Over the weekend the US Navy announced that a massive shipment of military equipment had been intercepted and seized off the coast of Oman. USS Monterey (CG-61), a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile… Continue reading "US Navy Captures Major Weapons Shipment Headed Towards Yemen"
The Belgian Army are set to acquire some 322 US Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) platforms under their Commando en Liaison Voertuigen (“Command and Liaison Vehicle” or CLV) procurement… Continue reading "Belgian Oshkosh JLTV Order Confirmed"
The Canadian government awarded a $50 million contract to Norway-based multinational Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace and General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada for the delivery of the former’s Protector Remote… Continue reading "Konsberg Contracted to Provide Remote Weapon Stations to the Canadian Army"
The Ballistic Low Altitude Drone Engagement (BLADE) system is the US Army’s latest attempt to deal with the small UAV threat. By combining a remote weapon station with a radar,… Continue reading "BLADE – The Radar-Guided Drone Killer"
Texas-based lightweight composite ammunition manufacturer True Velocity has announced a strategic partnership with Dillon Aero to support Dillon Aero’s current and future weapons systems with superior composite-cased ammunition. Dillon Aero… Continue reading "True Velocity & Dillon Aero Form Stragic Partnership to Offer Miniguns & Ammunition"
At their pre-SHOT Show range day SIG Sauer have demonstrated their new light machine gun, the SLMAG. TFB reported back in October 2018, that SIG Sauer had displayed their new… Continue reading "FIRST LOOK: SIG Sauer’s New .338 Norma Magnum Light Machine Gun"
The US Marine Corps has awarded a nearly $60 million contract to Rheinmetall for MK281 MOD3 40mm day/night practice ammunition for the Mk19 grenade machine gun. The German company’s US arm,… Continue reading "INCOMING: USMC Awards Rheinmetall Contract for 40mm Practice Grenades"
SIG Sauer have unveiled their newest entry into the small arms market at the 2018 AUSA exposition, which began today in Washington, DC. Described as the Light Weight Machine Gun, the… Continue reading "BREAKING: SIG Sauer Unveil Light Machine Gun at AUSA 2018"