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U.S. Air Force Having Serious Trouble Keeping F-22 Raptor Pilots

Written on 23 Oct, 2008 at 15:25 in In The News, Special Operations | viewed 2,833 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com October 28, 2008 According to a recent Air Force Times article, the F-22 Raptor has the lowest pilot-retention rate of any U.S. fighter or attack aircraft measured, at a rather abysmal 33%. Compare this... (Continue reading)

ST Kinetics CPW (Compact Personal Weapon) Submachine Gun/PDW

Written on 23 Oct, 2008 at 15:23 in Submachine Guns | viewed 2,681 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com October 24, 2008 DefenseReview recently mentioned Singapore Technologies Kinetics a.k.a. ST Kinetics in our article on the GDATP IAR/Ultimax 100 Mark V (Ultimax 100 MK5) LMG/SAW is offering an interesting and pretty slick-looking little lightweight,... (Continue reading)

GDATP IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle)/Ultimax 100 MK5 LMG/SAW (Photos!)

Written on 23 Oct, 2008 at 15:22 in Machine Guns | viewed 10,959 views times | Comments
GDATP IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle)/Ultimax 100 MK5 LMG/SAW (Photos!)

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com All of the photos contained in this article were taken by Chen Lee a.k.a. "SMGLee" at the 2008 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exhibition, and he owns the copyright on these photos. Additional photos... (Continue reading)

Colt IAR (Infantry Automatic Rifle) Assault Rifle/SAW Hybrid Weapon (Photos!)

Written on 23 Oct, 2008 at 15:20 in Machine Guns | viewed 10,132 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com All of the photos contained in this article, with the exception of the first/top photo, were taken by Chen Lee a.k.a. "SMGLee" at the 2008 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exhibition, and he owns the... (Continue reading)

Colt Advanced Hybrid Carbine (AHC): Gas-Impingement/Gas Piston Hybrid Weapon

Written on 23 Oct, 2008 at 15:19 in Rifles And Carbines | viewed 1,954 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com October 16, 2008 In our article on the Colt Sub-Compact Weapon a.k.a. Colt SCW, DefenseReview discussed the upgraded direct-gas-impingement (DGI)/gas piston/op-rod Hybrid Operating System that’s available as an option for it. Well, the Colt... (Continue reading)

Colt Advanced Piston Carbine (APC): Meet Colt’s New Piston-Driven HK416 Killer

Written on 23 Oct, 2008 at 15:17 in Rifles And Carbines | viewed 3,871 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com October 13, 2008 The Colt SCW (Sub-Compact Weapon) isn’t the only potential "HK416 Killer" (a.k.a. "416 Killer, for short) in Colt’s new product arsenal, or the only new Colt Defense weapon offering shown at the... (Continue reading)

Colt Sub-Compact Weapon (SCW): Folding-Stock Tactical 5.56 SBR (Photos!)

Written on 23 Oct, 2008 at 15:16 in Rifles And Carbines | viewed 6,307 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev at gmail.com All of the photos contained in this article, with the exception of the first/top photo, were taken by Chen Lee a.k.a. "SMGLee" at the 2008 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exhibition, and he owns the copyright on... (Continue reading)

Sources Sought: ‘Improved Carbine and Subcompact Individual Weapon System’

Written on 23 Oct, 2008 at 15:14 in Rifles And Carbines | viewed 661 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com October 9, 2008 On August 22, 2008, the U.S. Army issued a sources sought notice for an "Improved Carbine and Subcompact Individual Weapon System" (Solicitation #: W52H0908CARBINESV) to replace the Colt M4 Carbine, since Colt... (Continue reading)

Numa Tactical Eyewear for Tactical Shooting Appications

Written on 23 Oct, 2008 at 15:13 in Tactical Eyewear | viewed 408 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com October 9, 2008 A company called Numa Sport Optics is manufacturing and marketing a line of tactical eyewear called Numa Tactical, the purpose of which is to provide military and law enforcement (LE) tactical operators... (Continue reading)

Foldable Flexible OLED (FOLED) Display Screens Coming Soon for Future Soldiers?

Written on 23 Oct, 2008 at 15:11 in Future Infantry/Soldier | viewed 1,486 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com October 5, 2008 Researchers from Sony and the Max Planck Institute (Max Planck Institut für informatik) have developed a Flexible Organic Light Emitting Diode (FOLED) display screen technology a.k.a. Flexible OLED display screen that may... (Continue reading)

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