The Indian Army is fielding a locally produced night vision weapon sight on its SIG 716 assault rifle in 7.62x51mm, with the first batch of roughly 4,000 MKU Netro NW-3000 Gen 3 units scheduled to arrive by year's end. The broader procurement spans 29,762 sights valued at USD 62.1 million, e...
In the news recently, there have been several stories about alleged cyberattacks against municipal water systems. Here’s just one account from Time Magazine. As I write this, the media is saying at least eight U.S. states have either been attacked in some way, though they’ve only identified M...
Back in May, when NSWC Crane posted the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) solicitation, I closed my article by asking whether any currently available carbine platform was genuinely built to handle sustained fire at 82,000 PSI, or whether every vendor would need a...
Trijicon has a way of building what you might call the "desert island" rifle, the kind of rifle equipped with every capability at arm's reach. The rifle looks like a LWRCI IC-DI 14.7" , stacked with optics and accessories that will get most people’s attention immediately...
Qilin published approximately 6.3GB of files allegedly stolen from ATF’s legacy CALEA system, exposing investigative records while leaving eForms and other operational systems untouched.
CARBONDALE, PA, September 1, 2026 – Gentex Corporation, a global leader in advanced personal protection and situational awareness solutions, today announced its continued support of Allied Forces worldwide through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) contract, equipping military perso...
Ukrainian Defense Forces units have begun testing new robotic turrets equipped with Kalashnikov-system assault rifles in combat conditions on the front line. The strike systems were developed based on technical specifications provided by Brave1 , a defense innovation cluster, received grant...
A new national survey estimates that Americans own approximately 60 million AR-15-type and similarly styled rifles. The findings are now being used to challenge Cook County’s and Connecticut’s rifle bans before the Supreme Court.
Beez Combat Systems has introduced the PREDATOR GHILLIE™ SPECTRALFLAGE™ Starlink Thermal Mitigation Kit, a multispectral signature-management system designed specifically for Starlink satellite communication terminals. Unlike conventional thermal covers that place material directly against th...
Some things are developed out of necessity, under the pressure of war. Ukrainian defense company Teneta has released a disposable net launcher designed to intercept FPV drones by entangling their propellers in flight. The device addresses a specific threat vector in positional warfare where light...