The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced this week that the U.S. State Department recently approved the potential sale to the Republic of Korea of two American-made Phalanx weapon systems. According to the Pentagon’s top arms broker, the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of two MK 15 MOD 25 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) […]
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Russian aerospace group Rostec has announced on Wednesday that the Central Research Institute for Precision Machine-Building (TsNIITochMash) has successfully completed factory acceptance testing of the new Lotos air-droppable self-propelled artillery gun. “The Central Research Institute for Precision Machine-Building (TsNIITochMash) of Rostec Corporation has completed the acceptance trials of the advanced 120mm Lotos self-propelled artillery gun (item 2S42). The fighting vehicle for the Airborne Force has confirmed […]
German weapons maker Rheinmetall was awarded a contract from the German procurement authorities to develop a key future laser weapon system component. The details were given in a 26 November media release, to announce that at the end of the second quarter of 2020, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, or BAAINBw, contracted with Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH to fabricate a […]
The U.S. Army is planning to add an unmanned turret with 30mm cannon and Javelin missile launcher for its new Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV). The AMPV would replace 5 variants of the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier family of vehicles, which have been in service since the Vietnam-era. The Army is expecting that one variant of its newest AMPV will receive a new weapon system that will […]
Italian Army has revealed that it has been testing a new anti-drone jamming gun during the Prometo 2020 exercises. The Prometo 2020 exercise was held by the Counter Mini / Micro Remotely Piloted Aircraft Center of Excellence (CM / M APR) at the Foce Verde (LT) proving ground last week. The exercise was conducted with the aim of training and training the anti-drone operators of the anti-aircraft departments and […]
The U.S. Army has demonstrated the first prototype of a new laser weapon system based on the Stryker combat vehicle. Video released by Army Professional Forum (APF) shows the finished, combat-capable prototype of the Directed Energy Maneuver Short Range Air Defense, or DE-MSHORAD, with a 50 kW-class laser integrated onto a Stryker platform. Mounted on the newest Stryker A1 chassis, the DE-MSHORAD system, along with Interim Maneuver […]
Witnessing these last few months in America has really got me thinking about my stance on gun ownership. With civilians essentially given the OK to take their cars and run over demonstrators, a vigilante killing peaceful protesters, and the president telling a white supremacist group to “stand by” (for what, exactly?), I thought—if the racists and MAGA-fanatics are packing heat, why aren’t the rest of us? […]
The Stryker combat vehicle integrated with a laser weapon system is one step closer to becoming a reality. Last week, the Assistant Secretary of the Army – Acquisition, Logistics & Technology has announced that the U.S. Army is one step closer to delivering laser weapons to Soldiers with the recent arrival of two Stryker vehicles in Huntsville, Ala. Assistant Secretary Facebook account made the post regarding […]
The U.S. Department of Defense has contracted Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) to supply the 30mm XM813 Bushmaster cannons to the U.S. Army. The contract, from U.S. Army Contracting Command and announced on Thursday, is valued at more than $37 million. The details were given in a 24 September statement, to announce that ATK was awarded a contract to buy long lead items for the production of […]
An officer has been shot dead inside a police station in Croydon after their colleagues failed to find a gun hidden on a recently-arrested suspect who then attempted to take their own life. The incident happened at approximately 02:15 AM local time at the Croydon Custody Centre in Windmill Lane. The 23-year-old suspect had been arrested moments prior to the shooting. The stricken officer was treated […]
By Tom Kubiniec for VTGun safe companies are working quickly to adopt new technologies in their safes. Biometrics (fingerprint scanners, facial recognition), Wi-Fi, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and others are being incorporated into almost every safe on the market. The sales and marketing brochures tout this new technology as the best and most convenient way to secure and access firearms. In many cases, new technology improves the […]
Deon Kay, the teenager who was shot and killed Wednesday by police in Washington, is shown in body cam footage carrying a handgun as he and another suspect flee from officers. Video released Thursday by Washington police chief Peter Newsham and Mayor Muriel Bowser shows an officer arriving on the scene after being dispatched on a report of a “man with a gun.” Two of the […]
It looks like the atmosphere in Kenosha Wisconsin was more dangerous and volatile than has been reported to date on the night of the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings. Numerous BLM rioters also were carrying guns. 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was charged with 170 years in prison for his actions in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday night. Rittenhouse killed two men and the question is whether it was in self […]
Two men were shot to death and one wounded in Kenosha Tuesday night after riots erupted following an officer-involved shooting. The shooter was identified as 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Lake County, Illinois — video footage shows he was likely acting in self defense. One man died after being shot in the head and a second man died after being shot in the chest. A third man […]
Police arrested Jerome Aniska after he pulled a gun on a group of pro-lifers protesting outside a Planned Parenthood in Dover, Delaware. WMDT reported: Police said they responded to the parking lot of Planned Parenthood after receiving calls from a group of pro-life demonstrators that a man, later identified as, 31-year-old, Jerome Aniska, pulled a handgun on the group. Police said Aniska went on the public […]
Defund The Police Movement Can Learn From Corrupt Gun Trace Task Force By Jaisal Noor, Waging Nonviolence. August 20, 2020 Defund The Police Movement Can Learn From Corrupt Gun Trace Task Force2020-08-202020-08-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/bmorepolice.png200px200px Above photo: GTTF Sgt. Wayne Jenkins during the arrest of Gregory Harding, caught on a body camera. U.S. Attorney’s Office. To understand American policing, the authors of “I Got A Monster” say you need to […]
