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Rheinmetall and Hensoldt Demonstrate Successful Integration of Passive Sensor Technology into a Modern Air Defence System
During the German Air Force exercise Timber Express 2026 in Manching, Rheinmetall Air Defence and Hensoldt achieved a milestone for future networked air defence. During a German Air Force exercise, the air picture generated by Hensoldt’s Twinvis pass...
Offline RAG on iOS with Spatial Integration
I'm the developer behind CartoType. I’ve been working on bridging local language models with offline mapping, and I have just put together a demo of a completely offline Spatial RAG pipeline running natively on an iPhone. The new system is named...
Show HN: Sitmap – a World in Conflict inspired map maker for Cold War scenarios
I loved the game World in Conflict (2007)One of those aspects I enjoyed was the maps shown during the loading screens. The colour choices and aesthetics were really striking and made the game even more immersive.Using Claude Fable and some photoshop...
Mask, Gloves, and a Gun: Florence Vape Shop Employee Fires on Armed Robber Loading Cash Into a Bag
A masked and gloved man entered Smokers Town, a vape shop in Florence, South Carolina, armed with a handgun and began loading money into a bag. A store employee drew a firearm and shot the suspect, Raheem Raykwain Brantley, 23, who fled and was found...
Vortex Adds New Green Dot Version to the Venom Enclosed Lineup
Same range workhorse. Now available with a 3 MOA green dot. BARNEVELD, Wis. – Shooters have strong preferences when it comes to red dots. Some prefer red. Others prefer green, especially in certain lighting conditions. Now, these shooters...
Ohio Law Files a Suppressor Next to Grenades and Rocket Launchers. SB 214 Would End That, and the House Still Has Not Voted.
Key TakeawaysOhio Senate Bill 214 aims to remove suppressors from the state’s list of dangerous ordnance, a category that includes military hardware.The bill, sponsored by Sen. Kyle Koehler and supported by the Buckeye Firearms Association, has...
War Stories: Ambushing a Viet Cong Ambush
George lived about a block from where I grew up. A Vietnam veteran and avid hunter, he came back from the war and opened a gunsmith shop attached to his home. Every morning, he simply walked from his kitchen out onto his driveway and into his shop. H...
Hanwha Wins US Army Mobile Tactical Cannon Contract
Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) announced that it has won a contract from the U.S. Army to deliver prototype K9 Mobile Howitzers (K9MH) for the Army’s new Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC) program. The agreement provides for the accelerated delivery of six pro...
Carrying with an Empty Chamber
The Hows and Whys (and Fixing) of the Israeli Carry Way A magazine filled with defensive ammunition, but none in the pipe. The chamber sitting empty before the action. This is empty-chamber carry, and it’s been subject to great debate in the American...
The Army Azimuth
Since 1775, the United States Army has defended our republic and carried the torch of liberty through suffering and sacrifice. From the frozen Delaware at Trenton to the bluffs of Normandy, the jungles of Guadalcanal, and the winter hills of Chosin,...
TFB Behind the Gun #231: Derrick Ratliff of Horizon Firearms
I met our guest today, Derrick Ratliff, at this year's Leupold Relentless Rifleman, the NRL Hunter match I wrote about here; he was working the same brutal high-desert terrain I was, and it turns out talking to the guy who made the rifle you’re...
Lodestar Technology Welcomes USA Carry to Independent Advisory Board, Names Luke McCoy Field-Testing Advisor
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Lodestar Technology today announced the appointment of USA Carry to its Independent Advisory Board, with founder and publisher Luke McCoy serving as the organization’s Field-Testing Advisor. In this role, McCoy will provide...
Can Mozambique’s new counter-terrorism centre deliver?
The centre fills a major counter-insurgency gap in the north, but the challenge will be translating good intentions into ...
Second lawsuit challenging redistricting amendment filed in Dorchester County
A national law firm that advised Louisiana lawmakers on a redistricting effort that later resulted in a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision upending the landmark Voting Rights Act is representing a gro...
Reptilia Releases Saddle Mount for Beretta A300 20 Gauge Shotguns
The new low-profile optic mount brings Aimpoint® ACRO and Steiner Optics® MPS™ compatibility to the Beretta A300 20 Gauge platform. Reptilia is expanding its line of purpose-built shotgun optic mounts with the release of the SADDLE™ Mount for the Ber...
13 Military Homecomings That Will Melt Your Heart
<b>Prepare those heartstrings to be tugged!</b> This Veteran's Day, as a part of their #<a href="http://thankyoumovement.com/" target="_blank">ThankYouMovement</a>, Applebee's is offering a <a href="http://www.applebees.com/veteransdaymenu" target="_blank">FREE meal</a> to all veterans and active-duty military as a "thank you" for your service.
AFP spends $523m guarding politicians – far more than on counter-terrorism
The Australian Federal Police’s $152 million spending on anti-terror measures is dwarfed by the rising cost of protecting politicians on both sides, new documents reveal.
CPC designation: Group commends Ribadu, Oluyede for strengthening Nigeria’s counter-terrorism efforts, deepening US security cooperation
A civil society group, Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET), has commended National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Olufemi Oluyede and the ...
Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies
The Justice Department has finalized a rule that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated.
KATUSA: 76 Years of “We Go Together”
August 15 is recognized as the birthday of the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army Soldier program, or KATUSA. The program was created only weeks after the Korean War ignited, and to this day KATUSAs continue to serve side-by-side with Eighth Army Soldiers providing priceless support and friendship. The Korean War began June 25, […]