I visited the Military Museum in Wrocław, Poland, and came home with some interesting additions to my photo album and for TFB’s Photo Of The Day. My Polish is a bit weak, but if my findings are correct, we’re looking at a Polish wz 43, which was a licensed production version of...
DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. – Today, the U.S. Army announced the selection of six vendors for the Infantry Last Tactical Mile (ILTM) initiative, a key effort within our mission autonomy portfolio to modernize infantry support for Soldiers on the battlefield. “This project will deliver pro...
MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 11, 2026 — HII (NYSE: HII) announced that the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has officially recognized the successful completion of the company’s Production-Ready, Inexpensive, Maritime Expeditionary (PRIME) prototype project, featuring the Watcher small Unmanned Sur...
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Before I had kids I made myself a quiet promise: I’d be the parent who actually looked at their faces instead of a screen. Easy to promise. Then two children showed up, and one ordinary afternoon there I was in the backyard at four o’clock, thumb going in circles on my phone, while my...
Last year, Huckberry sent me out a pair of their, at the time, new Proof Rover EDC Shorts. I make it a point to find gear that is as durable and well-organized as it is comfortable, given how much time I put in outdoors, be it for a hike, some work around the property or the […] The post A...
Ammunition Depot has 200 rounds of American-made US Cartridge 62-grain steel core 5.56 ammunition for $94.05 with code ALand5. That works out to roughly 47 cents per round.
CLARKE RANGE, ANNISTON, Ala. – The Capability Program Executive (CPE) Aviation Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) Project Office is advancing company-level directed requirements — putting relevant, rapidly deployable drones in Soldiers’ hands, and creating capability decision space for Tran...
Task&Purpose reported that US Special Operations Command is looking for a new light machine gun to replace the current special forces light machine gun, the MK 46. The MK 46 was adopted in 2003 and used extensively during the Global War on Terror by various special mission units.
Eli Pagunsan says Wyoming troopers disarmed him, treated him as a suspected drug trafficker, and prolonged a routine traffic stop after he refused a vehicle search. He fought back—and ultimately accepted a $40,000 settlement.