Philadelphia is seeing an increase in shootings so the far-left City Council and police organized a ‘home gun-check campaign’ urging residents to turn in their firearms. Makes sense. Voluntary gun buyback programs and other programs aimed at urging residents to voluntarily turn in their firearms would only increase violence because it keeps criminals armed and disarms law abiding citizens. Far left “community groups” with backing from […]
Guest post by Larry C. Johnson There is a quiet revolution underway across the United States that signals how the average American is reacting to the Democrat campaign of supporting rioting and chaos in major cities. American citizens are arming themselves to the teeth and this includes many who previously supported gun control measures. If you doubt me, go on-line and try to buy a box […]
Friday’s ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rolls back California’s ban on the sale of ammunition magazines containing more than 10 bullets. Seth Perlman/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Perlman/AP Friday’s ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rolls back California’s ban on the sale of ammunition magazines containing more than 10 bullets. Seth Perlman/AP In a blow to gun control […]
A trio of 15-year-old boys scaled a wall outside of US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida carrying a loaded AK-47 in a backpack, in what police say was a desperate attempt to evade arrest. The three teens were taken into custody soon after they breached the walls around the resort on Friday, according to Palm Beach Police spokesman Michael Ogrodnick, who said the boys […]
Portland rioters learned a valuable lesson about how motorcycles cannot stop trucks while attacking a motorist on Tuesday evening. Late in the evening, rioters were attempting to block off a street when a man driving a truck pulled up and attempted to navigate his way through. Instead of letting him pass, they attacked him and his vehicle, slashing his tires, breaking his window, and throwing a […]
The husband of Los Angeles’ first black district attorney has been charged with multiple counts of assault with a firearm for pointing a gun at Black Lives Matter protesters who showed up on the couple’s doorstep. David Lacey, whose wife is LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey, has been charged with three counts of assault with a firearm, according to charging documents filed Monday by California State […]
German weapons maker Rheinmetall has released incredible video footage shows a new 130 mm smoothbore gun.“Rheinmetall’s 130 mm smoothbore technology for main battle tanks (MBT) embodies a significant lethality leap in times of more sophisticated protection systems and increasing threats,” said in a company news release. Combined with a state-of-the-art auto-loader, this system is the latest evolvement in Rheinmetall’s, MBT Advanced Technologies competence. Future tanknology for […]
The miscounting and fraudulent numbers related to the China coronavirus just keep coming. Unrelated deaths are being counted as COVID-19 related and deaths from days and weeks ago are suddenly being attributed to today’s COVID-19 mortality counts. A CBS12 team in Florida reported: A 60-year-old man who died from a gun shot wound to the head. A 90-year-old man who fell and died from complications of […]
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has urged Chicagoans to literally call the police over any “unconstitutional” actions by federal agents sent by President Donald Trump to help with a crackdown on skyrocketing violent crime. Residents should call the police or social services if they “see something that doesn’t look right,” Lightfoot said at a press conference on Wednesday. “If we see any steps out of line,” she said, […]
Gun sales soared in June, with 2,387,524 weapons sold, a year-over-year increase of 145.3% from June 2019, Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting reports. “Likely single handgun sales (1,511,714) increased year-over-year by 177.5% whereas single long-gun sales (690,212) increased year-over-year by 114.3%. All other likely background check-related sales (185,599) increased year-over-year by 74.0%. This includes so-called ‘multiple’ sales where the allocation between handguns and long-guns cannot be […]
St. Louis city police applied for search warrants in the McCloskey case on Tuesday. The police already searched the McCloskey home and took a rifle on Friday night. The McCloskey attorney said the hand gun that was confiscated on Friday was dis-chargeable.It was not operating. KMOV reported: TRENDING: BREAKING: Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens and Friend Rush to Perform Life-Saving Measures on Shooting Victims in St. […]
By the Senior Editor Steve Bannon’s operatives are out playing dirty tricks. With vanloads of American flags, BLM shirts and suitcases of mob money, they are going to be staging flag burnings across America. Get used to the smell of Chinese polyester. The fake Russian media, in this case, Steve Bannon’s “RT” is part of the stench. Both RT and Sputnik have been taken over with […]
Three people were murdered in New York overnight into Thursday, in line with a grim trend that saw police responding to the highest number of shootings in over 20 years last month amid a leftist push to divest from the force. The murders took place in the space of 20 minutes early on July 2, as two men were shot in the back of their heads […]
Darryl Daniels, an African-American Sheriff of Clay County in North Florida has a stern message for what he calls “godless disruptors” who have destroyed towns across America and murdered law enforcement officers during “peaceful” Black Lives Matter and Antifa domestic terrorist gatherings. Clay County is a suburb right outside of Jacksonville, where the RNC will be held next month, capped off by a much anticipated speech […]
Did Donald Trump by ‘Crazytweet Proclamation’ legalize ‘brandishing?’ How can police ever respond to real threats when Trump endorses pointing guns, menacingly, at members of the public as ‘free speech?’ Guardian: Donald Trump courted controversy on Monday – and perhaps sought to deflect attention from reports about Russia placing bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan – by retweeting news footage of a white couple in St Louis, […]
The Islamic Republic has been increasingly developing its domestic arms industry for years now, having started to do so in the face of international sanctions and its inability to buy weapons systems abroad. In recent years, the country has developed its own tanks, transports, radars, air defence systems, and jets, among other things. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has presented the most recent additions to […]
Three-year-old Mekhi James had just gotten his first barbershop haircut when he became one of 104 people shot in Chicago on Father’s Day weekend. “It hurts! It hurts!” Mekhi cried out after a bullet struck him in the back. The gunfire had come from another car as the boy’s stepfather was driving him home on Saturday. The stepfather sped instead to Western Suburban Medical Center. Mekhi […]