The Australian Government has announced that the Australian Defense Force will receive a further 8,500 EF88 rifles. This comes on top of the 30,000 already ordered and procured from the… Continue reading "The Australian Army Orders More EF88 Rifles"
In January 2017, the Hungarian Ministry of Defense announced the start of a comprehensive military modernization and rearmament program: “Zrínyi 2026”. Under this program, the entirety Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF)… Continue reading "Modernization and Rearmament – Hungary’s Zrínyi 2026 Program"
The wargaming phase of the annual Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiments (AEWE) has begun at Fort Benning, Georgia with a range of new and emerging technologies being trialed in force on… Continue reading "US Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiments 2020 Underway"
From 23 to 26 September 2019, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Special Task And Rescue (STAR) Team held a weapons familiarization training exercise at the Mantin Shooting Range in… Continue reading "HK416A5s and SFP9s for Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency STAR Teams"
On September 30, 2019, the Polish Ministry of National Defense signed contracts to officially begin the production of Poland’s next-generation MSBS “Grot” assault rifles and the VIS 100 pistol for… Continue reading "Poland Signs Major Contract for MSBS GROT Rifles and VIS 100 Pistols"
It’s just under a year since the US Army announced its search for a new submachine gun with the Sub Compact Weapon programme. Today, it has been announced that the… Continue reading "BREAKING: US Army Selects B&T as New Sub Compact Weapon"
On the 20th February FN Herstal was awarded a ‘major contract’ for rifles, machine guns and grenade launchers by NATO’s Support & Procurement Agency (NSPA) on behalf of the Portuguese… Continue reading "Portugal Signs Small Arms Deal with FN"
The NGSAR is dead, long live the NGSW. We haven’t heard much from the US Army about its next generation infantry weapons programme since the announcement of six contract awards… Continue reading "BREAKING: US Army to REBOOT Next Generation Squad Weapons Program?"
Déjà vu? Not quite. The US Army has announced the companies which have been down-selected for the Sub Compact Weapon programme. Six of the companies which responded to the Army’s… Continue reading "BREAKING: US Army Selects 6 Companies for Sub Compact Weapon Programme"
The Turkish firearms manufacturer ATA Arms have signed a contract with the Turkish Under-secretariat for Defence Industries (SSB) for the local production of a 40mm grenade launcher. ATA Arms will produce… Continue reading "Turkey Gets a New Grenade Launcher"