Power HIVE: Managing Power Across Base, Mobile, and Dismounted Applications

On the modern battlefield, electrical power at the tactical edge is a prerequisite for maintaining situational awareness, targeting, ISR, command and control, and survivability. Small units require power sources that are portable, rugged, reliable, and have a low thermal, acoustic, and electromag...

By Eric G •

Federal, Mossberg and Palladyne AI To Develop Shotgun Drone

Federal Ammunition, Mossberg, and Palladyne AI have announced the launch of a joint development of SwarmShot a "purpose-built ammunition, an airborne weapon module". The new consortium plans for SwarmShot to first be developed as a modular mission add-on for Palladyne AI’s Gremlin...

By Matthew Moss •

CZ BREN 3 Enters Service with the Armed Forces of Montenegro

Back in July Colt CZ Group announced that the Montenegrin Armed Forces had selected CZ small arms, ammunition and accessories. This included the new CZ Bren 3 as well as pistols, precision rifles and CZ Scorpion EVO 3 submachine guns. At the time Colt CZ Group's CEO, Radek Musil, said: &quot...

By Matthew Moss •

Front Line Friday #36: Budget Cycles and Procurement Realities

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is how agency procurement cycles produce gear that is already behind the curve by the time it hits the field, and why the officers holding that gear are right to be frustrated. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead ...

By Tom R •

Review: Hornady High Speed 3-in-1 Power Case Trimmer

Editor’s Note: For this Hornady case trimmer review, the author received the unit for testing from the company. All opinions are those of the author’s. Reloading can be a meticulous and laborious task—but also rewarding. It can also feel intimidating. There are many steps, different met...

By Cory Ross •

FN Introduce M3M ENDURANCE

I had an opportunity to put a few rounds through an M3M during a recent FN range day and the cyclic rate of 1,100 rounds per minute, twice that of the M2, is something to be experienced. The FN land and sea pintle mount is incredibly stable and the shoulder support helps rapidly traverse and elev...

By Matthew Moss •
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