XS Sights Launches +5 Extension for S&W M&P 2.0 & Walther PDP

XS Sights has added a magazine extension to their lineup, and the approach here is worth understanding before you write it off as another aftermarket add-on. Most extensions at this price point either require a spring swap to function reliably with the added capacity, or they do not function rel...

By Sam.S

USSOCOM Seeks Air Loitering Munition for Use with Fixed Wing Aircraft

In a Sources Sought Notice issued recently to industry, Headquarters (HQ) USSOCOM Special Operations Forces (SOF), Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L), Program Executive Office-Fixed Wing (PEO-FW) is performing market research to understand Industry capability to deliver an Air Loi...

By Eric G

POTD: Tropic Lightning Holds the Dunes at Balikatan 2026

The La Paz Sand Dunes on the northern coast of Luzon made for an unusual battlefield on May 4, 2026, but the mission was unmistakable. In the first image, Pfc. Griffin Clemen of 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Mobile Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, works the M240B during the Counter L...

By Eric B

AFGSC, JIATF-401 Conduct Multi-Command C-sUAS Qualification at Camp Guernsey

CAMP GUERNSEY JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Wyo. — Airmen from the 90th Missile Wing joined personnel from Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Strategic Command and the Air National Guard for a counter-small unmanned aircraft systems firing qualification conducted in partners...

By Eric G

Tallboy and Grand Slam: World War II Bunker Busters

By 1940, both England and Germany realized that the Kriegsmarine’s U-Boats were the key to the Battle of the Atlantic. Eliminating the German submarine threat was Britain’s top priority. Expanding the U-Boat fleet was Germany’s greatest hope to bring the British to their knees. In those dar...

By Tom Laemlein

Surge Capacity: How Anduril Delivered a Month of Production in a Week

In under a week in March 2026, Anduril delivered more than a full month’s of Pulsar production output off the shelf and directly into active operations for two U.S. government customers. These systems were immediately installed for fixed-site EW protection and aircraft survivability. While the ...

By Eric G

Aviation Icon and American Hero: Chuck Yeager

Born into poverty in the woods of West Virginia, Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager was a World War II aircraft mechanic, fighter pilot, double ace, military commander, and a test pilot who broke the sound barrier. His journey from Army private to USAF Brigadier General is an inspiration to all. Yeage...

By Friedrich Seiltgen

Pennsylvania Guard Expands Drone Training Mission

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Training and Innovation Facility soon will undergo modernization changes that will strengthen its readiness to train Soldiers, including creating an innovation classroom, a high-tech classroom, a simulator room, a locker room and a m...

By Eric G

Army Secretary Highlights UAS Marketplace, Acquisition Reform at Eurosatory 2026

PARIS — Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll called for faster acquisition, stronger interoperability and closer cooperation with allies and partners during a statement of intent signing ceremony held June 16, during the second day of Eurosatory 2026. The agreement is intended to expand the Uncre...

By Eric G
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