Defense ReviewDefense ReviewDefRev Request: Looking for Info on OperationalCombat Performance of 6.8 SPC- (Found July 8, 2008 ) By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com DefenseReview would like to get some operationalcombat data, including anecdotal information, about the terminal ballistic performance of the 6.8 SPC (6.8x43mm SPC a.k.a. 6.8mm SPC) in combat. So we'd like to request the assitance of anyall U.S. military Special Operations and law enforcement SWATSRT personnel in this endeavor. If you or anyone you know can provide information on this, please email us at defrev at gmail dot com. Defense Review will...http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1151 6.8x45mm Kramer Urban Combat Cartridge (UCC) for Urban Warfare Ops- (Found July 8, 2008 ) By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com DefenseReview has covered the 6.8 SPC (a.k.a. 6.8 Remington SPC a.k.a. 6.8x43mm SPC a.k.a. 6.8mm Remington SPC a.k.a. 6.8mm SPC) round for quite some time now. We're a proponent of the cartridge, due to its superior efficacy over 5.56x45mm NATO (5.56mm NATO).223 Rem. within its (6.8 SPC) operational envelope of 400-500 yards, its grassroots-level development history, and the support it's garnered inside the U.S. Army Special Forces (SF) community and...http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1143 Colt M4 Carbine's Future Uncertain: Dark Clouds Forming- (Found July 8, 2008 ) By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com Perhaps the single most exciting thing that happened at NDIA International Infantry & Joint Services Small Arms Systems Symposium 2008--away from the firing range, of course--was a confrontation between Jim Battaglini (Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James R. Battaglini) of Colt Defense and U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Mattes, the director of the Comparative Test Office for the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Advanced Systems and Concepts, while...http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1144 U.S. Air Force KC-X Aerial Refueling Tanker Program Controversy: DefRev Opinion- (Found July 8, 2008 ) By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com DefenseReview has been contacted by a number of journalists (reporters and writers) to get our take on the Northrop GrummanEADS (Airbus) aerial refueling tanker aircraft contract award and subsequent Boeing protest situation. This is a big-deal situation, since our current fleet of KC-135 tanker aircraft are getting quite long in the tooth, and even the initial contract award is quite large: $35B (Billion) to $40 (depending on whose numbers you use) for..http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1145 RaytheonEAI Laser-Guided 2.75-inch70mm Hydra Rocket- (Found July 8, 2008 ) by David Crane defrev at gmail dot com Back in May, DefenseReview learned that Raytheon is teaming with an Abu-Dhabi, UAE-based company called Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) to create an advanced semi-active-laser-guided 2.75"70mm Hydra rocket under the moniker "Laser Guided Rocket" (LGR). The concept, of course, is nothing new. Back in September of last year, DefenseReview reported on the sudden demise of the BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS..http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1146 Fury and CAMCOPTER S-100 UASUAVs Armed with Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com Speaking of sub-Hellfire-yield laser-guided missiles, Thales UK Air Systems Division (ASD) has introduced a new low-cost, lightweight multi-role missile called, appropirately enough, the Lightweight Multirole Missile (a.k.a. Lightweight Multi-role Missile)--or LMM for short--as a follow-on to the Starstreak Self-Propelled High-Velocity Missile (SP HVM) a.k.a. Starstreak Multi-role Missile (surface-to-airsurface-to-surface missile) and Starburst...http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1147 Aimpoint BR8 Fire Control System (FCS) for Tactical Small Arms and Light Weapons- (Found July 8, 2008 ) By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com We here at DefenseReview are big fans of Aimpoint products, particularly the CompM2 - M68CCO (Close Combat Optic), CompM4 and Micro T-1 red dot combat sights, and the 3XMag magnifying optic. Aimpoint combat optics (optical sights) are combat proven and highly trusted by professional trigger pullers the world over, and for good reason. As the aforementioned products have demonstrated, the company isn't content to rest on its laurels, but rather is...http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1148 Happy 4th of July from DefenseReview!- (Found July 8, 2008 ) DefenseReview would like to wish all of our readers a very Happy and Safe 4th of July. This is a particularly special one, due to the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in D.C. vs. Heller that the Second Amendment (2nd Amendment) enumerates and protects an individual right to bear arms for the purpose of self defense. While there was no discussion of the Second Amendment's true core purpose of ensuring the ability of citizens (i.e. individuals) to protect their liberty from oppressive...http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1149 IWI Negev Commando LMGSAW and Micro-Tavor MTAR-21 Bullpup Assault Rifle Demo- (Found July 8, 2008 ) By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com July 05, 2008 DefenseReview got the chance to test-fire two Israeli combat weapons during the firing demonstration portion of NDIA International Infantry & Joint Services Small Arms Systems Symposium 2008, which was held at the Tac-Pro Shooting Center. The two weapons we fired were the IMI-developed select-fire Negev Commando Version LMGSAW 5.56mm NATO (5.56x45mm NATO) and Micro-Tavor M.T.A.R. 21 5.56mm NATO (5.56x45mm NATO) bullpup assault...http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1150 DuPont Kevlar XP: Next-Gen, Lightweight Aramid Ballistic Fiber for Body Armor- (Found July 8, 2008 ) By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com 15% less backface deformation signature (BDS), and thus reduced impact trauma a.k.a. blunt force trauma, with 10% reduction in overall (OA) weight, all in a 100% Kevlar, i.e. woven, high-strength ballistic aramid fiber, solution--this is the promise of DuPont Kevlar® XP™ woven ballistic aramid fiber for military and law enforcement (LE)police body armor and other ballistic armor products (i.e. vehicle armor, aircraft armor, etc.) in the near...http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1142 |