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February 14, 2009 DefenseReview readers may have noticed that DefenseReview just got a new look. This is because we just updated our publishing software. We will continue to update the site over the next several days, so please bear with us, just in case we have to take Defense Review offline temporarily. In the meantime, while this process is ongoing, …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com On January 22, 2010, during the last day of SHOT Show 2010, coincidentally, the U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), Joint Munitions and Lethality (JM&L) Contracting Center issued a Sources Sought Notice/Solicitation for “market survey” for a drop-in Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS)/Non-Developmental Item (NDI) “modification kit” (i.e. performance upgrade kit) for “improvements to the M4 …

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. The photos were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). February 2, 2010 Colt Defense just introduced its new Colt Tactical line of semi-auto-only tactical …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com February 1, 2010 Updated on 2/20/10 On March 29 of last year (2009), DefenseReview published a story stating that we disagreed with the cancellation of the F-22 Raptor program, and calling for at least 1,000 Raptors, total, to be built and fielded. This is because we knew that advanced Russian and Chinese …

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com January 25, 2010 DefenseReview is back from SHOT Show 2010.  We’ll be publishing new articles and photos on the latest tactical tech/hardware from the show, this week. So, stay tuned.

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By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com January 15, 2010 Updated on 1/16/10 On January 4th, 2010, DefenseReview published a quick piece on the new “leaked” Remington ACR (Adaptive Combat Rifle) video. Well, something rather interesting has since occurred involving the ACR. According to RFC Express, a website covering “US Federal District Court, Recently Filed Cases”, a company designated …

December 25, 2009 DefenseReview would just like to wish its members and readers a very happy and safe holiday season. We wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year. Be careful driving on the roads, and don’t drink and drive. We want you to make it to 2010. We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com December 4, 2009 Updated on 12/15/09 Marine Times (a.k.a. Marine Corps Times) is reporting on the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) selecting the Heckler & Koch Infantry Automatic Rifle–or HK IAR, for short–to replace the FN M249 SAW/LMG (Squad Automatic Weapon/Light Machine Gun). The HK IAR is a 5.56x45mm NATO (5.56mm NATO) gas …

November 11, 2009 Like the rest of the country, DefenseReview is in mourning over the recent killings (and woundings) at Fort Hood. We’d like to extend our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of the victims. May God be with you during this terrible time. Defense Review would like to thank all of our veterans, and wish all …