Military

Lightweight, rugged, and maneuverable, the Czech vz. 58 represents a tiny glimmer of individuality in the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War.

Nightforce is pleased to announce that the Marine Corps selected the MIL-SPEC ATACR 5-25×56 F1 for the updated Mk13 Mod 7 sniper system.

Remington Arms secured a contract with the U.S. Army for 5.56 NATO carbines for allied forces worth just shy of $24.5 million dollars.

Chinese outlets are reporting that researchers have built a “laser AK-47,” a light and man-portable “less-lethal” weapon. The weapon, called the “ZKZM-500 laser assault rifle,” is allegedly effective out to 800 meters.

Special operations snipers will evaluate 6.5mm platforms to determine how much better the cartridge could perform in the field.

President Donald Trump wants the Department of Defense to create a sixth military branch: the United States Space Force.

A new study has revealed that of the estimated 1.013 billion smalls arms worldwide, civilians hold 857 million of them, a 32 percent increase since 2006. The study’s authors attribute the rise both to better reporting data and to rising gun ownership in the United States, whose citizens hold 40 percent of the world’s civilian firearms.

Virginia’s Chesapeake City Council voted last week to donate rather than destroy a rare World War II firearm believed to have popularized the term “assault rifle.”

Needless to say, you won’t find these one-of-kind items for sale anywhere else and the money goes to a fantastic cause. Please help spread the word and let’s get the party started. If this doesn’t end in a bidding war between Raytheon and Boeing, I am going to be disappointed.