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by David Crane david@defensereview.com DefenseReview just received a virtual drawing of the Metal Storm Advanced Individual Combat Weapon’s (AICW) internals. We received this internal view drawing was sent to us by one of our military defense industry contacts OCONUS (outside the continental United States). We’re providing this to our readers as a follow-up to the Metal Storm press release we just …
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Metal Storm Demos Advanced Individual Combat Weapon (AICW) Prototype (Photo)
The following is a press release from Metal Storm Limited on the developmental Metal Storm Advanced Individual Combat Weapon (AICW) prototype (Photo shown below.). BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – 31 August 2005 Metal Storm Limited (ASX trading code: MST and NASDAQ Small Cap ticker symbol MTSX) today announced the successful test firing of the Advanced Individual Combat Weapon (AICW) Capability Technology Demonstrator …
Read More »Noveske Rifleworks Weapons Packages: CQB Barrel Meets ‘The Krink’
by David Crane david@defensereview.com August 18, 2005 The September 2005 issue of S.W.A.T. Magazine features an article by Patrick A. Rogers on a pretty slick AR-15/M16 carbine/subcarbine barrel/flash suppressor combo from Noveske Rifleworks LLC (owned and operated by John Noveske), out of Pass, OR. The article is titled "John Noveske CQB Barrels and The Krink", and is worth reading. Three …
Read More »Update: Enhanced-Blast/Thermobaric Weapons for General Infantry and SPECOPS
by David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com July 15, 2005 DefenseReview.com is going to be doing an article on enhanced-blast weapons/munitions, a.k.a. thermobaric weapons/munitions for general infantry and Special Operations (SPECOPS) use, particularly those being developed by Talley Defense, as soon as we can. In the past, we’ve discussed some of Talley Defense’s thermobaric work and the KBP RPO-A …
Read More »Small Arms Weapons Program Reviewed for Joint Service Potential
The following comes from the United States Department of Defense (DoD): No. 733-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jul 19, 2005 Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711 The Army announced today it temporarily suspended the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the acquisition of a new family of small weapons – Objective Individual Combat Weapon Increment 1 (OICW-1) – in order to incorporate joint …
Read More »Systema AR-15/M16-Based Force-On-Force Training Weapons for Mil/LE Operators
by David Crane david@defensereview.com All photos below are the exclusive property of Khyber Interactive Associates, Inc.. Click on photos below to view them full size. DefenseReview ran into tactical training instructor Wes Doss at International SOF Week 2005/APBI (Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry), a.k.a. the "SOCOM Show", in Tampa FL last month (June 2005). Wes owns and operates Khyber …
Read More »FN SCAR Weapons Family Update: Latest FN SCAR Prototypes at SOF Week
by David Crane david@defensereview.com DefenseReview also got a chance to see and handle all the latest FN SCAR-Light (SCAR-L) (5.56x45mm) and SCAR-Heavy (SCAR-H) (7.62x51mm) prototypes at the FNH USA booth at International SOF Week 2005/APBI (Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry). DefRev will discuss the various aspects of the weapons, including the operating system (piston driven) and unique features, in a …
Read More »New Milkor MGL-140/MEI Hyper-Lethal 40mm Combo/Weapon System for Infantry
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 …
Read More »Air Force and ATK Developing Directed Energy Weapons to Defeat Explosive Devices
News Release UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Air Force Research Laboratory, Office of Public Affairs, 3550 Aberdeen Avenue S.E., Kirtland AFB, NM 87117- 5776 (505) 846-1911; Fax (505) 846-0423 INTERNET: http://www.de.afrl.af.mil/News/2005 June 15, 2005 DE RELEASE NO. 2005-25 CONTACT: Eva D. Hendren PHONE: (505) 846-6315 Email: eva.hendren@kirtland.af.mil TECHNOLOGY AIMED AT DEFEATING EXPLOSIVE DEVICES KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Air Force …
Read More »Auto Assault-12 (AA-12) Full-Auto Machine Shotgun/FRAG-12 High-Explosive Round Combo/Weapon System!
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 …
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