Smart Shooter Awarded JIATF-401 Single-Award IDIQ Contract for SMASH Counter-Drone Systems with a Ceiling of Up to $150 Million The 36-month contract establishes a framework for future orders to support U.S. force protection, base defense, and counter-UAS requirements under the Domestic Shield Pr...
The Alamo Scouts emerged from one of the most demanding and complex theaters of World War II, the vast and unforgiving Southwest Pacific. By late 1943, Allied forces under General Douglas MacArthur were pushing steadily northward along the New Guinea coast, preparing for the eventual return to th...
If you spend five minutes talking to anyone who has served in an Armored Brigade Combat Team, they’ll tell you that the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles usually get all the glory. The public fixates on the 120mm smoothbore cannons and 25mm Bushmaster chainguns punching holes in targets acro...
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 29, 2026 — HII (NYSE: HII), America’s largest military shipbuilder and the global leader in autonomous seapower, was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to build 10 ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program. The award ...
Three-year, $500 million contract vehicle supports accelerated deployment of counter-UAS capabilities for U.S. homeland defenseWarrenton, VA – 30 September 2026 – DroneShield, a global leader in advanced counter-drone technology, today announced it has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery...
Rep. Kevin Mullin wants certain airguns classified as firearms under federal law. Garrett’s Law would expand ATF authority, bringing another category of arms under Washington’s gun-control machinery.
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A 42-year-old woman was arrested in Dallas and charged with lying on a 4473 to buy the gun a felon used to kill four officers in Charlotte. ATF is simultaneously rewriting the straw-purchase rule. Here is what the two stories mean for the person behind your counter.
When I plucked the September-October issue of Smithsonian magazine out of my P.O. Box, the first article I turned to was “The Secret Life of Cormac McCarthy” by Richard Grant. As I skimmed it, a pull-quote leaped out at me: “He never left the house without a book. He never left the house wi...
Despite assertions to the contrary on the internet, the P320 is not being cancelled. In fact, a new production model was announced during SIG NEXT. Meet the M17 SOF. The Modular Handgun System can easily be configured by swapping out parts and accessories. As soon as the program was awarded back ...