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For the future to come, Rheinmetall is planning to destroy large quantities of legacy ammunition in the district of Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria/Germany.  As part of explosive ordnance disposal projects in offshore and onshore areas, the Düsseldorf-based technology corporation intends to destroy not only legacy munitions from the two world wars, but also so-called ‘newer stockpiled ammunition’, and to take over the disposal of old stocks of the Bundeswehr and other NATO forces. An estimated 1.6 million tonnes of legacy munitions are believed to be on the seabed of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea alone. These include…

I juggled coffee, boarding passes, and camera gear on an early flight to Montana. I packed my Nikon Z8, two lenses, a compact drone, a laptop, and travel essentials into the Peak Design Everyday Backpack Zip. It was my first time traveling with this backpack instead of my worn Lowepro, and I wasn’t sure I’d like it. By the time I landed, though, the bag had proven itself. It wasn’t just carrying my gear; it was built for how I work. From the TSA line to a cramped airplane seat, the Everyday Zip made travel easier. The laptop slid smoothly…

A discussion on firearm laws, handgun rosters and three new California-compliant Shadow Systems pistols.Before we even start talking about the new California-compliant Shadow Systems pistols, let’s take a step back. Why should anyone even care what’s going on in California or other ban states? Aren’t they lost causes? Shouldn’t California just drop into the Pacific Ocean and drift away toward the horizon, where it belongs?Free-state Americans frequently admonish their brethren behind the iron curtain to simply flee to greener pastures—or to flout their draconian state laws. In fact, so many Californians have moved to other states that local newspapers dubbed…

Unlike knife blade steel, there’s rarely a new knife blade shape. But there are little-known shapes that never really caught on. One of those is the Shilin blade shape. For the life of me, the only reason I can see it not being more popular is that it originated from a small village in Taiwan more than 150 years ago. However, the Shilin Cutter marks the fourth Shilin-style knife from Vosteed, preceded by the Nightshade, Mini Nightshade, and Morel. All four struggle to remain in stock due to high demand. In a market where drop point, sheepsfoot, wharncliffe, tanto, and…

ISSAQUAH, WA (09/04/2025) — Spartan, the world’s leading endurance sports and extreme wellness brand, is proud to announce a new partnership with Combat Flip Flops, a veteran-owned company known for its mission-driven approach to business and rugged, purpose-built footwear and apparel. As a key pillar of the partnership, Combat Flip Flops and Spartan will collaborate to release co-branded Spartan Floperator flip flops, which will be available for sale at all U.S. Spartan events at the official merchandise tent, on the official Spartan website, and the Combat Flip Flops website. The Floperator isn’t your average pair of flip flops. These flip…

Catch Up With Platatac at DSEI Come say hello to the Platatac team at the infamous flagship DSEI UK stand of our brothers from another mother, Edgar Brothers. If you have the time please stop by N5-260 and say hello to our Founder & CEO Ben Doyle-Cox and our GM Nathan Mullins. This entry was posted on Friday, September 5th, 2025 at 19:00 and is filed under Advertiser, DSEi. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed. Read the full article here

For so many years, I’d just try to remember the next three or four turns on biking trips through the city and hope I didn’t miss a side street before I could pull over somewhere, fish my phone out of my pocket, and read the next three or four turns off the navigation app on my phone. I’d start and stop and leapfrog that way across the city. It got old quickly. That’s no way to bike. Mounting the smartphone to the bike’s handlebars removes the simmering annoyance of constantly pulling over, and it uses a device most of us…

Good Evening One and All, and welcome to another exciting edition of KNIFE Magazine’s interview series, 5 from the Grinder. Tonight we bring you Joseph Nikoloudis, of JN Handmade Knives. I don’t know Joseph personally. He responded to one of our calls for knifemakers to participate. If you are a maker yourself and would like to be featured in a future edition of 5ftG, you can find out more at this link.   Please introduce yourself and let us know what led you to making/designing knives I am a professional knifemaker from Greece. I am 58 years old and have…

The Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC), an industry-leading production facility and additive manufacturing (AdM) Engineering Research & Development centre, has announced the successful delivery of the largest AdM metal component the DMC has worked on to date – a 3D printed 90kg Mastiff suspension and differential carrier for NP Aerospace. The production process engineering and development, manufacture and certification of this innovative methodology proves DMC’s ability to pioneer large scale format AdM metal components to MoD’s exacting requirements, while reducing lead times and minimising expensive tooling costs. The part, engineered and developed by NP Aerospace and manufactured by DMC, will be…

We rolled into camp dusty, sweaty, and depleted as the sun sank. The end of a brutal day of bikepacking in the scorching heat of summer. I dragged MEC’s new Spark UL 2 tent out of my handlebar bag and shook it open. Within seconds, I had it staked out and pitched to perfection.  It’s rare that I can pitch a semi-freestanding tent perfectly the first try, especially when I’m practically seeing double after a long day of grinding in the sun. But the new Spark UL is intuitive and well-designed for deep backcountry adventures. It was only when a…