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Soldiers with 10th Mountain Division test new machine gun optic
The new optic, which adds a three-times magnifier, was used with the Mk 19 grenade launcher.
By Todd South
How the North Vietnamese army modified a WW2 submachine gun for its war against the US
While the North Vietnamese did not have a full-fledged weapons industry, they did have the engineering capacity to create a submachine gun for the fight to come by combining elements of the Type 50 with those of the French MAT-49, large stocks of which they had also acquired in the course of their just-concluded conflict.
By Jon Guttman
Navy is in talks to get early screenings of new ‘Top Gun’
Navy asks Paramount Studios to be their wingman anytime, but preferably this summer.
Civilians can now own a pistol version of the Air Force’s new survival gun (thanks to Midwest Industries)
Like the ASDW, Midwest’s clone pistol uses a Cry Havoc QRB Quick Release Barrel system, designed to allow the user to either speedily put together the two-piece rifle kit to generate a combat-ready weapon or to break it down for storage and carriage.
By Ian D'Costa
Recruiting the smartphone contingent: Top enlisted Marine says generational differences aren’t new
Marines recruited today have grown up in a different world than Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy Black did.
By Philip Athey
Navy issues new rules on foreign military students and firearms
The changes come after a Saudi military officer opened fire at a Florida base in December, killing three sailors.
TBT: The Owen submachine gun — inventiveness from Oz
Arguably the weirdest looking SMG of World War II, the Owen SMG started as a cylinder-fed .22 rifle that was thrown in the trash.
By Jon Guttman
The US is committed to Syria mission, says top American general in the Middle East
U.S. troops at military outposts ín eastern Syria asked variations of the same question to their top commander Saturday: What is our future here? What are the goals we need to think about?
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Iran war vote and top-secret brief scheduled in Congress, despite impeachment
Washington is taking action next week in the face of a possible war with Iran.
By Joe Gould
Coast Guard officer accused of terror plot asks for leniency
Federal prosecutors are recommending a 25-year prison sentence for a Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling guns and targeting Supreme Court justices, prominent Democrats and TV journalists for attacks inspired by racist killers.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press