Author: Jack Bogart

The Midwest Industries Combat Rail will free-float your AR’s barrel and give you plenty of M-LOK space for accessories.Long ago, we discovered that barrels shoot best when nothing is touching them. That took some work on the AR-15, but now we have many options, and one excellent one is the Midwest Industries Combat Rail.This rail is an extruded tube of 6061 aluminum that has been extensively machined to provide you with all the things you want.M-LOK slots? Check—and plenty of them.Top rail aligned with the flat-top of your receiver? You bet.Extra holes for cooling and to lighten the load? Of…

Persistent aerial surveillance delivered by a tethered drone launched from an unmanned surface vessel, for coastal security, port protection, and wide-area maritime monitoring. Elistair and Exail have partnered to integrate the Khronos automated tethered DroneBox on Exail’s DriX unmanned surface vessel (USV), giving maritime operators a persistent “eye in the sky” launched directly from the vessel. The combination extends surveillance well beyond the range of the platform’s surface sensors, while keeping personnel safe on shore. Launched directly from the deck of the DriX, Khronos provides persistent, continuous aerial surveillance. Its autonomous deployment and “follow-me” capability keep the drone stationed above…

The American Knife and Tool Institute (AKTI) has made key leadership and membership updates, strengthening its commitment to the knife and tool community. These developments support AKTI’s advocacy efforts on behalf of knife users and the industry. Mark Schreiber Named AKTI President AKTI is proud to announce that Mark Schreiber has been named President of the organization. Schreiber, President of Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT), previously held this role at AKTI. He will lead the Board of Regents and guide AKTI’s advocacy, legislative, and educational initiatives. “Mark’s industry knowledge and past experience make him the ideal person to guide…

Active Retention Meets Everyday Concealment ALPHARETTA, GA, July 23, 2026 – BlackPoint Tactical, a High SpeedGear Products Group brand, proudly announces the launch of the newConcealed Duty Holster (CDH), an innovative, new active-retention holster designed to bridge the gap between traditional duty holsters and everyday concealed carry. Available in both standard and weapon light-compatible configurations, the Concealed Duty Holster provides the security of an active retention system in a streamlined, highly concealable outside-the-waistband design. Whether carried by plainclothes officers, executive protection professionals, armed security personnel, or responsibly armed citizens seeking additional firearm retention, the CDH offers retention without the bulk…

On my second run after a 5-week hiatus, I clocked my fastest 5K of the year on flat pea gravel trails. It was most definitely the shoes. The evidence is anecdotal, but I consistently found my pace was faster than perceived while running in the Salomon Aero Glide 4 GRVL shoes. In a bit of a sample mix-up, I first ran in the road shoe version, the Salomon Aero Glide 4, which immediately impressed me with its speed and cushioned support. When I switched to the gravel version, the Salomon Aero Glide 4 GRVL, the feeling wasn’t too far off.…

The Special Operations Combatives Program (SOCP) is a realistic combatives system created for special operations forces in the military. It concentrates on close-quarters fighting skills that are useful, particularly when wearing all of your gear. Greg Thompson, who founded and developed the SOCP program, collaborated on the design of the Benchmade SOCP Dagger. Thompson, a combatives instructor with many years of experience teaching elite military personnel, made this dagger with a fixed blade specifically to be a tool for defending yourself and fighting in emergencies. Can a skeltonized last-resort defensive knife be iconic? If there is one that gets the…

Integration enables Echodyne MESA radars to support ATAK-based operational workflows Echodyne, the radar platform company, today announced the availability of an Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) plugin for its MESA® radar platform. The integration enables users to configure, control, and visualize data from Echodyne radars within the ATAK environment, supporting military, public safety, and security operations that rely on TAK for shared situational awareness. The plugin extends radar management and visualization capabilities to ATAK users, allowing high-fidelity radar data and system controls to be accessed through a familiar operational interface. By integrating radar data into existing TAK workflows, organizations can…

British Columbia, the pioneer of modern mountain bike parks, is home to its newest gravity-fed destination: RED Mountain Bike Park. And the multimillion-dollar park is turning heads. In a preview, professional rider and YouTuber Mark Matthews called Obsidius, RED’s premier expert track, “A-Line on steroids.” It’s a reference to Whistler Mountain Bike Park’s legendary downhill flow trail with massive, machine-sculpted jumps. That was before RED debuted the final segment. Upper Obsidius — the most difficult, technical section — opened on Saturday, July 18, marking the completion. The park’s creation was led by professional skier and lifelong Rosslander Dane Tudor, a trail builder…

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives – spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital…

It can happen in an instant: You trip over a tree root, a rock you think is stable begins to move, or you slip on a steep downhill. In a flash, you’re on the ground, and you’ve wound up with a sprained ankle. This injury happens to hikers everywhere all the time, but for visitors to one national park, it’s especially pervasive. In Acadia National Park, trail and weather conditions frequently combine to produce the perfect storm for “Acadia Ankle”: broken, sprained, or otherwise hurt ankles. Here’s why it happens, and what visitors can do to stay safe. What the…