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Why the US government had to pay Beretta after awarding them the M9 contract
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Why the US government had to pay Beretta after awarding them the M9 contract

By Miguel Ortiz

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A pilot from the 416th Flight Test Squadron successfully fires the newest variant of the AIM-9 Sidewinder for the first time from an F-16 Fighting Falcon on April 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tom Reynolds)
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Raytheon awarded $736M contract for AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles

By Miguel Ortiz

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Soldiers of the 4th Ranger Training Battalion, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, demonstrate the U.S. Army’s newest weapon during a Rangers in Action Ceremony September 16, 2022, at Victory Pond, Fort Benning, Georgia. The XM5 Rifle will replace the M4/M4A1 carbine within the close combat force. The new ammunition includes multiple types of tactical and training rounds that increase accuracy and are more lethal against emerging threats than both the 5.56mm and 7.62mm ammunition. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs)
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What troops really think of the Army’s new XM7 rifle

By Miguel Ortiz

Veteran and popular firearms YouTuber Paul Harrell dies at 58
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Veteran and popular firearms YouTuber Paul Harrell dies at 58

By Miguel Ortiz

U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade launch the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) from the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in Delamere, Northern Territory, Australia in support of Talisman Sabre 2023 on July 27, 2023. U.S. Army photo
Military News

Simple US rules change could drastically improve Ukraine’s invasion

By Logan Nye

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History

Operation Gunnerside: The most successful sabotage of WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

NATO membership closer for Ukraine with the help of this rifle
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NATO membership closer for Ukraine with the help of this rifle

By Miguel Ortiz, Tessa Robinson

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - APRIL 15: Firearms are displayed at the Sig Sauer booth at the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings & Exhibits at the Indiana Convention Center on April 15, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The convention, which is expected to draw around 70,000 guests, opened yesterday and runs through Sunday. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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SIG Sauer’s legal battles and why the XM7 might not replace the M4

By Miguel Ortiz

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History

That time American and Russian tanks faced off in a divided Berlin

By Logan Nye

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History

This submachine gun looked homemade, but it killed lots of Nazis

By Paul Huard

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Tactical

Best AR-15 slings on the market

By Brady Kirkpatrick

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Tactical

Today’s Springfield Armory isn’t your grandpa’s Springfield Armory

By Miguel Ortiz

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Tactical

These are the best .308 rifles on the market

By Brady Kirkpatrick

The 5 most legendary snipers of all time
Tactical

The 5 most legendary snipers of all time

By Team Mighty

These are the United States’ top 5 allies from around the world, based on capability
Tactical

These are the United States’ top 5 allies from around the world, based on capability

By Team Mighty

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Tactical

Why Soviet troops boiled their bullets

By Miguel Ortiz

operation plumbbob
Tactical

Before NASA Parker Solar Probe, fastest manmade object ever was manhole cover launched by a nuke

By Team Mighty

Description: View from the top into a box which is booby-trapped with punji sticks. Punji sticks are sharpened and heated stakes, placed in the path of enemy troops, usually covered by undergrowth or placed in the bottoms of pits dug to trap enemies.
Tactical

8 of the most terrifying Vietnam War booby traps

By Blake Stilwell

The indomitable spirit of the Zulu Warriors
History

The indomitable spirit of the Zulu Warriors

By Jessica Evans

a member of the Mujahideen carries a weapon on his soldier
History

Operation Cyclone: The CIA’s covert program to arm the mujahideen

By Jessica Evans