by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
December 17, 2004
This article contains digital pics of M16 Clinic’s M16 Viper and M16 Viper-XRP 5.56mm subcarbines/SBRs (Short-Barreled Rifles), as well as a link to exclusive video footage of the M16 Viper 5.56mm subcarbine/SBR being test-fired/demo’d in "the Sandbox". It has also been updated with new M16 Clinic phone contact information as [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
The NewMatics PM16 and Laser Sim are revotionary military/law enforcement (Mil/LE) marksmanship and force-on-force training weapons, respectively. They mimic, exactly, the felt-recoil of the 5.56×45mm AR-15/M16 A2/A4 rifle and M4/M4A1 Carbine.
If you’re interested in reading about the best such training weapon on the market, click on the link below:…
http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_PM16,,00.html
The article, titled [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
If you’d like to see a large image of the new FN SCAR-Light (Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle-Light), a.k.a. FN SCAR-L/SOFCAR-L assault rifle developed for SOCOM, click on this link. It’s a left-side view.
This FN SCAR-L/SOFCAR-L large image link was originally posted by "Gab" over at Airborne Combat Engineer on 12/05/04. [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
DefenseReview was fortunate to get the chance to watch the Full Spectrum Close-In Layered Shield (FCLAS), a.k.a. "Full Spectrum Active Protection Close-In Layered Shield" (FSAP/FCLAS), video demonstration at the FCLAS booth at the 24th Army Science Conference (ASC 2004) exhibition. The Full Spectrum Close-In Layered Shield (FCLAS), or Full Spectrum Active Protection Close-in [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
DefenseReview recently attended the 24th Army Science Conference, in sunny Orlando, FL. The conference was held at the truly spectacular JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes (where we stayed, thanks to the U.S. Army). The conference itself was pretty terrific, as well.
O.k., I’m going to discuss a number of very interesting military/military-applicable [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
Suarez International also just sent us their CQB (Close Quarters Battle) course/training schedule for 2005. Suarez International is owned and operated by Gabe Suarez. Gabe is a retired law enforcement officer (LEO).
Click here to read about Suarez International’s reality-based training.
Here’s their 2005 course schedule in text form:…
Weapon Disarm/Weapon Retention
January 14, 2005 [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
Trident Concepts, LLC recently sent DefenseReview their 2005 course/training schedule for their various shooting/CQB (Close Quarters Battle) classes, via email. These include Combative Pistol (CP1), Combative Pistol Two (CP2), Combative Carbine (CC1), Shooting on the Move (SOM), Shooting on the Move, Carbine (SOMC), Operational Team Tactics (OTT), Secondary Weapons Transitions (SWT), Close [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
Very shortly, DefenseReview will be publishing articles on some of the interesting and innovative new tech/products we got to see, examine, and demo at the 24th Army Science Conference and SWAT Round-Up 2004, in sunny Orlando, FL.
So, stay tuned. Same bat time, same bat channel.
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
DefenseReview just received this on our email:
"Dear David,
The International Tactical Officers Training Association (ITOTA) and John Mallen Communications & PR (JMC) have formed an alliance to support the law enforcement equipment manufacturers’ community.
Larry Glick, founder of the ITOTA and former Executive Director of the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) has joined JMC as [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
If you’ve already read the Military.com SoldierTech article, "SMALL PACKAGES, BIG BANG: Personal Defense Weapons (Part 1)", or even if you haven’t, you should definitely read "Part 2" of the article, which contains information on the HK MP7A1 PDW, Saab Bofors CBJ-MS PDW (along with it’s proprietary 6.5×25mm ammo), Arm West PDW (Pistol-Config [...]
