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…