Author: Tony Grist
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The Department of the Army activated the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command in a historic transition ceremony today at Fort Bragg, uniting U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army North and U.S. Army South into a single, four-star operational headquarters. The ceremony also marked the casing of the U.S. Army Forces Command colors and the retirement of FORSCOM’s commanding general. Gen. Andrew Poppas, who has led Forces Command since July 2022, is set to retire after more than 37 years of service. “Today we become something new,” Poppas said, “but FORSCOM’s spirit of readiness, resilience and warfighting…
U.S. Marine Corps engaging with the Archer Strike FPV Drone System (Photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker) ?El Segundo, CA – Neros Technologies has been awarded a multi-million delivery order contract with the United States Marine Corps to provide advanced small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) — including kinetic-strike capable FPVs — together with comprehensive operator training and support, across the Fleet Marine Force (FMF). The award underscores the Marine Corps’ push to rapidly field combat-proven, American-manufactured drone technologies that ensure asymmetric effects capability by expeditionary combat units—at scale. Built without Chinese components and certified under the Department of War’s Blue UAS…
As mentioned before, I do not choose my guns, especially my carry guns, based on pure performance. I think that is a pretty dumb way to go, as there are many more important things to base your carry gun on rather than “pure shooting performance”. Even if I did, I don’t really know what that means, as I can shoot all guns at basically the same level. I find Glocks to shoot a hair worse for me than other guns, but the difference is actually pretty meaningless. I am the limiting factor, not the gun. That said, I have heard…
People’s Liberation Army Integrated Soldier System At Milipol we got a glimpse of the QDS204E Integrated Soldier System. Interestingly, it’s shown here in MultiCam, likely to draw international clients. Nothing seen here is groundbraking but it’s nice to get a look. Here is an article from 2022 regarding improvements to the system which seems to be in spiral development. Considering China and Russia’s defense pact, I find it an odd choice for any NATO nations to entertain the notion of adopting Chinese defense systems. I’d suspect this display (and other companies at Milipol) hoped to draw African and Asian contingents…
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MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — Twelve LEAP Scholars recently took a star turn during Southern Star 2025 in Chile, enhancing communication and understanding among U.S. forces, six participating nations, and 10 observers throughout the complex multinational exercise. “Southern Star 2025 was a two-week multinational special operations exercise hosted by Chile and co-led by U.S. Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH),” said Senior Master Sgt. Pedro Estrada, a flight chief with the Operations Branch, 502 Communications Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. “It involved over 2,700 personnel from six participating countries and 10 observers. The exercise simulated a UN-authorized…
First European RIPSAW M3 Robotic Ground Vehicle Sold To Sweden HUNT VALLEY, Md., Dec. 2, 2025 – Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, and its subsidiary Howe & Howe, announced today a sale of the RIPSAW® M3 robotic ground vehicle to the government of Sweden, the product’s first European customer. The M3 is part of Textron Systems’ RIPSAW family of vehicles, designed as a rugged and reliable robotic ground vehicle that leverages a Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) to simplify integration of new payloads, controllers and autonomy suites. Building on its reputation as a global leader in uncrewed,…
US Army Awards Mossberg Contract for Additional 590A1 Pump-Action Shotguns O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. is proud to announce that it has been awarded a contract for approximately $11.6 million dollars to supply the U.S. Army with additional Mossberg® 590A1™ pump-action shotguns. First adopted by multiple branches of the U.S. Military in 1987, the Mossberg 590® proved its reliability and durability by successfully completing the rigorous MIL-SPEC 3443E testing protocol. Following its adoption, the U.S. Military requested a purpose-built variant capable of withstanding sustained, high-volume use in the most demanding environments. That requirement led directly to the development of the…
The Trump administration Thursday released its official National Security Strategy, outlining a pivot toward the Western Hemisphere under what it calls a “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine. The document proposes a “readjustment” of the U.S. global military footprint “away from theaters whose relative import to American national security has declined in recent decades or years.” Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox The strategy breaks with decades of U.S. foreign-policy doctrine. “American foreign policy elites,” it states, “badly miscalculated” and “placed hugely misguided and destructive bets on globalism.” On Europe and Russia, the NSS calls for…