Optics systems are some of the most popular after-market accessories for rifles and pistols, but there is no other area of firearm equipment that is so full of jargon. If you are new to optical systems for guns, or if you are an old pro who needs some reminders, I’m here to help. Choosing an […]
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Resurfacing Of Star Wars: North Korean Threats Lead Congress To Reconsider Space Defense
Which was heavily feared and anticipated among national security planners, the testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile by Kim Jong Un’s regime poses the theoretical capability of striking Alaska. But with North Korea’s threats posing a much more serious threat than ever, the American approach of ICBM defenses could possibly be an approach of little consequence. […]
US Navy’s Drone-Killing Laser Witnessed First Hand
In the occasionally hostile, Persian Gulf, the U.S Navy’s- and the world’s- first active laser weapon is looming. The Laser Weapons System, referred to as LAWS, is not an imaginary concept. It is not an experiment to explore a possibility. Aboard the USS Ponce amphibious transport vessel, it is deployed and prepared to employed in […]
Massive Mobile Naval Military Base Sets Course To Middle East
After undergoing extensive modifications, the Alaskan class oil tanker referred to by the military as the Expeditionary Mobile Base USNS Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, made its’ departure on June 10th from Norfolk, headed towards the Middle East- with no return date scheduled and a lengthy deployment anticipated. This is the first time that this insanely […]
US Air Force Work to Get Upgraded Laser-Armed B-52’s
Star Wars effects are jumping off the silver screen and toward US Air Force B-52s US Air Force Research Laboratory officials have declared their plan to implement a program of record that would have weapons equipped with air fired lasers by the year 2023, with the first airborne tests scheduled to be conducted by 2021. […]
US Air Force Wants To Update Fleet-Boeing And Bombardier Want In But Congress Says Not So Fast
The American Air Force may be up against extreme setbacks in the attempt of facing the outdated fleet of EC-130H jamming planes. As that branch of the military attempts to remove the specialized aircraft in service, and which case it has proved to be particularly valuable in the fight against ISIS terrorists, complaints are mounting […]
Experience Over two Centuries of Changes to the Army Handgun
In January 2017, the Army selected a new pistol that will replace the Beretta M9, a handgun that has been the selected choice for the Armed Forces for three decades. But just like every form of weapon in the arsenal of the United States Military new and improved weapons have become a custom. Regardless the […]
Hypersonic is Preferred By The US Military Over Supersonic
Down the road of time, the dominant nature of the American military will be based in part on the pace in which you are able to elevate into space and fly outside Earth’s atmosphere. That is the leading concept fueling the Pentagon’s advanced project aimed at constructing a spacecraft with the capability of launching small […]