David Crane

David Crane started publishing online in 2001. Since that time, governments, military organizations, Special Operators (i.e. professional trigger pullers), agencies, and civilian tactical shooters the world over have come to depend on Defense Review as the authoritative source of news and information on "the latest and greatest" in the field of military defense and tactical technology and hardware, including tactical firearms, ammunition, equipment, gear, and training.

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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Flash: Russians Successfully Test-Fire Bulava Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) from Alexander Nevsky Nuclear Submarine

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com November 29, 2014 Looks like the Russians finally got their Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to work. Took ’em long enough. They apparently test-fired it successfully yesterday from the Alexander Nevsky nuclear submarine. The Bulava has a range of almost 5,000 miles, and the Russians claim it can “penetrate any prospective military …

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Strike Industries SI VENOM Flash Hider (FH)/Suppressor: 4-Prong, Open-Prong Flash Hider Eliminates Nearly 100% of Muzzle Flash!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Strike Industries (SI) November 24, 2014 Strike Industries (SI), makers of all tactical AR (AR-15) carbine/SBR (Short Barreled Rifle)-enhancing accessories/accoutrements, has just released the SI VENOM Flash Hider (FH)/Suppressor in both 7.62mm NATO/.308 Win. and 5.56mm NATO/.223 Rem. calibers. The SI VENOM FH is a four-prong open-prong flash hider that “nearly …

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Direct Action Resource Center (DARC) Law Enforcement Counterterrorism Course, Level 2 (LECTC-2): Ballistic and Explosive Breaching, Live-Fire with Suppressed Tactical AR-15 Carbine/SBR’s, Force-On-Force CQB/CQC, Night Fighting with NVG/NOD’s, Hostage Rescue, the Works!

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INFORCE WML (Weapon Mounted Light) and APL (Advanced Pistol Light) Combat Tactical Weapon Lights, and VX Handheld Tactical Lights for Gunfighting at Night!

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Brownells Releases AR-15/M16 Catalog #10, and Brownells Back in Black Rifle Event Running through Black Friday Weekend!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com The following article is property of DefenseReview.com (DR) and is copyrighted material. If you are reading this article on another website other than DefenseReview.com, please email us the website address/URL (where the unauthorized DR article reprint is located) at defrev (at) gmail (dot) com. Thank you. November 13, 2014 Last updated on …

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