avi Dadon signed the order for “hundreds […]

Norwegian M109 self-propelled howitzers being used by Ukrainians as part of their training in Germany (Ryan Chan/Twitter)

Ukraine Requests a Ton More Heavy Weaponry Amid Heavy Russian Shelling

Following Ukraine’s struggles going up against Russian artillery in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv has requested more heavy weaponry from its Western allies to defeat the war. Specifically, the Ukrainian Government requested more NATO-standard multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), howitzers, and tanks to help their forces repel further Russian advances in Severodonetsk. The request was made through […]

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