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Personal Defense
Lockheed to build 4 more Vectis drones, 2027 first flight remains on target
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works will build four more Vectis uncrewed aircraft in addition to the prototype already under construction, the…
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Guns & Gear
VA Awards Record $1.1B in Grants to 680 Organizations to Fight Veteran Homelessness
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Monday announced a record-high $1.17 billion in grants to continue to fight veteran…
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Guns & Gear
We Knife Co. Grants Elementum a MagnaCut Blade
This isn’t breaking news per se, but we always have time for the Elementum. The flagship Civivi folder recently received…
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Personal Defense
US military must focus on ‘right mix’ of weapons amid stockpile concerns: Official
With lingering questions regarding the depleted U.S. stockpiles due to the war with Iran, the Air Force is looking to…
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Guns & Gear
A US Air Force SR-71 Blackbird Came Apart Around Pilot Bill Weaver at Mach 3.2 and 78,000 Feet. He Never Pulled the Handle — the Aircraft Threw Him Out. He Survived and Was Flying Again 2 Weeks Later.
Summary and Key Points: In 1966, Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Weaver made history when he became the first, and…
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Personal Defense
Vengeance and Fury: US Air Force names new CCAs amid ambitious production goal
The FQ-42A and FQ-44A, the U.S. Air Force’s newest Collaborative Combat Aircraft, have been dubbed “Vengeance” and “Fury,” respectively. Secretary…
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Guns & Gear
The Youngest B-52 Was Built in 1962 and the US Air Force Plans to Fly It Until 2050 — 88 Years in Service. In Early March 2026, B-52s Struck Ballistic Missile Sites Inside Iran for the First Time.
Summary and Key Points: The B-52 entered US Air Force service in 1955. The last one ever built came off…
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Personal Defense
US Air Force to stand up point defense career field within 2 years, Wilsbach says
Within two years, the U.S. Air Force will stand up a new career field to defend American air bases worldwide.…
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Guns & Gear
I Am a Retired US Army Special Forces NCO: The Smith & Wesson Model 500 Puts Out About 2,580 Foot-Pounds at the Muzzle and Kicks Roughly 3 Times Harder Than a .44 Magnum. It Is Not a Range Gun.
Summary and Key Points: Somebody sets a Smith & Wesson Model 500 on the bench, and every conversation within twenty…
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Personal Defense
Polish minister proposes drills near Kaliningrad to draw Russian troops from Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland — NATO allies could hold drills in proximity of Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave in an attempt to push Moscow…
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