Guns & Gear

By Royce de Melo Our correspondent has high hopes for his new sniper rifle, but finds that the knockoff Soviet-style Dragunov has a few surprises. As soon as we finished the club’s Saturday morning orientation for new members, I went out the main building’s door and headed to the 300-yard …

One of Nato’s newest members has been showing off the AK-47-inspired RK 62 M1 assault rifle that is in current service with its armed forces. The Finnish Defence Force’s standard-issue rifle is based on a Polish variant of the AK-47 – the model that launched the iconic Soviet-made AK family. WATCH …

by Igor Rozin In the middle of World War I (1914-1918), Russian engineers began work on a new oval-shaped “tank” measuring 960 by 605 meters, able to crush all enemies in its path. Not quiet on the Eastern Front In March 1915, the situation on the Eastern Front of WWI …

Russia is using a new drone to try to evade Ukrainian jamming equipment.  Rather than being controlled wirelessly, the new drone use miles of fibre-optic cable. The cables unravel as drones fly toward a target.  First-person view (FPV) drones are now the biggest killer on the battlefield, and the use …

So you want to be a test pilot? Be sure to check out this vid of an F-16 high speed taxi test that unexpectedly turned into a first flight. The best part, aside from the safe landing, is the crazy take-off; but we also appreciate the crash truck in hot …

The Gustav gun needed a crew of 2,000 men to operate it. The German Schwerer Gustav rail gun was the largest artillery piece created during the Second World War and was the only Nazi wonder weapon to be used in combat against the Russians. The concept of the super gun …

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed previously that he sent a frigate to the Atlantic Ocean armed with hypersonic cruise missiles. Putin said that he had armed a frigate with Zircon (Tsirkon) weapons. Here’s a look at what the missile can do. The Zircon explained. Please leave this field emptySubscribe to the …

Launch from the Truman. WATCH while sailors prep to send this F/A-18 Super Hornet airborne.

French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Wednesday that France had successfully tested a new type of remotely operated munition. The new UX11 drone, also known as “Colibri,” will soon be delivered to French forces and to the military of Ukraine, the ministry said. Watch the video France released about …

The USMC Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) sets up a demo. The MAGTF is comprised of four deployable elements, the Command Element, the Ground Combat Element, the Air Combat Element and the Logistics Combat Element, which are integrated to provide rapid, powerful, and sustainable response to global conflicts and disasters. They …