Federal Awarded Rifle & Shotgun Ammo Contract for Canadian Government

Federal Premium has once again secured a significant ammunition contract. This time it is for the production of rifle and shotgun ammo for our maple syrup-chugging brethren from the north: the Canadian government. The new contract will be looking to fulfill a request for .300 Blackout and 12 Gaug...

By Adam Scepaniak

Ukraine Troops Have Placed $1 Billion in Orders in the First Year of Brave1 Market

Troops can order more than 1,100 items on Brave1 Market Units of Ukraine’s Defence Forces have ordered $1 billion worth of military equipment and hardware with ePoints during the first year of Brave1 Market, the state marketplace for defence technology. In that time, more than 400 units have re...

By Eric G

Aquaterro Secures Over $160m in Survivability and Lethality Contracts with ADF

The Australian Government today announced two major Department of Defence contracts signed with Aquaterro for arms and armour. It is one of the largest Defence contract-value announcements to any Australian company of 2026. Founded 32 years ago, Aquaterro is 100% Australian owned and employs arou...

By Eric G

Heckler & Koch U.K. Delivers Final 15,600 SA80A3 Rifles to British MOD

The Heckler & Koch UK SA80A3 modernisation programme reaches completion with the delivery of the final 15,600 rifles to the UK Ministry of Defence. The milestone caps an eight-year evolution from initial fielding in 2018, marked by iterative user-driven refinement and domestic manufacturing c...

By Eric B

POTD: Cadex Defence Goes Gold with Custom CDX-30 X-LITE FX Edition

Some rifles are built to disappear into the field. The CDX-30 X-LITE Gold FX Edition is built to be noticed, then shoot holes in your expectations anyway. Quebec-based Cadex Defence has long paired uncompromising precision engineering with distinctive aesthetics, and this custom shop offering in ...

By Eric B

Canada Launches Defence Drone Initiative

Earlier this week the Government of Canada launched the Defence Drone Initiative (DDI) to accelerate the development, testing, adaptation, and production of uncrewed and autonomous systems for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). Led collaboratively by the Departmen...

By Eric G

UK MoD Publishes Guide for Servicewomen Preparing for Special Forces Selection

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence recently published “Science of Human Performance: A guide for servicewomen preparing for arduous courses” a handbook for females training for selection for that nation’s Special Forces units. However, while it’s obvious this is the in...

By Eric G
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