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Ruger SR-556 Gas Piston/Op-Rod AR Carbine User Feedback: Case Extraction Problem and Solution.

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com August 26, 2009 Back on June 7, 2009, DefenseReview published a heads-up piece on the new Ruger SR-556 gas piston/op-rod AR-15 tactical carbine. In that piece I wrote this: “One of the things were going to investigate is whether or not the SR556 is completely debugged, or

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BAE/Vectronix Laser Target Locator Module (LTLM): Thermal/IR Binoculars with Laser Rangefinder for Locating and Targeting the Enemy at Night

By David Crane August 13, 2009 BAE Systems has just won a five-year, $347 million ($347M) to produce, maintain, and provide logistical support for 200 digital handheld Laser Target Locator Modules (LTLM) per month for the U.S. Army for an indefinite period of time, presumably until the $347M runs out, unless the contract is extended.

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Colt Defense Rebuts Matt Cox’s Army Times Article “Army Acquires Rights to M4″.

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com July 27, 2009 On July 7, 2009, Army Times published an article by Matt Cox (Matthew Cox) titled Army acquires rights to M4. It’s an interesting piece on the Colt M4 Carbine (Colt M4/M4A1 Carbine).  However, according to one of DefenseReview’s contacts at Colt Defense, Cox’s article

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A.R.M.S. Inc. (Dick Swan) vs. Troy Industries (Steve Troy): ARMS/Swan Wins $1.8 Million

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com July 23, 2009 DefenseReview received an email message from one of our professional contacts this past Sunday about Dick Swan’s company, Atlantic Research Marketing Systems Inc. (A.R.M.S. Inc.), winning a $1.8 million (1.8M) judgement earlier this month against Troy Industries, Inc. in a federal lawsuit. An A.R.M.S.

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U.S. Senator John Thune Thune (South Dakota) Offers Concealed Carry (CCW) Amendment to Federal Defense Authorization Bill

The following is a press release from the office of U.S. Senator John Thune, South Dakota: July 20th, 2009 – Washington, D.C. – Senator John Thune has Search terms for the article: thune amendment concealed carry, Thune bill, thunes bill, south dakota concealed carry law, what is john thunes office?, south dakota restraining order concealed

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DefenseReview Looking for Combat Videos, Tactical Equipment/Gear Information, and Important News from the Field.

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com DefenseReview is currently looking for outside content, including interesting never-before-seen combat videos, Search terms for the article: tactical gear news, Combat Tactical Gear, combat tactical gear about

Happy 4th of July 2009 from DefenseReview!…and don’t forget what freedom and the Second Amendment are really about.

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com We hope that all of our readers are having a great (and safe) 4th of July weekend, so far.  As you’re celebrating the day and enjoying that barbeque, don’t forget what it took the Founding Fathers to win this country from the British Crown–and keep it.  A

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Why CariNet Web Hosting is the Best Web Hosting Service for DefenseReview.com

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com While DefenseReview’s focus is on military defense and tactical technology, Search terms for the article: forum cari net hosting, powered by SMF asheville citizens times job classifieds, carinet email web hosting, carinet hosting, mike carpenter cari net, carinet web hosting, cari net, managed dedicated hosting ssd drives

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Will Future U.S. Military Submarines Be Invisible to Enemy Sonar Detection?: Enter Acoustic Metamaterial Cloaking Tech

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com June 16, 2009 It looks like the whole metamaterial/negative-index material Search terms for the article: future submarines, future us submarines, caterpillar drive submarine, submarine caterpillar drive, military submarines, caterpillar submarine, submarines of the future, caterpillar submarine drive, future submarine, future military submarines, chinese sub caterpillar drive, future

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Ruger SR-556 Gas Piston/Op-Rod AR-15 Carbine/Rifle: Ruger Enters the Piston-Driven AR Fray

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com Photo Credits: Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. June 7, 2009 Updated on 6/16/09 Ever since the late Search terms for the article: ruger 556, ruger sr 556 review, Ruger SR 556, ruger sr556, ruger 556 review, ruger sr 556 problems, ruger ar 15, ruger sr-556, ruger sr-556

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