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Next Carbine? Not So Fast. Next M4/M4A1 Carbine Contract Goes Up for Bid. Let the Games Begin!

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com July 1, 2011 It goes without saying that everyone and their mother in the small arms manufacturing game wants to get that uber-juicy “Individual Carbine” contract to provide the U.S. Army general infantry with the “Next Carbine”, and/or land at least some part of the M4/M4A1 upgrade/modification/improvement contract. That would be great …

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DR Action Video! DR Runs the Milkor USA M32A1/Mk14 Mod 0 MSGL (formerly M32 MGL) at the Range: 6-Shot 40mm Multi-Shot Grenade Launcher Gets Test-Fired During NDIA Infantry Small Arms Systems Symposium 2011 Range Day Shoot

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photos and video clips contained in this article were shot by DefenseReview.com (DR), and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these materials. The photos and video clips were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). May 29, 2011 Last updated on 6/02/11. DefenseReview …

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DefenseReview (DR) on the way to the 2011 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC 2011) in Tampa!

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com May 16, 2011 DefenseReview (DR) will be attending the 2011 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC 2011) in Tampa, FL May 17-19 as media to check out and write about the latest and greatest tactical hardware and technologies for SOF missions. In fact, on our way, and we’re at the airport right …

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Glock, Inc. to Donate $100,000 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) at Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2011 (SOFIC 2011)

The following is a Glock, Inc. press release: Glock, Inc. to Donate $100,000 to the Special Operations Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) Company [Glock, Inc.] will reach $600,000 in donations over the past six years to support families of Special Forces Smyrna, GA (May 9, 2011) – GLOCK, Inc. will make a $100,000 donation to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) …

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Mystery Low-Observable/Stealth Helicopter Used for Usama Bin Laden (UBL) Compound Kill Operation/Raid: Is it a Stealthified Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter? Here’s what we know…

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com May 8, 2011 Last updated on 5/09/11. The recent photos of the mystery low-observable/stealth helicopter’s intact tail boom and rotor wreckage left at the scene of U.S. Naval NSWDG/DEVGRU’s (formerly SEAL Team Six, or ST6) kill operation/raid on Osama Bin Laden’s/Usama Bin Laden’s (OBL/UBL) “compound” has provided much fodder for speculation as …

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Tiger Stripe Products (TSP) Develops and Introduces All Terrain Tiger (ATT) Multi-Environment/Multi-Terrain Combat Camouflage (Camo) Pattern for Tactical Operations

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com May 5, 2011 On the combat camouflage pattern front, Tiger Stripe Products (TSP) recently released their latest and greatest multi-environment/multi-terrain pattern (MTP) combat/tactical camo pattern called All Terrain Tiger (ATT), which combines the famous Tiger Stripe disruption camo pattern with MTP blending coloration. With the ATT pattern, TSP appears to have toned …

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DR Editorial: No UBL Death Photos (and/or Video)? Really? The American People Deserve Visual Confirmation/Proof of Usama Bin Laden’s Death. Period.

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com May 4, 2011 Last updated on 5/09/11. The mainstream media (MSM) news outlets, including CBS News, are reporting that President Obama is refusing to release the photos and/or video of a dead Usama Bin Laden (UBL) to the American people. In DefenseReview’s opinion, this is a major mistake, with all due respect. …

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(Updated) Breaking News: We Got Him! Usama Bin Laden (UBL) Shot DEAD via Double-Tap to the Head in Firefight with U.S. Strike Team (U.S. Navy DEVGRU Spec-Operators) During Direct Action (DA) Mission on “Huge Compound” Deep inside Pakistan. Confirmed.

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail dot com May 1, 2011 Last updated on 5/02/11. Well, it’s about time. Usama Bin Laden (UBL) has been neutralized/terminated (i.e., killed) in the city of Abbottabad Pakistan within the last 24 hours in a firefight that occurred during a direct action (DA) mission being conducted around 1am Pakistan time by a U.S. strike …

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