Iran-missile Speaking of carrier killers, Iran now claims to be developing its own fleet of anti-carrier ballistic missiles. Too bad they don't exactly sound like they can hold U.S. carriers at risk…

One of the best things about getting together with my military spouse friends is the common language we speak. I mean, we all speak militarese with various levels of proficiency, but there is a…

I'm sure that you are like most people - you are WAY too smart to get caught in some sort of silly scam. However, you just never know... Maybe you or a loved one is coming home from…

On this last day of 2012, I am reflecting on the A New Year's Revelation financial progress that my family has made over the year.  We've saved aggressively and continued to remain debt free, except…

powermanager Dismounted soldiers may soon be able to siphon power from any electrical source on the battlefield to recharge their battery-powered kit. Army equipment officials are evaluating the SPM-…

bae_night_vision_thermal_imaging_2 The U.S. subsidiary of British defense giant BAE Systems Plc is developing a new headset that merges night vision and thermal imaging. Soldiers typically wear night…

DSC_0442 Who would have thought that a post about a new commercial firearm -- Smith & Wesson's five-shooter that we nicknamed the "backpack cannon" -- would have been our most popular blog post…, 10.  link to article Army Considering .40 caliber as FBI Returns to 9mm, The U.S. Army is moving forward to replace the Cold War-era M9 9mm pistol with a more powerful handgun that also meets the needs of the other services., 9.  link to article Army Wants to Buy Compact, Semi-Auto Sniper Rifles, The U.S. Army has invited gun makers compete for the chance to build a compact version of the service’s M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System., 8.  link to article Army Begins Equipping Soldiers with M4A1s, The U.S. Army recently started converting the first of a half million M4 carbines into M4A1s., 7.  link to article Army Releases Photos of New Camouflage Pattern, At long last, the U.S. Army has released the first images of its new Operational Camouflage Pattern, the replacement for the service’s Universal Camouflage Pattern., 6.  link to article Army Selects Coyote Brown Combat Boot, Next summer, soldiers will replace their desert tan combat boots with a darker, coyote-brown version. The photo above shows how the service’s new coyote-brown combat boots will look when worn with…, 5.  link to article SMA Chandler Clarifies What Boots Soldiers Can Wear, Sgt. Major of the Army Raymond Chandler III recently issued guidance to help clarify the Army’s position on commercial-off-the-shelf combat boots., 4.  link to article SOF Prefers 9mm over .45 Caliber, Pistol-caliber choices are personal and everybody has an opinion. But opinion isn’t fact, and there is some misinformation out there that needs to be addressed., 3.  link to article Army Taps Scorpion to Replace UCP, The U.S. Army is going to dust off its old Scorpion pattern as a replacement for its much criticized Universal Camouflage Pattern., 2.  link to article ‘Smart’ Pistol Hits Shelves in California, The first so-called “smart gun” has hit the shelves at U.S. retail outlets, including one of the biggest firearms stores in California, according a news report., 1.  link to article Smith & Wesson Unveils Backpack Cannon, Smith & Wesson touted its new .460-caliber revolver as an ideal firearm for your backpack in the backcountry.