Nextorch P09 – Multi-Function, UV Capable Duty Light

Seattle-based Nextorch North America has released a new multipurpose tactical flashlight “engineered for performance.” The new light is called the P08 Multi-Function Duty Flashlight. It’s been designed for every possible rugged use: outdoors, emergency response, first responde...

By News Desk •

KUIU’s New HD Thermal Boot – Its Warmest Boot Ever

KUIU has brought out a new hunting boot for the coldest days this winter with the all-new HD Thermal Boot. This is a new set of boots built for sub-zero temperatures and extreme conditions, rated for below -50°F conditions. Built upon the proven HD Mud Boot, the new HD Thermal Boot uses a multi...

By Eugene L. •

Capt. Dale Dye: Making “Band of Brothers”

Surely a highlight of a long, frenetic, and eclectic career in an out of uniform was the work I did on HBO’s “Band of Brothers.” That epic miniseries is passing a milestone 25th Anniversary this year, causing me to review how we managed to capture lightning in a bottle and turn it into the ...

By Capt. Dale Dye, USMC (Ret) •

GA-ASI Opening New Remote Split Operation in North Dakota

SAN DIEGO — 30 October 2026 — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) held a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 30 at its Flight Test & Training Center (FTTC) to announce the opening of a new Remote Split Operation (RSO) facility. GA-ASI will use the new RSO facility to c...

By Eric G •

VZ-9 Avrocar – Cold War Flying Saucer

Few experimental aircraft have captured the imagination quite like the Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar. Conceived during the Cold War, a time of intense technological competition and geopolitical tension, the Avrocar was a bold attempt to revolutionize vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft design...

By Eugene Nielsen •

SureFire's KE2-T Turbo Head Trades Flood for Serious Throw

Seven hundred lumens  does not sound like much in 2026, when pocket flashlights advertise four figures. The number that matters on the new SureFire KE2-T is the other one: 70,000 candela . That is where all 700 of those lumens end up, squeezed into a tight column that reaches over 500 meters...

By Eric B •

Kraken Kinetics Launches Odin Energetics with Solugen

Kraken Kinetics is proud to publicly launch Odin Energetics, our new joint venture with Solugen Aerospace & Defense. Odin was created to rethink how America produces and delivers advanced energetics, the explosives and propellants at the core of modern munitions. The challenge is straightforw...

By Eric G •

A Rimfire Can Rated for 5.56? LayerX Trace 22 | CANCON 2026

At CANCON West 2026, @BallisticAviation talks with Josh of LayerX Suppression about the company’s new rimfire suppressor, the Trace 22. The Trace 22 is 3D printed entirely from titanium and rated well beyond .22 LR. Along with all rimfire calibers, it’s rated for 5.7x28, .22 Magnum, a...

By Luke C. •
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