By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com June 8, 2010 And, speaking of enhanced-capacity 5.56x45mm NATO (5.56mm NATO)/.223 Rem. 4179 STANAG AR (AR-15) magazines, MagPul Industries has just filed a patent application (#: 20100126053) for a quad stack 4×2 AR mag. Here’s how The Firearm Blog describes the magazine’s operation: The design is quite
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The following is a MacroUSA Corporation press release. Hammelburg, Germany – May 20, 2010, MacroUSA Corporation was awarded the Special Jury’s “Innovation” award at the sixth biannual Military European Land Robot Trial 2010 (M-ELROB 2010) for their Armadillo V2 throwable micro unmanned ground vehicle (MUGV) tactical robot. ELROB is a trial that allows companies and
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The following is a Lancer Systems press release: June 2, 2010 Lancer Systems Introduces a New Configurable Lower Receiver for the AR Platform Allentown, PA (June 2010) Lancer Systems LP is pleased to announce the introduction of our L15 Lower Receiver with changeable Magazine Well Extensions (Magwells). The L15’s changeable Magwells make it the most
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By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com June 2, 2010 In their ongoing efforts to upgrade/improve and/or replace the Colt SOPMOD M4/M4A1 Carbine with the “Next Carbine”, the U.S. Army Contracting Command just issued a sources sought notice/solicitation (Solicitation Number: W15QKN-10-X-0455) on May 27, 2010 requesting information on potential weapon capabilities for an “Individual Carbine”
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By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com May 31, 2010 DefenseReview would like to take the opportunity to thank our troops and veterans for their great service and sacrifice to our country, the United States of America (USA), on this Memorial Day 2010. We here at Defense Review are extremely grateful for everything you,
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The following is a USTACRA press release that’s been edited and modified (i.e. re-written) by David Crane: May 27, 2010 The United States Tactical Rifle Association (USTACRA) will be hosting SWAT Rodeo 2010 on August 12-13, 2010, consisting of two days of pure tactical shooting . There will be ten complex shooting stages, and every
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By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photos contained in this article were taken by DefenseReview.com, and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos. May 7, 2010 Here at DefenseReview, we travel a lot. We travel to various industry exhibitions/shows, tactical training courses (including tactical shooting classes), and events. Just like
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For Immediate Release: April 6, 2010: Contact: Alysa George RSR Group, Inc. 4405 Metric Dr. Winter Park, FL 32792 Ph- 407-677-1333 Ext. 625 RSR Group, Inc. Welcomes Fail Zero to Product Lineup Winter Park, FL—RSR Group, Inc. is pleased to introduce Fail Zero products to its lineup of tactical guns and components. These greaseless tactical
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By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com April 26, 2010 Updated on 4/28/10 DefenseReview just got back from our technical/tactical shooting (rifle and pistol) trip to Bellingham, Washington, where we got trained up by our friend and professional contact John Romaszka of Romaszka Tactical Training (RTT). John’s a very talented technical AND tactical shooting
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By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com April 7, 2010 Updated 4/09/10 Looks like nuclear weapons aren’t the only thing the Iranian government is after. Apparently, they’ve also got a penchant for speedboats, specifically high-tech, very expensive speedboats. Multiple news sources are reporting that the Iranians have surreptitiously acquired a “James Bond-style” fast mover
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