Way back in the spring of 2017, NEWSREP reported on former British Royal Marine-turned-inventor Richard Browning and his efforts to produce a jet pack that allows the user to fly a whole lot like Iron Man — using thrusters mounted on different parts of the body to control his movements while airborne. Gravity, the company […]
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FN FAL: The world’s most successful battle rifle
The Fabrique Nationale Fusil Automatique Leger (Light Automatic Rifle), or FN FAL as it is more commonly known, began life in 1946 when FN and Great Britain created a piston operated prototype rifle that utilized the German intermediate 7.92x33mm cartridge. This new round was a first attempt at a cartridge that could do the job […]
Photo of the day: Jumping bundles in Delta
Favorite thing to do, skydiving. Not many commandos had the balls or tenacity to take on a beast like this massive payload. Back in the day this was the thing Shrek would rather be doing other than war. On this particular day, he got creative with this bundle. Not only was this killer load attached […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Village clearing
SHAH WALI KOT DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN An Afghan National Army commando from the 3rd Special Operations Kandak looks through his scope during a village clearing operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9. ANA commandos partnered with coalition forces are currently conducting combat operations in order to disrupt insurgent safe havens and promote […]
Tracker Dan Survival weighs in on the SOB Tactical Rifle Sling
The 2 point rifle sling designed by John McPhee and sold by SOB Tactical is an innovative design to say the least. John McPhee of SOB Tactical designed the sling back in 1997 when he was operational as an Army Commando in Bosnia. He needed a sling that was minimalistic and would not get hung […]