FORT SILL: Soldiers assigned to Headquarters Support Company, 100th Brigade Support Battalion, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Okla., conducted the Army’s new M16 rifle and M4 carbine qualification on Fort Sill, Jan. 23, 2020. The new course has been designed to replace the Cold War-era marksmanship qualification course requiring Soldiers to engage targets faster, […]

DefenceTalkIndia will buy more than 160,000 guns worth $553 million for troops on its disputed, high-altitude borders, the defence ministry said Tuesday. The defence acquisition council cleared the purchase of 72,400 assault rifles and 93,895 carbines for 35 billion rupees ($553 million) in a meeting chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The weapons will be […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-buy-guns-worth-553-mn-for-border-troops-71084/

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/

DefenceTalkThis year, as part of a Strategic Portfolio Analysis and Review, or SPAR, the Army will “rank order” all 780 or so of its equipment programs — from helicopters to boots to rifles — in terms of their impact on warfighting. The results of that analysis will be made available to Army leaders to help […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-ranking-780-programs-for-modernization-68235/

DefenceTalkGun manufacturers Heckler & Koch scored a legal victory against the Defense Ministry on Friday, when a court ruled they were not liable for damages over faulty assault rifles. Berlin had argued that the company’s G36 rifle was unable to shoot straight in hot weather or when it becomes overheated from constant firing. The court […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-military-loses-legal-battle-with-heckler-koch-68100/

DefenceTalkWe had to show off the new Cobalt Kinetics rifles including the B.A.M.F. or “Billet Aluminum Modern Firearm.” It takes a lot to blow our skirts up in the AR market but this rifle certainly has done that. Can’t wait to see more from this company in the future.https://www.defencetalk.com/shot-show-2016-cobalt-kinetics-b-a-m-f-66479/

DefenceTalkWe dropped by Hill & Mac Gunworks booth to check out the new STG-N. This rifle is an awesome homage to the original Sturmgewehr STG-44 in every way with many modern features that folks will enjoy. H&M will also offer this firearm in a pistol for as well and in several calibers including the original […]https://www.defencetalk.com/shot-show-2016-hm-sturmgewehr-stg-n-66483/

DefenceTalkThis year our friends over at Fostech are introducing a three position trigger for the AR-15 platform that operates much like response trigger on your paintball gun. The trigger has a third position like a MG lower but fires on the pull and the release, pretty freaking awesome stuff. We’ll have an exclusive video coming […]https://www.defencetalk.com/shot-show-2016-fostech-echo-ar-15-trigger-66485/

DefenceTalkM+M listened to us and their customers and made some changes to the M10X Elite for 2016. The rifle will now feature a feature a folding stock mechanism, an internal dust cover similar to the Sig 550 series rifles and a 5/8X24RH threaded muzzle for all standard .30 caliber muzzle devices and suppressors. These guys […]https://www.defencetalk.com/shot-show-2016-updated-mm-industries-m10x-elite-66487/

DefenceTalkOver at the American Tactical booth we checked out a very cool 9mm AR-15 that accepts Glock magazines for not a lot of money, The carbine and pistol are coming in under the $700 mark street price. Very cool option for anyone looking for a cool pistol caliber carbine at a “budget” price.https://www.defencetalk.com/shot-show-2016-ati-mil-sport-9mm-ar-15-66445/