Author: Tony Grist
The Justice Department indicted the former Cuban President Raúl Castro on charges including murder Wednesday, marking another significant escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign against the Cuban government. Castro, along with five other Cuban leaders, is being charged with seven counts, including four counts of murder, for his alleged role in Cuba’s shooting down of two planes in 1996. The planes were flown by members of Brothers to the Rescue, an organization that regularly flew planes over the waters between Cuba and the United States in an effort to help Cuban refugees seeking to escape to the U.S. On one…
Today PROOF announced their new PXT (PROOF Exponential Twist) barrel technology which promises to double the barrel life even with high pressure ammunition. PXT has also been shown to enhance precision and reduce torque during the recoil cycle. The concept comes from an accelerating twist rate demonstrated on medium and large caliber barrels and combines it with radius rifling to enhance precision for any projectile. This is said to also result in dramatic improvements in high pressure /high velocity cartridges. Originally developed for Medium Caliber Cannon projects in 2018 with a contract award for further development in 2021, the work…
Outer Limits is my favorite Steel Challenge stage by far. Unfortunately for me, you only run it 4 times instead of the usual 5, and only 3 of the runs count for score. It has the furthest shots of the match, and there is movement on the clock from one shooting position to another, making it pretty unique among steel stages. The circular target is at 20 yards, the large rectangle is at 35, and the center stop plate is at 18 yards. You would think hitting a giant target at 35 yards would not be that hard, but plenty…
Rumors have been floating around since ISOF Range day that USSOCOM was going to issue a Request For Proposals for an M4 compatible upper receiver group capable of firing high pressure 5.56 ammunition as well as currently used M855A1 and Mk262 cartridges. This week Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane released an RFP. The means of procurement will be Other Transactional Authority. Additional information on this process is available by referencing CSO N0016425SC0001, the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO). The Requirement: USSOCOM is seeking a carbine system to act as a replacement or upgrade for the…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday that any renewed U.S.-Israel attack would trigger an Iranian response that would “extend beyond the region…in places you cannot even imagine,” as negotiations to end the war and re-open the Strait of Hormuz remained deadlocked. At the White House on Tuesday, Vice President J.D. Vance said that “a lot of progress” has been made toward a deal with Iran. On the possibility that a deal cannot be reached, Vance said that “there’s an option B, and the option B is that we could restart the military campaign,” adding “but that’s not what the president wants,…
TAMPA, Fla. — During the annual Special Operations Forces Week conference, Air Force Special Operations Command unveiled a unique capability of its OA-1K Skyraider II. To fulfill rapid deployment requirements and further provide expeditionary agility, AFSOC’s newest platform, the Skyraider II, is capable of rapid break-down disassembly and reassembly. In this broken-down state, one or several Skyraider IIs can be loaded onto a larger aircraft and moved during strategic airlift to a new location, overcoming the tyranny of distance. Upon arrival at its destination, crews can quickly configure the aircraft to a flyable operational condition. “This capability is right in line with our…
Voyager Gateway 1 puts a full mission server on the operator, turning every soldier into a connected node at the forward edge. Dismounted operators carry heavy loads of radios, batteries, sensors, and other mission equipment. At the same time, many mission applications still rely on bulky servers at the command post, forcing operators to carry additional communications gear and power sources just to stay connected. That setup, compute in the rear, operators tethered forward, doesn’t hold up in a fight where command posts are targeted, networks are jammed, and squads operate dispersed. Anduril is addressing this problem with Voyager Gateway…
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The Senate on Tuesday voted to advance a War Powers resolution to halt the Iran war unless Congress authorizes further hostilities. The motion to discharge the bill from committee passed 50-47, following seven failed attempts to do so. GOP Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joined Democrats to vote in favor of the motion while Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) voted with Republicans against it, as he did in the last war powers roll call on May 13. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox It…
TAMPA, Fla. — Air Force Special Operations Command has officially unveiled the popular name of the AGM-190A small cruise missile as “Havoc Spear.” The announcement, taking place at the Special Operations Forces Week conference, marks a critical step in AFSOC’s Enhanced Precision Effects (EPE) efforts, a modernization initiative set to equip adaptable weapon systems capable of delivering long-range, precise, kinetic and non-kinetic effects. Havoc Spear is a low-cost, mission adaptable, modular-design cruise missile that can be rapidly produced. The project was spearheaded by U.S. Special Operations Command to get after the need for rapid, iterative weapon development. “The primary…