Thunder Dome 2027: Vote now to help support AFSOC’s newest innovations

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. —   Air Force Special Operations Command will host its fourth annual Thunder Dome Innovation Competition in fiscal year 2027. The program allows Air Commandos to pitch tactical concepts directly to senior leadership for development funding and prototype support. &#...

By Eric G •

Front Line Friday #39: Titan Level 2 OWB from T.Rex Arms

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week we're reviewing the T.REX Arms Titan Level 2 OWB duty holster, tried on two different pistols. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going every week.

By Tom R •

32-Year-Old Glendale Loss Prevention Worker Shoots and Kills Man Who Investigators Say Reached for a 9mm After Being Told to Leave Beauty Supply Store for Smoking Pills

Glendale, AZ loss prevention worker shot and killed a man investigators say reached for a 9mm after being told to leave the store. Read the original story: 32-Year-Old Glendale Loss Prevention Worker Shoots and Kills Man Who Investigators Say Reached for a 9mm After Being Told to Leave Beauty Sup...

By Luke McCoy •

GA-ASI Partnering With Spirit Defense For FQ-42 CCA Production

SAN DIEGO — 23 October 2026 — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the world leader in Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), today is announcing our partnership with Spirit Defense, a Boeing Company, to support airframe production of the new FQ-42 Vengeance Collaborative Comba...

By Eric G •

U.S. Navy’s WWII Radar-Guided Bat Glide Bomb

Striking enemy ships with airborne munitions became a priority after World War I. While the challenges were monumental at the time, the rewards for success were too great to pass up. However, bombs and torpedoes dropped by early naval strike aircraft stood little chance against armored warships b...

By Tom Laemlein •

Silencer Saturday #455: Can We Have Captive Piston Ammo Now?

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturer of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . This week we are looking at an uncommon but clever method of suppressing firearms. Captive piston ammunition suppre...

By Daniel Y •

The Missing Seat at the Table: Why Good Programs Still Fail

It’s Grenada, 1983, and American troops are fighting the enemy. The ground troops are getting hit all over; it’s time to call in the reinforcements. So, ground troops pick up their radios and try to contact air support, but as they do so, they realize their radios can’t connect to air suppo...

By Eric G •
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