Army Opens Premier Test Ranges to Private Industry for Rapid Innovation

WASHINGTON — In a major effort to accelerate the delivery of critical capabilities to the warfighter, the U.S. Army announced today it is opening four premier stateside military test ranges and collaborating with partners to open an international military test range to private industry for thei...

By Eric G

PEO-M Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Poseidon’s Fury Collaboration Event

This one is pretty short notice. On August 26, 2026, SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM Program Executive Office Maritime (PEO-M), will host an event with industry to provide Special Operations Forces (SOF) operators, and Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) vendors with opportunities for collabora...

By Eric G

POTD: British Army Tests Mossberg 590M (L351A1) For Drone Defense

Troops from D Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment have been evaluating the L351A1, the British Army's designation for the Mossberg 590M, as part of ongoing counter-UAS experimentation. The platform represents a tactical evolution in close-range air defense, offering ground units r...

By Eric B

Heckler & Koch U.K. Delivers Final 15,600 SA80A3 Rifles to British MOD

The Heckler & Koch UK SA80A3 modernisation programme reaches completion with the delivery of the final 15,600 rifles to the UK Ministry of Defence. The milestone caps an eight-year evolution from initial fielding in 2018, marked by iterative user-driven refinement and domestic manufacturing c...

By Eric B

Project Convergence Capstone 6 Experiments with Hammer of the Gods

Fort Irwin, Calif. – A key highlight of Joint experimentation during Project Convergence Capstone 6 is the Army, Navy and Space Force coming together on the west coast to experiment with the effects of a technology called Hammer of the Gods. Although Hammer of the Gods is a relatively new techn...

By Eric G

Front Line Friday #24: Off-Duty Carry Considerations

Platform selection for concealment, the holster and print-management realities that separate a workable off-duty setup from one that stays in a drawer, and the mindset differences that matter more than the hardware when an off-duty officer encounters a threat.

By Tom R
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