by David Crane david@defensereview.com June 20, 2005 The following story is a DefenseReview.com exclusive. All digital photos accompanying this article were taken by, and are the exclusive property of, DefenseReview.com. Click on photos to view them full-size. Back in July 2004, DefenseReview wrote about the Milkor MGL Mk-1S 40mm multiple grenade launcher, which is an improved version of their original …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com Back in March, DefenseReview published a short article and press release on U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) contracts that were awarded to Symbionics Inc. and Icuiti Corporation to develop Modular Wearable Computers (MOWC) for the future Marine Corps warfighter, which could be integrated with the Marine Corps’ unmanned vehicle programs. The article was titled Next-Gen Modular Wearable …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com DefenseReview has taken the liberty of downloading all of the Auto-Assault-12 (AA-12) full-auto 12-gauge shotgun video clips (shot by MPS, Inc.) onto one of our servers, so our members and readers have these video clips available to them, at their fingertips. It should be noted that these AA12 Shotgun videos are large MPEG files, and will …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com June 03, 2005 DefenseReview.com was given exclusive permission/rights by SOF Magazine to display the complete SOF Magazine article, below (at the bottom of this story).  All SOF Magazine article photos were scanned by DefenseReview.com, specifically for this story.  Click on digital photos below to view them full-size. DefenseReview readers may remember the short article we published on the …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com Click on digital photos below to view them full-size and in correct proportion.  All digital photos contained in this article are the exclusive property of DefenseReview.com. While I was at SHOT Show 2005 earlier this year, I made the smart decision to stop by the Blade-Tech booth. While Blade-Tech is famous for making high-quality kydex holsters/carry …

by David Crane defrev at gmail.com May 18, 2005 Insight Technology, Inc. (Londonderry, NH), along with the U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC), has developed panoramic night-vision goggles (PNVGs) for U.S. Airforce Special Operations (SPECOPS) aviators. The new NVGs are designed to enhance combat capability for pilots engaged in night operations (night flying). At least 20 sets of goggles …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com Back in June 2004, DefenseReview reported on the U.S. Army’s development of photovoltaic tech to power U.S. Army tents and even soldiers themselves by integrating lightweight, flexible solar panels with tent and combat uniforms/BDU fabric.  The article was titled, "U.S. Army Develops Lightweight, Flexible Solar Panels to Power Troops", and it contains a host of relevant links to the …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com On April 21st (2005), Sporting News published a story by Stan McNeal about a new line of performance-enhancing contact lenses designed and developed specifically for athletes, soon to be marketed and sold under the name "MaxSight". MaxSight contact lenses are the product of a seven-year development partnership between Nike and Bausch & Lomb. Currently, the lenses …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com On April 27th (2005), Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK) issued a press release on their semi-auto XM25 25mm "advanced airbursting" MGL (multiple grenade launcher) through PR Newswire. ATK calls it the XM25 "Air-Burst Assault Weapon". DefenseReview has known about the XM25 development program for awhile, now, but we never quite got around to writing about it. So …

Bill Berry billb@511tactical.com The following is a 5.11 Challenge Press Release: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Team Selected to Compete in 2005 5.11 Challenge Two representatives of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have been selected to compete in the 2005, 5.11 Challenge. Brian Neilmeyer and Matthew Coe of St.Walburg, Saskatchewan, Canada, were randomly picked to compete for up to $100,000 in …