I recently discussed the Soviet-designed (and now Russian-built) S-300 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, which has been sold to a number of nations including Syria, India, and China. The S-300, however, is far from the latest Russian technology—that distinction belongs to the S-400 Triumf (NATO designation SA-21 Growler). The S-400 is based extensively on the S-300—in particular the late-generation S-300PMU, although...

Clint Upchurch, Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC’s sponsored 3-gun shooter, will be featured on the NBC Sports Network show “Hot Shots.” Upchurch will first appear on the show during the episode airing this Sunday, March 11, and is likely to be seen throughout the remainder of the season. “We are very proud of Clint for being chosen to appear on Hot Shots,”...

http://gunsandtactics.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/militaryminds.jpg Please allow me to introduce you to a new organization we've begun supporting. MilitaryMinds.ca is a grassroots organization for soldiers, by soldiers dedicated to raising awareness about combat related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Military Minds is particularly focused on breaking down the wall of silence that prevents many of those affected by PTSD from seeking the help and...

Recently Guns and Tactics had a chance to check out the Centralia Police SWAT vehicle. My first thought when I saw this beast was “man this thing is awesome.” Rumor has it she’s a Dodge and a former USAF mule from Ramstine Air Force Base in Germany. The vehicle is completely armored from front to rear including all the...

http://gunsandtactics.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/timoney-logo.gif Taiwan began fielding a replacement for its M-113 and V-150 armored personnel carriers in 2007, with the introduction of the CM-32 Yunpao, or “Cloud Leopard,” armored personnel carrier (APC). The vehicle, designed by Timoney Technology of Ireland, is similar in many respects to the U.S. Stryker. It is based on an eight-wheeled chassis with numerous available variants. The basic model...

The Soviets managed to produce some outstanding tanks during World War II: the T-34/85 (a later variant of the original T-34/76 mounting an 85mm main gun), the ugly but devastatingly brutish KV-2 (mounting a 152mm main gun, the largest ever mounted to a production tank), the IS-3 (named for Josef—Iosef in Russian—Stalin and mounting a nasty 122mm main gun),...

Fairfax, Va. –- (gunsandtactics.com) -- The NRA National Action Pistol Championship, also known as the MidwayUSA & NRA Bianchi Cup, returns to Green Valley Rifle & Pistol Club outside Columbia, Missouri, from May 23-26, 2012. In 2011, the Bianchi Cup earned the NRA President’s Trophy, which is awarded to the championship with the highest percentage of growth. This year, nearly...

Continued from A Sniper Rifle is Born in Russia - Part 1. When I was going to visit ORSIS, the media broadcast a program about an old Russian weapons factory manufacturing elite hunting rifles. It showed a number of barrels strengthened in clamps and sullen young men, who looked more like vocational students than experienced workers. With those images in...

Weapons enthusiasts have long referred to full-auto fire as “rock and roll,” a term that dates back to the Vietnam War at least. Well, she may be old, but nobody does rock-n-roll like Ma Deuce, the M2 HB (the HB stands for “heavy barrel”) .50-caliber heavy machine gun. Ma Deuce has been lending a helping hand to the U.S. military...

Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) Introduces the World’s Only 7.62mm Caliber Light Machine Gun (LMG) with Semi-Automatic Mode – The NEGEV NG7 – the Next Generation of the NEGEV Family of LMGs The newest of the NEGEV family, the NG7, will be presented for the first time at DefExpo India and FIDAE Int’l Air & Space Fair, Chile Ramat Ha’Sharon, Israel, March...