Author: David Reeder

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Dec. 12, 2022 – As part of a government-to-government agreement between Sweden and the Slovak Republic, the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic has signed a $1.37 billion (€1.3 billion) deal for the delivery of 152 CV90 35 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) from BAE Systems. The CV90s will be produced and delivered in several configurations with the full cooperation of the Slovak industry, including ZTS – ŠPECIÁL as the leading industry partner to BAE Systems. In addition, other Slovak state-owned and private companies will take critical roles in producing the vehicles and supporting the program in…

The MP5 was a great gun in 1964 and even up into the 1980s. It delivered a closed bolt system with a roller-delayed blowback system that ensured it was both controllable and reliable. However, it’s now 2022. These days the MP5 is a bit old and quite expensive. The lack of an LRBHO device and the annoying way to reload just makes it way less desirable, at least to me. Tossing an optic on isn’t easy, and the mags are pricey. Sure Die Hard was cool, but in 2022 we have lots of MP5 alternatives. When picking the top five,…

The United States Army announced on April 19, 2022, that it had awarded Sig Sauer a 10-year firm-fixed follow-on production contract to manufacture the Next Generation Squad Weapon variations, one of which – the XM5 rifle – would replace the M4/M4A1 carbine. That will mark the official end of the line for the M16 series, as the M4 was essentially a shortened and updated version of the military’s assault rifle that first entered service in 1964. https://youtu.be/1LcVxfmUH8Y The family of military rifles was adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15, and was first deployed for jungle warfare operations during the Vietnam War. In 1969, the improved M16A1 replaced the M14 to become…

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Dec. 16, 2022 — Sweden, Germany, and the United Kingdom have agreed with BAE Systems to purchase 436 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles. The joint procurement, worth $760 million, supports Arctic operations for the Collaborative All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program. BAE Systems’ military all-terrain vehicles are designed for operations in the harshest and most remote environments. This agreement signals the Company’s position as the defense industry’s leader in these capabilities. “We‘re seeing increased interest from numerous countries for the extreme mobility capabilities offered by the BvS10 and its unarmored sister vehicle, Beowulf,” said Tommy Gustafsson-Rask, managing director of BAE Systems…

LAS VEGAS – Sam Brinton is the controversial Biden administration official who was charged with felony theft last month after allegedly stealing a woman’s luggage at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Now an arrest warrant has been issued for him in connection to a second reported theft at an airport in Las Vegas, according to the Daily Wire. Brinton works for the Department of Energy. He has caused a stir among Americans for his role in the federal government for dressing in drag and boasting online about his puppy role-play fetish. A felony arrest warrant has been issued for Brinton charging grand larceny with…

Sam Brinton, a non-binary nuclear waste official in the Biden administration, is once again facing charges for attempting to steal luggage from an airport, raising doubts about Brinton’s insistence that the first incident was the result of a mix-up. Brinton, the deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition at the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, allegedly stole luggage from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada on an unknown date. There is a federal warrant out for Brinton’s arrest on grand larceny charges for stealing property worth between $1,200 and $5,000, 8 News Now reported. The…

1.0. What is Arctic Warfare? Arctic warfare encompasses land and maritime military operations in extreme snow, ice, and cold conditions. Often applied synonymously with winter warfare, Arctic Warfare has specific characteristics and unique properties. Even though interlinked with winter warfare, Arctic Warfare stands out as operations conducted in an explicit environment of extreme temperatures. In contrast, winter warfare includes different operational environments depending on temperatures and geographic location, i.e., any fairly snow-rich country during winter. Highlighting the difference is essential because of the requirements and following measures that a war-waging actor in Arctic climates needs to account and prepare for.…

The worst domestic violence I have ever seen involved a woman whose husband was out on bond for blinding their son with a baseball bat. He had struck the child so viciously he lost his eyesight. The woman had a temporary protection order against her husband, and a court date for another hearing. She never made the second hearing. I was a rookie cop when I first met her. I was sent to an unknown call for the police. As I and my partner were walking up the stairs to the woman’s second-floor apartment, we noticed the coppery smell of…

Everything in the news these days seems to be bad. Carnage captures the eye, and we human animals are drawn way more to chaos than to kittens. If you form your worldview via the modern mass media, you might be forgiven if you’d sooner just blast off into space and abandon the whole sordid lot. Perhaps that’s what’s driving Elon Musk’s train. This is a radical thought, but what if people are not so ghastly as we have been led to believe? What if out there amidst all that rampant inhumanity there was actually something wholesome and inspiring? In this…

Every Marine is a rifleman first, and they must successfully put a lot of rounds downrange before they qualify to truly serve. With that said, U.S. Marine Corps snipers have their go-to rifles that stand above the others. And, in fact, at present, I would argue these are the top 3 at present: the M40, the Mk13 Mod7, and the Barrett M82. Below is a short history and explainer of each rifle and why they matter. https://youtu.be/va8vvemnF5I M40 Dates Back to the Jungles of Vietnam Talk about a long history, the M40 rifle makes many marine snipers sentimental. Turn back the clock…