Rheinmetall Squad Support Weapon (Rheinmetall) This week at Eurosatory 2022, Rheinmetall showcased a surprise, not their first tank the KF-51 or their unmanned ground vehicle that can launch loitering missiles, but the Squad Support Weapon or SSW40. It appears that the SSW40 is a matured version of the Hydra, a prototype automatic magazine-fedRead More →
Soldier running a RAMP and a SIG Rattler carbine (US Army) SIG Sauer is set to be awarded a contract to fulfill US Special Operations Command’s requirement for a commercial, off-the-shelf, personal defense weapon (CPDW). A notice of intent from SOCOM to award a five-year Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contractRead More →
Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, Pool) Next Post Coming Soon…▶ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s gun control agenda isn’t going as planned, yet he is already doubling down. His latest gun grab move is a ban on another entire class of firearms. Calling it a “last resort,”Read More →
Posted 10 mins ago in Daily News, Flashlights, Other Gear & Gadgets, Shooting Accessories by Hrachya H with No CommentsTags: Magne-Tech, magnetic, neodymium, rare earth magnets, Rigel Magne-Tech, a Utah company, has designed a quick firearm accessory attachment system that utilizes rare earth magnets. This system consists of two partsRead More →
Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conduct weapons qualification as part of a modernization effort of the enhanced night vision goggles-binoculars (ENVG-Bs) and the family of weapon sights-individuals (FWS-Is) thermal sensors at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on November 5, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by 1stRead More →
Posted 17 mins ago in Daily News, Flashlights by Luke C. with No CommentsTags: flashlights, FOXTROT, FOXTROT2, Sig Sauer, Weapon mounted Light, WML Building on the success of the original FOXTROT WML but now featuring more power and more versatility, the new SIG Sauer FOXTROT2 Weapon Mounted Light has justRead More →
SIG Sauer Selected for NGSW (Image: SIG Sauer) We, here at TFB, have been closely following the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon program since it began back in 2018. Today, it has been announced that SIG Sauer have won the contract to provide both the NGSW-Rifle and NGSW-Automatic Rifle.Read More →
Friday night is upon us once again. In today’s Friday Night Lights we will take a look at a clever little upgrade for a Steiner DBAL D2 and SPIR illuminator. Last fall, Villain Weapon Systems announced their LSD (light shaping diffuser) for the DBAL D2. It was a simple yetRead More →
Posted 35 mins ago in Daily News, Firearms Customization, Flashlights, Other Gear & Gadgets by Hrachya H with No CommentsTags: Emissary Development, Paddle Shifter, surefire x300 Emissary Development has introduced an extended switch for SureFire X300 style weapon lights called Paddle Shifter. It extends the switch upwards to the thumb ofRead More →
Posted 49 mins ago in Daily News, Optics, Product Announcement, Thermal by Eric B with No CommentsTags: iRay, Rico Alpha, Thermal weapon sight According to iRayUSA, their new RICO Alpha Thermal Sight is a culmination of decades of user feedback, research, development. The new thermal sight features a high-performance iRayRead More →