Author: Jack Bogart

Auburn Hills, MI — American Rheinmetall has been awarded a $7.28M contract to support the U.S. Marine Corps through the manufacture and delivery of Mission Master SP Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (A-UGVs), associated Marine Kits, and supporting equipment. The procurement is being executed through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) with ADS Inc. serving as the prime contractor in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL). The effort includes the delivery of 12 Mission Master SP A-UGVs and five amphibious kits, marking the most advanced Mission Master configuration developed by Rheinmetall to date. The vehicles will support continued operational…

CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. — Two hundred and eleven New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen tackled the rugged trails of the Hudson Highlands Aug. 28 to earn the Royal Danish Air Force March ribbon. The event, hosted by the 53rd Troop Command, required participants to carry a 23-pound pack on a 20-kilometer (12.4-mile) course. The march was sanctioned by the Royal Danish Air Force’s A7 Training and Exercises Office as a decentralized host site for its annual endurance trial, known as the Flyver March. According to the Danish Air Force, more than 45,000 American service members…

Joint Interagency Task Force 401 hosted its second interagency summit last month to accelerate cooperation against rapidly evolving drone threats. The gathering brought together more than 200 leaders and experts from 75 departments and agencies to synchronize efforts to strengthen homeland defense against drones.   The task force is the War Department’s premier counter-unmanned aircraft agency. Building on the momentum following the first full year since it was established in August 2025, the summit emphasized growing interagency partnerships that are rapidly delivering counter-UAS capabilities to warfighters, federal partners and local law enforcement.  “Drones have fundamentally changed the operational environment,” said…

By Tom Laemlein Posted in #History Since World War II, arguments have raged over the abilities of German tanks compared to those of the Western Allies. AFV enthusiasts and armchair generals have debated the merits of the thick armor protection and big gun armament of German armored vehicles versus the less protected and under-gunned, but mechanically reliable and numerically superior British and American tanks — particularly the Sherman. Sometimes, these arguments can make you wonder how the Allies ever won the war in Europe. There are many who deride the Sherman tank, both then and now. Many believe they have…

Strike Industries – Strike SMC Bravo for RXM 4″ with Compact Grip By popular demand Strike Industries has expanded the Strike Modular Chassis to accept the Ruger RXM. This allows you to add a brace or stock to your sidearm in seconds, transforming a pistol into a PDW. Product Features: 1913 Picatinny Interface: Integrated rear rail for stock or arm brace compatibility. Modular Chassis System: Engineered for seamless integration with the RXM platform. Enhanced Control: Double undercut trigger guard for improved bore-axis purchase. Performance Ergonomics: Streamlined frame geometry for superior weapon handling. Integrated Accessory Mount: Dedicated mounting point for future…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army announced today the award to AeroVironment, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, of an other-transaction-agreement for production under the Enduring-High Energy Laser program. This is the Army’s first production contract for a high energy laser weapon system. “This first of its kind directed energy program will enable our formations to defeat unmanned systems and dominate from the outset. Pairing human ingenuity with advanced technology is what ensures our Army will continue to outpace America’s adversaries,” stated General Christopher LaNeve, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army. Directed-energy weapons, such as E-HEL, can be used to take out…

Suppressors have a bad habit of blocking your irons, but a set of tall TAG Precision fiber optic sights fixes that.Suppressors are exciting, but a lot of people these days are buying them before considering the downstream effects of mounting them to their intended gun. In the case of pistols, many shooters go to screw a can on for the first time only to realize that it renders the iron sights unusable. To have enough internal volume to be effective, most handgun suppressors are made to be fat enough that they block your view of the target while aiming through…

In the 1980s, where does a young, aspiring firearm enthusiast from NYC buy his first handgun? On the streets, of course.I did not grow up around guns the way many traditional American gun owners did. Like maybe you did. Learning the fundamentals of shooting with a Ruger 10/22, a 22 pistol, or a classic 1911 would have been ideal.Unfortunately, I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Queens in the 1970s and 1980s. If there was a civilian gun culture in New York City back then, it mostly belonged to police officers, security guards, and the occasional hunter…

9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 1720 Later that day, at 1720 – 7 World Trade Center, a 47-story building, collapses. Read the full article here

9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 0903 0903 – Flight 175 crashes into the south face of the South Tower of the World Trade center. Read the full article here