Author: Tony Grist
Why Essential Provisions Keeps You Sharp When the Wild Gets Real Hunting season has a way of sorting people out. Long before the first stride across a frost-stiffened meadow or the first whisper of a distant call, the work has already begun. Packs are loaded, rifles checked, boots broken in, and every ounce of gear earns its place. At SOFREP, we know that what you put in your body matters as much as what you carry in your hands. Hunters know the land does not care if you skipped breakfast or relied on convenience store sugar bombs to make your…
Milipol 25 – B&T GL-06 Compact Grenade Launcher B&T has just introduced a Compact version of their GL-06 less lethal grenade launcher with a 200mm length barrel compared to the standard length barrel of 280mm. The shorter length only has a velocity loss of 1m/sec making it negligible. It also includes a new mount for the Aimpoint red dot optic which makes elevation selection easy. It also features an integrated backup iron sight. In the photo above you can see just how short the Command actually is, and seen below, how easily the telescoping stock is deployed with a simple…
Milipol 25 – Lubawa SA SERE Kit I always like to check out various kits such as EOD, First-Aid and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape versions. Poland’s Lubawa exhibited this SERE kit which packs all of the following items in a belt pouch. Read the full article here
Milipol 25 – Direct Action Mortar Pack I got to check out Direct Action‘s Mortar Pack, designed to carry 10 mortar bombs nested in their container. Rather than a soft sided pack, the outside is reinforced to offer additional protection for the contents. The interior is covered in PALS so it can accommodate other sensitive items like electronics or drones. ? The suspension and straps are well padded for the added weight of mortar bombs. ? Read the full article here
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Milipol 25 – MSA Gallet TC 901 MSA unveiled the new TC 901 helmet by Gallet at Milipol in Paris, France. This new helmet design is made from Polyethylene and rated for 9mm and frag protection. Offered in three sizes, Small, Medium, and Large, the TC 901 is modular and scalable. Additionally, the helmet can easily be disassembled by removing a single bolt at the rear of the ARCH, which loosens the ARCH first and then the edge molding. You will recognize the ARCH rail system from the TC 800 series helmet as well as the ratchet headband. The new…
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FORT GORDON, Ga.–During Cyber Quest 25, 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command Soldiers partnered with formerly Army Futures Command’s Futures and Concepts Center Cyber Capabilities Development Integration Directorate’s now renamed, as of Oct. 2, 2025, to the Army Transformation and Training Command’s Future and Concepts Command Cyber CDID, providing a tailored multidisciplinary data team to evaluate multiple emerging technologies, June 3-15, 2025. As part of its direct support command relationship to T2COM’s FCC, the 75th USARIC’s specialized Army Reserve Citizen-Soldiers routinely provide custom built data teams in support of the Army innovation enterprise – leveraging civilian acquired technical expertise to…
The House voted 427-1 this afternoon supporting a motion to compel the Justice Department to release its files on convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) was the only member of congress to vote against the bill. That legislation moved to the Senate, where by unanimous consent it immediately passed. President Donald Trump has indicated he will sign the bill into law. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson criticized the language of the legislation on grounds of “national security concerns,” saying forced transparency could reveal “sources and methods.” “The discharge requires the AG [attorney general] to release within…
GA-ASI Completes Full-Scale Fatigue Test on MQ-9B MQ-9B’s Third Lifetime Test Completes the FSF Testing Process With a Total of 120,000 Hours DUBAI AIRSHOW – 17 November 2025 – On October 31, 2025, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed its “third lifetime” of full-scale fatigue (FSF) testing for the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). Completion of FSF testing for the third and final lifetime includes a total of 120,000 operating hours (40,000+ flight hours per aircraft life) for the RPA and is a key milestone in validating the design of the airframe. The testing verifies the airframe structural integrity in…