AI and autonomy are being integrated into special operations “at every level,” the leader of U.S. Special Operations Command told lawmakers on Tuesday—an indication that SOCOM, like smaller organizations everywhere, is well-poised to take advantage of disruptive technologies.They are “critical” to sensing the battlefield, continuously surveilling adversary forces and targets,…

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao made his first public remarks Tuesday as the civilian head of the Navy since the Pentagon announced Wednesday that John Phelan would be leaving the role he’d held for just about 13 months.Cao, a retired Navy explosive ordnance disposal officer and two-time candidate for Virginia…

Adding a new cartridge to your lineup usually means making some trade-offs. More power means more recoil. Shorter barrels usually mean giving up velocity. But every now and then, something shows up that doesn’t really feel like a compromise at all.Enter the 8.6 Blackout.If you’ve messed around at all with…

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While some cartridges are built to be versatile, the .338 Lapua Match is built to be predictable.Not convenient, not cheap, and definitely not casual. Predictable. And when you’re stretching beyond 1,000 yards, that’s the trait that matters most.At those distances, small inconsistencies turn into big misses. “Aim small, miss small”…

Let me start off by saying I HATE panic vendors. You know who these guys are, they’re the ones out there sending emails and posting to social media TRYING to create panic in order to sell more ammo. I’m not one of them. Instead, I want to give everyone a more…

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The Marine Corps is halfway through a decade-long project to re-imagine itself for the next generation of warfare, refocusing itself as a seagoing service with Force Design 2030But the Marines aren’t leaving land warfare behind, and will release an updated approach to ground combat in the coming weeks, Col. Erick…

Learn the difference between training ammo and defensive ammo. Compare FMJ vs hollow point performance, purpose, and why each plays a critical role in shooting. Share If you carry a firearm, you need to know how your defensive ammo runs in your gun. One of the most common questions I…

As the Navy celebrates the first flight of its unmanned robot refueler, the service’s latest budget documents show the aircraft won’t be operational until at least 2029—another delay for the troubled program.The MQ-25 A Stingray was originally supposed to reach initial operating capability, or IOC, by 2024. That was pushed…

Fundamentals Series — Part 4 In Part 3, we discussed the importance of prepping the trigger and keeping it under tension to minimize movement. Now we take the next step: applying that control through consistent cadence. At Valiance Firearms Training (VFT), we are not looking for shooters to simply understand…

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