Off-Grid Comms: Going Stealth with the Starlink Mini

Reliable communication used to be the first thing you lost the moment you stepped away from the grid. Once your cell signal faded, you were effectively on your own. Starlink, and now the Starlink Mini, have changed that reality in a way that is nothing short of game-changing. In a compact, packab...

By Scott Conditt

Fate of the “Unsinkable” Japanese Battleship Yamato

During the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato was feared due to its immense size and power. She was the most heavily armed battleship ever built, with nine 18.1-inch (460mm) main guns, the largest ever mounted on a warship. Each shell weighed nearly 1.5 tons and had a range i...

By Peter Suciu

Oshkosh Defense Showcases Integrated Mobility Solutions at AUSA Global Force 2026

HUNTSVILLE, AL. – Oshkosh Defense LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] business, is exhibiting at the Association of the U.S. Army Global Force Symposium, March 24–26, highlighting how commercial manufacturing strength, rapid integration, and lifecycle sustainment accelerate the fielding o...

By Eric G

ZeroTech Optics Launches Vengeance HD 1–10×28 FFP LPVO in Black and FDE

Nashville, TN — March 9, 2026, ZeroTech Optics is proud to introduce the newest addition to the Vengeance lineup—the Vengeance HD 1–10×28 FFP LPVO. Designed for shooters who demand rapid close-range capability and confident precision at distance, this versatile optic is now available in bo...

By Eric G

Review: Springfield XD Mod.4 OSP 9mm

Editor’s Note: The author received a Springfield XD Mod.4 pistol on loan from the company for the purposes of writing this review. I’ve always appreciated the Springfield Armory XD series for what it is: a simple, reliable and accurate 9mm pistol. While the original may have more than two dec...

By Richard Johnson

Police: Armed 27-Year-Old Shoots 16-Year-Old During Robbery Attempt in Chicago

CHICAGO, IL – Chicago police are investigating a fatal shooting after an attempted robbery on the city’s South Side last Wednesday, March 18. As reported by ABC 7 Eyewitness News, the incident happened around 3:36 p.m. in the 11700 block of South Normal Avenue in the West Pullman neighbor...

By Luke McCoy

Horus Vision Launches TREMOR7 Reticle in HoVR 1-8x24 LPVO

Horus Vision has introduced the TREMOR7 reticle, now available in the HoVR 1-8x24mm LPVO riflescope, a configuration aimed at modern sporting rifles and dynamic shooting applications. The TREMOR7 builds on previous Horus reticle designs and is optimized for use in low-power variable optics. It is...

By Eric B

The Soviet PSS Pistol and the Rise of Captive-Piston Ammunition Guns

The captive-piston (integrally silenced) ammunition concept is often assumed to be a Soviet invention; in fact, it dates back to 1902 in the United States (US Patent No. 692,819). Fast-forward to the Cold War, when the KGB carried out extensive clandestine espionage and counter-espionage worldwid...

By Lynndon Schooler

Why I Want My Gun to Fail

Editor’s Note: This article is not intended as training advice, but is merely the opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of The Armory Life. Please seek qualified training and ensure proper safety protocols are followed when conducting any drills.  On a bri...

By Larry Rodriguez
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