Showing posts with label weapons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weapons. Show all posts
Sunday, October 30, 2016

Afghan Security News

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High-Level al-Qaeda Killed in NE Afghanistan?   Defense Department reports indicate that a high-level al-Qaeda leader may have been rec...
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

M-4 Carbine is Staying

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A few weeks back retired General John Scales wrote an  article  in the January issue of  The Atlantic  on why the M-4 is a bad rifle for th...
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Weapons of SOF

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A detailed online posting describes the weapons issued and weapons of choice for the U.S. special operations community. The SOF of the U.S....
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Videos of Green Berets Firing Weapons

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Some cool pictures / videos of Green Berets firing different types of weapons (in full speed and slow motion). See "Here's What a R...
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Army to Deploy More M3 Carl Gustafs to Afghanistan

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The Army will soon field more M3 Carl Gustaf weapons to Afghanistan.  Units that have received the Multi-role Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weap...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Taliban Weapons in Ghazni Province

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A blogger provides insight on the types of weapons that the Taliban are using in Ghazni Province.  Read his interesting article on the small...
Monday, December 13, 2010

XM25 Rifle Now Deployed in Afghanistan

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A new rifle, designed by Minnesota's Alliant Techsystems, has been deployed to Afghanistan.  The XM25 is a revolutionary rifle that is a...
Saturday, October 30, 2010

XM-25 Grenade Launcher Heads to Afghanistan

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The Army is sending a high-tech weapon to Afghanistan for testing.  Over 800 XM-25 Grenade Launchers are heading over to be used by the 101s...
Friday, October 29, 2010

The AMD-65 Rifle - A Poor Choice for Afghan National Police (ANP)

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A writer provides a lengthy article on the pros and cons of the AMD-65 Rifle issued to the Afghan National Police (ANP).  The article comes ...