By Jeff Gurwitch July 25, 2011 When I first saw that Adams Arms (AA) was going to offer a super-lightweight upper with a “pencil thin” barrel, I was very skeptical. I could not help but think back to my time in basic training many years ago, where I was issued a M16A1. Thin profile barrels just seemed flimsy and out …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com July 22, 2011 DefenseReview (DR) started covering the ballistic threats to U.S. aircraft carriers several years ago. We’ve known for some time, now, that China is capable of sinking our carriers through the use of anti-ship missiles and torpedoes, or a combination of both. Fast forward to yesterday, when the Washington Times …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com July 17, 2011 Back in May (2011), Dan Power ran a couple of blurbs on Armor Report about Kryron Terminator aluminum alloy ballistic armor (body armor and vehicle armor), which was developed by Bourque Industries. Kryron reportedly recently “showed major improvement over earlier test results with the ability to deflect several 0.50 …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com July 14, 2011 Rob Silvers of Advanced Armament Corp. (AAC) just shot a video of himself firing a Kalashnikov AKSU AK SBR (Short Barreled Rifle)/Sub-Carbine chambered in 300 AAC Blackout. The AKSU’s barrel was made by Troy Sellers of In Range C2 Inc. The ammunition being fired in the video clip below …

The following is an Adams Arms (AA) press release: PALM HARBOR, FL – July 7, 2011 – Adams Arms, Inc., the industry leader in piston technology, announced today that upon issuance of its third patent it has filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against Sig Sauer for patent infringement. Michael K Froning, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Adams …

The following is an Adams Arms (AA) press release: PALM HARBOR, FL – July 5, 2011 – Adams Arms, Inc., the industry leader in piston technology, announced today that a third patent covering its revolutionary inverted piston operating system has been issued by the USPTO. Michael K Froning, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Adams Arms (AA), stated: “We …

July 4, 2011 DefenseReview (DR) would like to wish all of our readers and members a very Happy and Safe 4th of July (2011). We hope it’s a great one for you. We’d like to thank our troops for standing on that wall and looking out for the rest of us. Thank you so much. Defense Review also thinks that …

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). July 4, 2011 Here at DefenseReview (DR), we really like ourselves a cool 7.62x51mm NATO …

By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com June 27, 2011 Shooting Illustrated associate editor Ed Friedman sent DefenseReview (DR) a heads-up on their latest blurb on the SCAR program, which contains a message from FNH USA’s Military Operations VP Mark Cherpes as follows: “In the early stages (presolicitation) of the SCAR program, the draft requirement defined a single weapon …

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 video clips were shot with a Canon PowerShot S90 10-megapixel digital camera (still camera with video capability). June 23, 2011 DefenseReview (DR) can’t WAIT to …