By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Image(s) Credit: Dynetics September 29, 2021 This one’s interesting, and a biggie. A company called Dynetics ( a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos) has beaten out Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (RADS) and Raytheon Missiles & Defense for the US Army’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability, a fancy name for a missile defense system. …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 22, 2021 DefenseReview (DR) just found out about this. Apparently, well-known silencer/sound suppressor manufacturer Advanced Armament Corp. (AAC) is back in the game after being spun off from the great Remington Outdoor Company bankruptcy dissolution of 2020, and DR’s glad to hear it. AAC was acquired at auction by JJE Capital …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com September 17, 2021 Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems has developed an AI rifle optic/scope called the Assault Rifle Combat Application System, or ARCAS, for short, that can potentially give infantry soldier’s a very real combat advantage. Here’s how ARCAS works, according to the company: “An AI-powered computer is integrated into the assault …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 31, 2021 The new OSS Suppressors RAD 22 .22 LR rifle/pistol suppressor looks like the it’s the t*ts from what DefenseReview (DR) just saw in their promotional video on it. Basically, the RAD 22 is a lightweight .22LR can (muzzle can, i.e., silencer/sound suppressor) that runs “quieter and much cleaner than …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com November 30, 2020 Last updated on 12/01/20. DefenseReview’s (DR) been following X2 Dev Group suppressors (silencers/sound suppressors) for a few years now, starting when they were still called NG2 Defense, and they first showed us the NG2 Defense MAXFLO 3D AFD full-auto-rated zero-back-pressure suppressor. Basically, NG2/X2 designs and sells zero-back-pressure suppressors, and …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com November 16, 2020 Last updated on 11/17/20. While DefenseReview (DR) was perusing all the Beretta 92X 9mm (9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO) pistol variants at SHOT Show 2020, we ran into our old friend JJ Racaza at the booth, and he was kind enough to spend a few minutes taking us through the particulars …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com October 31, 2020 Last updated on 10/31/20. While we carry Glock pistols (concealed) here at DefenseReview (DR), primarily the Glock 19 (G19), we’ve also been fans of Beretta pistols ever since we trained with combat/tactical pistol shooting instructor Ernest Langdon at Beretta Tactical Summit 2015. That class was a real eye opener, …

By Jeff Gurwitch July 7, 2020 The M4//M4A1/M16/AR-15 has proven to be one hell of a rifle/carbine. I’ve carried it with total confidence, and have employed it pretty successfully during my many tours overseas with U.S. Army Special Forces. The inline design and low height above bore still put it ahead of just about every military rifle that’s come out …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com August 14, 2019 Speaking of interesting cans (muzzle cans), Rugged Suppressors had some pretty interesting ones in their booth, and DefenseReview (DR) liked what we saw. Two that we specifically liked are the Oculus22 modular, belt-fed full-auto-rated .22LR-5.7x28mm can, and the Obsidian9 modular, belt-fed full-auto-rated 9mm (9mm Parabellum/9x19mm NATO) can, both of …

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com August 7, 2019 Last updated on 8/08/19. DefenseReview (DR) first covered OSS Suppressors in 2014, after we got to see their internals at SOFIC 2014. Actually, that’s not exactly true. We really first got to see them in 2012 at NDIA Joint Armaments Conference 2012, when they were still called Bravo 18. …