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By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com April 26, 2010 Updated on 4/28/10 DefenseReview just got back from our technical/tactical shooting (rifle and pistol) trip to Bellingham, Washington, where we got trained up by our friend and professional contact John Romaszka of Romaszka Tactical Training (RTT). John’s a very talented technical AND tactical shooting instructor (rifle and pistol). We …
Read More »Future Iranian (Bladerunner 51/Bradstone Challenger Copy) Speedboat Swarms vs. U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers: Van Riper Redux?
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com April 7, 2010 Updated 4/09/10 Looks like nuclear weapons aren’t the only thing the Iranian government is after. Apparently, they’ve also got a penchant for speedboats, specifically high-tech, very expensive speedboats. Multiple news sources are reporting that the Iranians have surreptitiously acquired a “James Bond-style” fast mover called the Bladerunner 51 / Bradstone …
Read More »F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Too Expensive? Solution: Scrap the F-35A and F-35C Variants, Produce the F-35B STOVL, and Revive the F-22 Raptor.
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com March 15, 2010 Human Events is reporting that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) fighter/attack aircraft’s per-unit cost has skyrocketed to $112 million, and The New York Times is reporting that the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) fighter/attack aircraft has ballooned in cost from 60-90 percent in real …
Read More »Video: U.S. Army Lieutenant General Jerry Boykin’s (Ret.) Allegation: U.S. military (and government?) has been “”infiltrated from within by people who want to destroy the Constitution of our nation and replace it with Sharia law.”
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com March 8, 2010 Has the U.S. military (and government?) been “infiltrated from within by people who want to destroy the Constitution of our nation and replace it with Sharia law” (a.k.a. Sharia Islamic law)? Christian and pro-Constitution U.S. Army Lieutenant General Jerry Boykin (William G. Boykin) (Ret.) certainly thinks so. He made …
Read More »Sabre Defence Back Up and Running: Company Resumes Operations after ATF (BATFE) Raid
by David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com February 28, 2010 Sabre Defence is apparently back up and running after the federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE a.k.a. “ATF”) raided them on February 17, 2010, although we had to find this out on our own through research rather than being alerted to it by the company (Sabre …
Read More »BATFE (a.k.a. “ATF”) Raids Military Defense Contractor and Firearms Manufacturer Sabre Defence
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com February 18, 2010 This one falls into the category of “what the hell’s goin’ on around here?” The BATFE (Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) raided Nashville-based firearms manufacturer and military defense contractor Sabre Defence, yesterday. According to reports, the BATFE has been investigating claims that Sabre Defence employees have been …
Read More »DefenseReview Updates Its Publishing Software and Gets a New Look.
February 14, 2009 DefenseReview readers may have noticed that DefenseReview just got a new look. This is because we just updated our publishing software. We will continue to update the site over the next several days, so please bear with us, just in case we have to take Defense Review offline temporarily. In the meantime, while this process is ongoing, …
Read More »U.S. Army Issues Sources Sought Notice/Solicitation for “Market Survey” for M4 Carbine “Modification Kit”/Performance Upgrade Kit
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com On January 22, 2010, during the last day of SHOT Show 2010, coincidentally, the U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), Joint Munitions and Lethality (JM&L) Contracting Center issued a Sources Sought Notice/Solicitation for “market survey” for a drop-in Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS)/Non-Developmental Item (NDI) “modification kit” (i.e. performance upgrade kit) for “improvements to the M4 …
Read More »Colt Defense Launches Colt Tactical Carbines/Rifles for Civilian Tactical Shooters at SHOT Show 2010: Tactical Guns Accessorized for Intensive Tactical Training
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). February 2, 2010 Colt Defense just introduced its new Colt Tactical line of semi-auto-only tactical …
Read More »Raptor Beware: Russia Test-Flies PAK FA Sukhoi T-50 5th-Generation Supercruise-Capable Low-Observable/Stealth Fighter Aircraft. Look out F-22.
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com February 1, 2010 Updated on 2/20/10 On March 29 of last year (2009), DefenseReview published a story stating that we disagreed with the cancellation of the F-22 Raptor program, and calling for at least 1,000 Raptors, total, to be built and fielded. This is because we knew that advanced Russian and Chinese …
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