DefenceTalkIn a combat theater soldiers face small arms fire and exploding ordnance attacks, but for Reserve Soldiers it can be difficult to simulate these real world threats during monthly battle assemblies. To achieve the most realistic training possible, Reserve units teamed up with Active Army and Army National Guard units here at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin […]https://www.defencetalk.com/realistic-army-training-leads-to-real-life-preparedness-67896/

DefenceTalkWe dropped by the Kimber booth to check out the new K6S revolver. We had the opportunity to put some rounds through this gun at range day and it is one sweet shooter. We will have several videos uploading today, so keep and eye our for more coverage.https://www.defencetalk.com/shot-show-2016-kimber-k6s-revolver-66453/

DefenceTalkNew York: Connecticut announced plans Thursday to ban sales of weapons to terror suspects, in what would be the first such measure in the United States as it seeks to fight a scourge of gun violence. “Like all Americans, I have been horrified by the recent terrorist attacks in San Bernardino and Paris,” Governor Dan […]https://www.defencetalk.com/connecticut-seeks-to-ban-arms-sales-to-us-terror-suspects-66024/

DefenceTalkUkraine’s pro-Russian insurgents said Thursday they had withdrawn all of their smaller weapons from a deadly buffer zone in the ex-Soviet state’s separatist east. The reported pullback was in line with a trust-building September 1 pact that has sharply de-escalated the violence and seen just seven Ukrainian soldiers die from enemy fire — about the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-rebels-complete-small-arms-withdrawal-65779/

DefenceTalkUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on world governments to step up arms control, in particular by keeping track of ammunition flows that fuel fighting. “Deny access to illegal weapons and ammunition and you deny criminals, armed groups and extremists a central means to perpetrate violence, intimidation and harm,” Ban told a UN Security […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-urges-action-against-spread-of-small-arms-64209/

DefenceTalkCase study from Deep Vision who pitched their ideas to industry and investors at the CDE Marketplace on 5 February 2015. Canadian company Deep Vision Inc was awarded a contract by CDE to explore a novel solution to enhance the effectiveness of live fire training exercises. Small arms weaponry is one of a graduated range […]https://www.defencetalk.com/improving-small-arms-training-for-the-royal-navy-62847/

DefenceTalkPreviously only available to Military, Law Enforcement and Professional Training Organizations, UTM RBT announces the release of the Civilian Target Ammunition (CTA) Target Shooting Kit. The new product is said to have all the accuracy, reliability and realism of live ammunition, but with the benefits of safety, virtually no live fire restrictions, no range needed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/utm-reality-based-training-technology-revolutionize-shooting-industry-62178/

DefenceTalkFirearms Policy Coalition and a dozen other civil rights groups ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an NRA-backed lawsuit. The Firearms Policy Coalition and 12 other state and national civil rights organizations filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court today for a lawsuit challenging a San Francisco gun control ordinance. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/supreme-court-urged-to-take-up-san-francisco-gun-control-case-62199/

DefenceTalkDespite the superiority of his groundbreaking revolver, Samuel Colt’s business goes bust because of the Panic of 1837. In steps Texas Ranger Sam Walker.https://www.defencetalk.com/sam-walker-puts-samuel-colt-back-in-business-62082/

DefenceTalkSmartRounds Technology, LLC “SRT” of Brighton, Colorado announced today their new 18mm non-impact, non-lethal smart bullets. These micro-controlled patent pending smart bullets will initially be available in two versions. A ShockRound and a PepperRound. Each one is equipped with two solid state micro-sensors that turn ON the round when fired, and activate the round millisecs […]https://www.defencetalk.com/smartrounds-intros-non-lethal-non-impact-stun-projectiles-for-police-61882/