DefenceTalkGermany’s biggest small arms maker is bidding for the contract to supply the German army’s standard assault rifle. But Heckler & Koch’s HK433 would only replace the firm’s own scandal-ridden G36. The Bundeswehr is in the market for a new assault rifle, and all of Germany’s major gun-makers have now thrown their bids in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/heckler-koch-bids-to-replace-its-own-tarnished-gun-69008/

DefenceTalkAfter seeing the new x-95 Bullpup we had to check out the new 7.62 NATO Galil ACE rifle. Pretty awesome setup here, can’t wait to see these on the market.https://www.defencetalk.com/shot-show-2016-galil-ace-7-62-nato-66447/

DefenceTalkBeing huge fans of the SCAR 17S we had to stop by to check out the new 20″ DMR. No word on pricing or availability just yet sadly.https://www.defencetalk.com/shot-show-2016-fn-scar-mk20-ssr-66451/

DefenceTalkIs it the plastic barrel holder? Or the tin cover? These questions are at the center of a hot debate surrounding “serious faults” with the Bundeswehr’s favorite gun. DW leads you through the storm that is the HK G36. It all started back in 2010, on Good Friday, following a Taliban ambush just outside German […]https://www.defencetalk.com/heckler-koch-g36-the-rifle-held-in-all-the-wrong-places-63986/

DefenceTalkNeed a tripod system for your M240 Machinegun, your .50 BMG sniper rifle, or for your Ground Laser Target Designator that you can ROLL UP and stick in a small pouch on your web gear??? Rex Reviews takes you to the United Kingdom to show you this groundbreaking R.P.A. Rollatube Super Lightweight Tripod System. Rollatube […]https://www.defencetalk.com/craziest-tripod-ever-space-age-rpa-rollatube-super-lightweight-tripod-rex-reviews-63978/

DefenceTalkThe Lebanese army received a shipment of US weapons on Sunday, an embassy official told AFP, to help in the fight against jihadists who have staged incursions from Syria. “The Lebanese military received 72 M198 power supply (howitzers), and more than 25 million rounds of artillery, mortar and rifle ammunition,” the official said on condition […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lebanon-receives-us-artillery-ammunition-62801/

DefenceTalkSHOT Show 2015: TrackingPoint announced a new family of bolt-action Precision-Guided Firearms that are significantly lower weight than their previous bolt-action hunting systems. The newly introduced 300WM and 308 weigh approximately 10% lighter compared to the prior 750 Series. The company is also introducing a 260 Precision-Guided Firearm that weighs 10 pounds. All new models […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trackingpoint-announces-three-new-precision-guided-bolt-action-rifles-62164/

DefenceTalkSniper teams from around the globe converged on the Special Forces Sniper Course to put their skills to the test in this year’s United States Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition. Twenty-two teams, including three foreign teams, competed for one year of bragging rights to say they are the best in their business. Each […]https://www.defencetalk.com/international-sniper-competition-tests-top-shooters-tactical-skills-59289/

DefenceTalkResearchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory go about their business every day working on projects to help better serve the military and its members who protect our country. Sometimes the research inspires commercial companies to do additional research and expand on certain aspects to develop products of their own. That is what happened with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-researchers-inspire-commercial-rifle-fire-control-systems-50196/

DefenceTalkPakistan has refuted a claim made by a Utah gun maker, Desert Tech last week that the company had turned down a $15 million deal to sell precision rifles to Pakistan. In response to media queries regarding the Associated Press’s report, a spokesman of the Pakistani embassy in Washington Friday said Desert Tech’s claim that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-refutes-utah-gun-makers-claim-on-rifles-contract-50073/