Monthly Archives: December 2014

POF-USA’s Latest Videos on the POF P308/P308-FA and P415/P416 Tactical AR Carbine/SBR’s Explain “The Why”

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com December 23, 2014 POF-USA’s (Patriot Ordnance Factory USA) been on a bit of a video roll as of late. Titled “POF-USA: Let Freedom Ring!” and “POF-USA Presents: The Why” respectively, they explain POF’s CEO Frank DeSomma’s main driving force behind the POF-USA brand and its products, specifically the POF P308/P308-FA (Full Auto) …

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B-TEMIA/Revision Military Prowler Human Augmentation System (HAS): Combat Exoskeleton Makes the Future Soldier Stronger, Faster, Better

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com December 22, 2014 DefenseReview (DR) has been reporting on military combat exoskeleton technology for the future soldier/warfighter for years, now, since we find it interesting and believe it to be a potential gamechanger for infantry combat operations. So we were pleasantly surprised to see Revision Military’s PROWLER Human Augmentation System (HAS) at …

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Operators Suppressor Systems/OSS Mission Muzzle Cans: Almost No Back Pressure Yields More Hits on Target and Longer Weapon Life

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com December 16, 2014 Last updated on 12/17/14. That (title) pretty much sums up Operators Suppressor Systems’/OSS Mission’s whole raison d’etre and advantage over its competitors. DefenseReview (DR) first wrote about the company’s products after seeing them at NDIA Joint Armaments Symposium 2012, when it was called Bravo 18. Those products were developmental/evolutionary …

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US Navy Approves Raytheon Laser Weapon System (LaWS) Shipborne Laser for Ship Defense in Persian Gulf after Successful Testing

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo Credit: Raytheon Company December 10, 2014 It would appear that a new martial technological dawn is officially upon us, specifically the era of laser warfare. The U.S. Navy just approved the use of the shipborne Laser Weapon System (LaWS) for use in the Persian Gulf (and presumably anywhere else its needed). …

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US Army Modular Handgun System (MHS) Program to Replace Beretta M9/92F Pistol: Glock 17 (G17) and Glock 19 (G19) Combat/Tactical Pistols Should Get the Nod

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Sgt. Megan Burnham, U.S. Army 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment and vor033 December 08, 2014 Last updated on 12/11/14. While DefenseReview (DR) was at the Remington Arms/Remington Defense New Product Seminar and range event at Gunsite this week (which we’ll be reporting on shortly), I was asked by other writer/attendees …

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AVIC Holographic Ground Control Station (GCS) for UAS/UAV/UCAV/Drone Aircraft Operations: Chinese Military Goes SciFi

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Wendell Minnick at Defense News and People’s Daily, China December 02, 2014 The Chinese Military is apparently going futuristic in its UAS/UAV/UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle)/drone aircraft ops with the new AVIC Holographic GCS (Ground Control Station), or HGCS. Just chalk it up to one more technological development that was …

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