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Kinetic C-UAS Industry Day Gathers Armament Experts for Networking, Tech Updates PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J — More than 150 government and industry leaders convened at Picatinny Arsenal on April 28 for the Kinetic C-UAS Industry Day to forge critical partnerships and accelerate the development kinetic drone-defeat technologies to ensure U.S. warfighters maintain technological overmatch. The summit centered on kinetic counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS), technologies engineered to detect, track and physically destroy hostile drones, distinct from non-kinetic systems that rely on electronic jamming or redirection. Senior Scientific Technical Manager for Weapons and Software Engineering Tony Pezzano noted a desire to firmly establish…

Achilles Heel Tactical has officially launched the AHT Podcast, a long-form conversational platform hosted by AHT instructor David Acosta Jr., intended to extend many of the discussions that naturally happen around its training programs. The debut episode, “The Genesis of AHT,” features founder Rick Crawley discussing the origins of Achilles Heel Tactical, the philosophy behind the company, and the standards that continue to shape its direction today. For those who have trained with AHT, the format will feel familiar. Some of the most meaningful conversations don’t happen while standing on the firing line. They happen during lunch, after class, or…

Iran was reported on Sunday to have submitted its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran War, as a ceasefire to the conflict entered its 33rd day. According to Iran’s IRNA news agency, the proposal focuses exclusively on ending the war, with broader issues to be tabled for the future. Details of Iran’s latest proposal are not yet public.  Iran’s previous demands have included lifting of the U.S. naval blockade, sanctions relief and the release of Iran’s frozen assets, the withdrawal of U.S. forces from areas surrounding Iran, and nonaggression guarantees. Tehran has also insisted that the…

Indirect peace talks between the U.S. and Iran ramped up this weekend, with Qatar playing an important mediating role. As the White House awaited an Iranian response to its latest peace proposal, Vice President J.D. Vance met Friday with the prime minister of Qatar, Axios reports. The prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani, flew to Washington for the meeting and departed right after. While he had been expected to return to Doha, he flew to Miami, where he met the next day with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Subscribe Today …

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The?American flag is a symbol of freedom and patriotism, but?before?the Continental Congress adopted the first?official flag in 1777, many other?flags were?flown. As America?celebrates 250 years of freedom, here’s a?look at a few of the various United States flags flown during combat by soldiers, sailors,?Marines?and militia during the American Revolutionary War.? Flags were a significant part of the war, as they served to instill esprit de corps in the men?and also?aided in?rallying the troops,?as the flag carrier led from the front. They?expressed liberty and national identity, as well as a?means to assert sovereignty against British rule.? The use of colors?—?the?term for…

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. — In the past, testing a gun tube required an accompanying weapon system. The future is here where that is no longer necessary. Yuma Test Center acquired a proof gun system, or PGS, developed by U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center which allows a gun tube to be mounted and fired for testing without the weapon system. “The idea was to build a system that would allow them to put a number of different tubes in,” explained Quentin Sorenson, the test officer with the Munitions and Weapons Division who oversaw the installation of the…

A ceasefire to the Iran War entered its 32nd day Saturday as the U.S. awaits an Iranian response to the latest American proposal, amid heightened tensions following U.S. and Iranian strikes in the Strait of Hormuz and adjacent waters in recent days. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was reported by Iranian media to have told his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan on Saturday that recent U.S. strikes had deepened Iran’s doubts about the U.S.’s “motivation and seriousness” toward diplomacy. U.S. Central Command said Friday that the U.S. Navy “disabled” two Iranian-flagged oil tankers—the M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda—that had…

Here is a video clip from the recent Steel Nationals. I was smooth and clean on the first 4 runs, and when I knew it was in the bag, I went for broke on the last run. That didn’t turn out to be better than my 4 smooth runs, which gave me a comfortable GM score. The point here is that transition speed is much more dependant on good technique, rather than raw muscular speed. How fast and precisely you move your eyes from target to target and how little muscle you add to the gun during recoil both matter…