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Piasecki X-49A Speeedhawk Compound Helicopter: 250-mph Black Hawk?

Written on 22 Oct, 2007 at 12:04 in Future Infantry/Soldier | viewed 2,036 views times | Comments

by David Crane defrev@gmail.com Piasecki Aircraft Corp. (PAC) has designed and developed a compound helicopter called the X-49A Speedhawk, which utilizes a Sikorsky YSH-60F Seahawk helicopter as the base airframe. The Seahawk is a marine version of the UH-60 Black Hawk... (Continue reading)

U.S. Army Stops Independent Testing of Interceptor Body Armor (UPDATE 1)

Written on 22 Oct, 2007 at 12:02 in Body Armor | viewed 763 views times | Comments

By Roger Charles DefenseWatch 10-17-2007 UPDATE to following article: Two congressional sources report that the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (on the staff of the Secretary of Defense) caught the Army’s attempted exemption of current Interceptor vendors from independent testing, as allowed... (Continue reading)

FERFRANS FAS (Fast Acquisition Sight) HUD-Style Red Dot Sight/Combat Optic for Urban Warfare Applications

Written on 22 Oct, 2007 at 11:57 in Rifles And Carbines, Sighting/Night Vision Equipment | viewed 1,990 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev@gmail.com October 18, 2007 While we’re on the subject of MOUT / urban warfare tactics a.k.a. urban combat tactics, DefenseReview was recently sent information on a new combat optic (optical sight) being introduced by FERFRANS Specialties for tactical / urban... (Continue reading)

New MOUT Tactics: Mirror-based Sighting Devices For Tactical Small Arms

Written on 21 Oct, 2007 at 18:33 in Training | viewed 2,150 views times | Comments

By GySgt Will Falcon, USMC (res.) Tampa, Florida October 16, 2007 One of the primary challenges of MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) / Urban Warfare Operations (a.k.a. Urban Combat Ops) is how to use the urban surroundings so... (Continue reading)

Why the U.S. Army Acquisition Mafia Fears Side-By-Side Body Armor Testing

Written on 21 Oct, 2007 at 18:31 in Body Armor | viewed 576 views times | Comments

by Roger Charles DefenseWatch October 15, 2007 When NBC News had a German lab conduct side-by-side, comparative tests of Pinnacle Armor’s Dragon Skin and the Army’s Interceptor Body Armor System on May 3 earlier this year, the real surprise was how well the... (Continue reading)

Has the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Been Corrupted?

Written on 21 Oct, 2007 at 18:29 in In The News | viewed 262 views times | Comments

by David Crane defrev at gmail.com October, 15, 2007 On August 29, 2007, DefenseReview published an article on U.S.T.L. (United States Test Laboratory), an NIJ-certified lab, validating Pinnacle Armor’s 6-year warranty for Dragon Skin SOV-2000 Level III, per NIJ’s requirements. Pinnacle’s SOV-2000... (Continue reading)

KAC 6×35mm PDW (Personal Defense Weapon) Gets Test-Fired at the Range

Written on 21 Oct, 2007 at 18:28 in Personal Defense Weapons | viewed 2,500 views times | Comments

by David Crane defrev at gmail.com DefenseReview first reported on the KAC 6×35mm PDW (Personal Defense Weapon) back in May 2006, after we had viewed and handled it at SHOT Show 2006 in Las Vegas. It was the coolest and most... (Continue reading)

Milkor USA M32 MGL 40mm Multi-Shot Grenade Launcher Range Session

Written on 21 Oct, 2007 at 18:19 in Light Support Weapons | viewed 3,259 views times | Comments

by David Crane defrev at gmail.com All photographic images contained in this article were taken by DefenseReview.com, and they are the exclusive property of DefenseReview.com. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos. All photos were shot with a 7.2-megapixel Sony Cyber-shot digital camera (Model #: DSC-P150).... (Continue reading)

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