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/

DefenceTalkIn 2013, the Royal Jordanian Air Force selected Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) to equip its fleet of F-16 aircraft, becoming the 16th international customer for the program. For the initial $16.5 million contract, Lockheed Martin will deliver five Sniper ATPs, along with integration, program management and other hardware, to support the Royal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jordan-becomes-16th-international-customer-for-lockheeds-sniper-atp-59970/

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/

DefenceTalkA British sniper killed five Taliban insurgents and a would-be suicide bomber in Afghanistan with one bullet, the Ministry of Defence has said. The 20-year-old marksman, a lance corporal in the Coldstream Guards, hit the trigger switch of the device from 930 yards away, causing the bomb to explode. The blast killed the would-be bomber […]https://www.defencetalk.com/single-snipers-bullet-kills-six-taliban-fighters-59195/

DefenceTalkGeneral Dynamics Canada and Colt Canada are working together to network Colt’s Sniper (Soldier) Weapon & Observer Reconnaissance Devices (SWORD) system, which integrates weapon-mounted surveillance and targeting devices with ruggedized smartphone-like technology. The SWORD system brings critical situational-awareness information directly to the solider via his weapon; it will be offered as an alternative to radio-centric […]https://www.defencetalk.com/smartphone-technology-enables-rifle-centric-soldier-system-49892/

DefenceTalkAmerican and Japanese snipers came together to exchange their knowledge and learn from each other to enhance their combat readiness Sept. 5, at the Yakima Training Center, Wash. They focused on target detection, reconnaissance techniques and cover and concealment. The training was part of Operation Rising Thunder 13, a three-week exercise designed to develop all […]https://www.defencetalk.com/american-japanese-snipers-train-on-common-ground-49003/