By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 24, 2017 As long as we’re covering cool new combat/tactical AR (AR-15)/M4/M4A1 Carbine components, DefenseReview (DR) should definitely also discuss the Strike Industries SI Phantom Latchless Ambidextrous (Ambi) Charging Handle, which is going to be available with SI ISO Tabs for ergonomic enhancement, within the next 2-3 months. While the embedded …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 18, 2017 A company called Angel Armor is making some very interesting tactical armor plates called Truth SNAP, and they’ve integrated it with a tactical armor plate carrier called the RISE. The “SNAP” part’s the interesting part, as the plates snap together with magnets, allowing you to instantly up-armor or down-armor …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 11, 2017 The B-On electronic LCD combat/tactical shooting sunglasses/ballistic eyepro (eye protection) wasn’t the only new Beretta Protection Technology (BPT) product on display at SHOT Show 2017. BPT reps also showed DefenseReview (DR) interesting hearing pro (protection) with sound amplication called Off Shot ST-W and ST-R Mini Headsets, both of which …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 9, 2017 While DefenseReview was perusing the latesta nd greatest tactical shooting goodies at the Beretta USA booth at SHOT Show 2017, we ran into some very nice Italians in charge of some very cool new products in the Beretta Protection Technology section, the most interest of which, to DefenseReview (DR), …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Hecker & Koch (HK) April 27, 2017 A few days agao, Heckler & Koch USA (HK USA) issued a press release on the new HK VP9SK striker-fired sub-compact (also written “subcompact”) 9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO combat/tactical pistol, and even from the mediocre company photos of it, the new pistol still looks …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 19, 2017 Last updated on 4/20/17. Russian robotic military tech has been getting a lot of media hype lately with discussion of gun-launched “drone swarms” and armed/weaponized humanoid “Terminator”-type (Terminatorsky?) robots, but how much of this is pure Russian government-controlled media hype and bluster, and how much is real and possible? …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: B&T AG April 10, 2017 Swiss company Brugger & Thomet AG (B&T AG) recently released info on the new B&T Universal Service Weapon (USW-A1) 9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO pistol-type semi-auto PDW (Personal Defense Weapon) with side-folding stock, and the gun looks interesting. The last B&T weapons DefenseReview (DR) covered were the …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 8, 2017 As if really cool new titanium tritium combat/tactical dive/diving watches weren’t enough, Hazard 4 (H4) also introduced their Gray-Man line of lo-pro/lo-vis (low-profile/low-visibility) urban combat/tactical packs, sling bags, and rifle/weapons bags at SHOT Show 2017, which appear to be very well designed and made, and intrigued us. The Gray-Man …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 4, 2017 Last updated on 4/04/17. So, last year, DefenseReview (DR) reported on the Hazard 4 (H4) Heavy Water Diver (HWD) titanium trititum combat/tactical dive/diving watches, which really impressed us at SHOT Show 2016. We immediately liked the visual aesthetic of the watches, thanks to their very nice looking 50mm titanium …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 31, 2017 While DefenseReview (DR) was perusing all the latest and greatest Condor Outdoor Products (COP) and Condor Elite/Covered 6 products for 2017 at SHOT Show 2017, we noticed some very cool new combat/tactical clothing at the Condor Outdoor Products booth, and asked company rep Ken Oie to take us through …