Author: Jack Bogart

After much business trouble, Aero Precision, Ballistic Advantage, Stag Arms, and VG6 are coming back in a big way.Our team has recently confirmed with internal company employees that Aero Precision, Ballistic Advantage, Stag Arms, and VG6 are all changing ownership from the financially troubled White Wolf Capital to a new private family investment group. We can’t reveal who the new ownership group is, but we have it on good authority that they’re successful, experienced businesspeople who are strong firearms and Second Amendment enthusiasts.The new ownership says that it recognizes that these are established brands with excellent products, great employees, and…

This year marks a 70-year milestone for the War Department’s Manufacturing Technology enterprise, which has been solving challenges beyond industry partners’ investment capacity and risk tolerance for decades and has spawned separate service and agency specific programs.  The ManTech program was established in 1956 to solve manufacturing problems that were too costly for industry partners to take on, said Emil Michael, undersecretary of war for research and engineering, during a commemorative event at the Pentagon yesterday.  He added that investments in the enterprise have been the unseen force behind precision-guided munitions, stealth aircraft, combat vehicles, advanced microelectronics and other advances. …

Rheinmetall will supply further mobile rescue stations to the Bundeswehr. As an extension of a previous order, the armed forces are set to receive a total of 149 additional protected and unprotected systems, with a gross value of over €500 million. This call-off under a framework contract awarded at the end of 2024 is the largest order to date that the contractor, Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH, has ever received. Production of the rescue stations is due to begin in the first quarter of 2027.With the order booked in July 2026, the total number of rescue stations rises to 165 systems,…

Companies plan to integrate Havoc’s collaborative autonomy software across Blue Ops’ USV portfolio to establish operational fleets SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 17, 2026 — Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Red Cat” or the “Company”), a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defense and national security, and Havoc, a leader in all-domain collaborative autonomy, announced a partnership today, formalized through Red Cat’s maritime division, Blue Ops. Under the partnership, Blue Ops and Havoc plan to integrate Havoc’s collaborative autonomy software and command-and-control capabilities across multiple Blue Ops uncrewed surface vessels, including the Variant 7 and additional…

While the FN Five-SeveN MK2 has never been an everyday carry gun for me personally, it has been carried quite a bit over the years and many hundreds, if not thousands, of rounds have been run through this gun with very few malfunctions.We take a closer look at how the FN Five-seveN pistol and its 5.7x28mm cartridge fare for concealed carry.Due to recent events, the FN Five-seveN and the 5.7x28mm cartridge have become the center of much discussion. This is why they, and their viability for self-defense, are the subject of this article. Without getting into the weeds of reporting…

We’ve covered several of what We Knife Co. calls its “Armed Forces-Inspired Collection” knives, and since they are still waiting to be released we have the time to take a look at another one of them today, the Gunwhale. Some quick catchup: We Knife Co. has been prepping a new, limited edition collection centered around a military theme. Each model has a production run in the low triple-digits, and while they are differentiated from one another in thousands of little and big ways, they do all share the same overarching martial aesthetic. While the whole set runs to more than…

Third Army training event demonstrates Hunter WOLF adaptability and utility across diverse mission requirementsFREDERICKSBURG, Va., Aug. 17, 2026 — The U.S. Army is expanding the evaluation of the Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) from HDT Robotics, LLC dba BLADE, through a Transition in Contact (TiC) event with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The training and evaluation is taking place August 20, 2026. The Hunter WOLF from BLADE (formerly HDT) continues to prove its maturity with TiC event with the 82nd Airborne. The Hunter WOLF is a robotic multi-mission ground vehicle designed to reduce the physical burden…

FULDA, GERMANY, 10 August 2026 Mehler Protection, a leading provider of ballistic protection solutions and part of Mehler Systems, will return to the International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, Poland, from 8–11 September 2026. Following its last appearance at MSPO in 2024, Mehler Protection will once again present a broad portfolio of personal protection solutions for military, law enforcement and security professionals. At Hall 4, Booth 4-D09, visitors will be able to explore solutions covering different operational requirements, including modular body armour, plate carriers, ballistic helmets, riot protection, ballistic shields and load-distribution systems. Among the key systems on display…

Every collector knows the feeling. You go looking for a reference on something specific — the production variants of one camouflage pattern, the kit carried by one unit in one campaign, the evolution of a service rifle across four decades — and the book simply doesn’t exist. What exists instead is a forum thread from 2011, a few blurry auction photos, and somebody’s half-remembered account of what his uncle wore. That gap is why Safar Publishing exists, and it’s why we’re writing this. Who we are We are a specialist publishing house built around highly illustrated books on collections of…

Arbor Arms – TradesMed Modular Assault Pack New from Arbor Arms is the TradesMed Modular Assault Pack. Designed to meet the specific needs of several mission sets where organizing and managing a large number of small to medium size tools and equipment is critical to mission success. Examples include Medics, EOD Technicians and Drone Operators just to name a few. The TradesMed Pack has a 3/4 zipper closure allowing you to fully open “book style” the pack and access all your tools quickly and efficiently. The modular internal Checkmate and Loop Velcro organization system allows you to choose the internal…