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By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com April 9, 2011 Combat camouflage (combat camo), or tactical camouflage (tactical camo), has been a DefenseReview (DR) area of interest  for a number of years. DR also follows the latest developments in the area of soldier systems, including soldier gear, as much as we can. The website Soldier Systems comes in very …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photos contained in this article were taken by DefenseReview.com, and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos. The photos were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). April 7, 2011 Last updated on 4/15/11. While we’re on the subject of pistols, we …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com April 5, 2011 On March 28th (2011), AmmoLand published a Steyr Arms press release on the new Steyr C9-A1 high-capacity 9mm pistol (9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO), which boasts an impressive 17+1 ammo capacity, and, with it’s shortened slide and 3.6-inch (3.6″) barrel, is designed specifically for both concealed carry (CCW) and dynamic tactical …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com April 4, 2011 PEO Soldier has published a new promotional video on the ATK XM25 (also written XM-25) Counter-Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) System 25mm airburst grenade launcher on Vimeo. Our friend “Steve” at The Firearm Blog has made an interesting point about the seeming lack of lethality of the 25mm airburst grenade …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photos and video clips contained in this article were shot by DefenseReview.com (DR), and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these materials. The photos and some video clips were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). Some video clips were shot with a …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com March 19, 2011 DefenseReview (DR) recently came across a DefenseTech article titled J-20 vs. F-35, One Analyst’s Perspective. The following paragraph caught our attention: It’s kind of fun to watch the world fixate on this one item (#7). Then again, I still enjoy air shows, too. Pugachev’s Cobra maneuver, for example. Drives …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com March 11, 2011 DefenseReview (DR) readers may remember a story we published back in February 2010 on the Russian PAK FA Sukhoi T-50 low-observable stealth fighter aircraft that’s essentially Russia’s developmental version of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. Well, the program has developed since then into the more fleshed-out Sukhoi/HAL FGFA (Fifth …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com All photos contained in this article are courtesy of Oleg Volk Advertising Photography, and are copyrighted. March 8, 2011 While we’re on the subject of Kel-Tec firearms, we should probably mention a couple of .22 Magnum (.22 WMR) wonders that DefenseReview (DR) is really looking forward to running on the range, at …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com February 28, 2011 DefenseReview.com (DR) member “VPMudde1991” has posited in the “comments” section of our article on the Leader 50 BMG bullpup semi-auto .50BMG (12.7x99mm NATO) anti-materiel/sniper rifle that the Leader 50 is perhaps reminiscent of the Hungarian Sero Gephard GM6 Lynx semi-auto bullpup 12.7x108mm Russian / .50 BMG anti-materiel rifle, and …

By David Crane [email protected] The top two photos contained in this article were taken by DefenseReview.com, and are copyrighted. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos. The photos were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). The bottom two photos are courtesy of Leader Propulsion. February 25, 2011 A company called Leader Propulsion …