Photo Of The Day: Exercise Crete, held at Waiouru Military Training Area and led by 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, stood as one of the largest NZ Army exercises in 2025, culminating in a live-fire defensive battle at dawn on the final day. More than 300 personnel participated...
Though it’s certainly possible for the items in our lives to suddenly and catastrophically give up the ghost, we often benefit from a number of clues that indicate something might go wrong. Live long enough, and you’ll probably have to deal with a phone charger that needs to be at just the ri...
SIG Sauer has made the laser rangefinder smaller than it has ever been. The KILO MICRO 4x18mm monocular weighs just 3.4 ounces (96 g) and measures 2.7 by 1.2 by 1.9 inches. "Built to go anywhere" is the slogan, and whatever fits my pocket is always welcome on the tour. The KILO MICRO us...
If your hunting grounds require nonlead ammunition, the Nosler E-Tip solves the problem without asking you to give up penetration or retained energy. In some areas of the United States, including California, hunters may not use bullets containing lead, and the E-Tip is a lead-free bullet built to...
Barrel-life specifications are a familiar sight in government solicitations, technical documents, and manufacturer literature, but what do they actually mean? A barrel rated for a certain number of rounds is not necessarily guaranteed to perform identically throughout that entire service life, an...
TFB first showed the SIG HYP rifle from the SIG NEXT Range Day in July 2025, when very few details were known. SIG Sauer's product page now fills in the picture, where the SIG HYP 6.8X51 goes under the tagline "Unlock the Potential of Hybrid Ammunition." Let’s ta...
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Editor’s Note: The author received a loaner Springfield Armory SA-35 4″ polished blue pistol prior to the handgun’s official launch for writing this article. All opinions are those of the author. I’ve been a big fan of the Springfield Armory SA-35 since its launch back in 2021...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — More than 600 Soldiers reclassified to the new 40D Tactical Space Operations Specialist MOS, Oct. 1, 2026. These Soldiers join the new Army Space Operations branch and become the newest warfighters in the space domain. “We had nearly 3,000 Soldiers apply, and selected over ...
The modern light machine gun sits at an interesting crossroads. For decades, the basic concept has been the same: provide a small infantry unit with a belt-fed weapon capable of delivering sustained fire while remaining mobile enough to maneuver with the riflemen. But the character of modern comb...