The Russian president took aim at targets at a distance of 600 meters with Kalashnikov’s new rifle during his visit to the company’s shooting range in Kubinka outside Moscow. Putin hit three out of five targets firing from the SVCh-308, a new semi-automatic rifle first unveiled at the Army-2017 military-technical forum last year, Sputnik news reported. VIDEO Russian …
City enters into exclusive negotiations with Design-Builder for new state-of-the-art facility to provide scenario-based training for Chicago firefighters, paramedics and police in West Garfield Park. Mayor’s Press Office Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the City has taken a major step towards the development of a new, state-of-the-art Joint Public Safety Training Academy as part …
Air Force Academy adds Master Sgt. Chapman to Medal of Honor wall By Jennifer Spradlin, U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs The Air Force Academy added Medal of Honor recipient Master Sgt. John Chapman to the Medal of Honor portrait wall in Fairchild Hall Nov. 8. Special guests at the event included Chapman’s mother, brother, …
The Boy Who Became a World War II Veteran at 13 Years Old In 1942, Seaman Calvin Graham was decorated for valor in battle. Then his mother learned where he’d been and revealed his secret to the Navy. By Gilbert King Smithsonian.com With powerful engines, extensive firepower and heavy armor, the newly christened battleship USS South …
John Chapman’s Widow Speaks Out as He’s Awarded Posthumous Medal of Honor: ‘It’s Very Humbling’ By Susan Katz Keating It was a deeply emotional moment for Valerie Nessel, when President Donald Trump gave her the Medal of Honor for her husband, John Chapman, who heroically fought and died 16 years ago atop a remote mountain …
Borderland Beat After two jurors were dismissed and their replacements selected, opening statements began in the afternoon in the trial of Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán. The U.S. prosecutors gave an overview of the charges that brought El Chapo to trial including his global drug trafficking operation, and multiple murder conspiracies. Missing were murder charges …
North Korea official news Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army, visited the test ground of the Academy of Defence Science and supervised a newly-developed ultramodern tactical weapon test. After seeing the power of the …
The wreckage of an Argentine navy submarine that exploded and disappeared one year ago with 44 crew on board has been located in the Atlantic Ocean. The Argentine Navy said there had been a “positive identification of the ARA San Juan,” at a depth of 800 meters. The Seabed Constructor – a vessel owned by …
How Guns are Trafficked Below the Border by Steven Dudley Insight Crime On both sides of the border, Mexico’s cartels have small teams that, among other assignments, procure weapons from different sources. However, according to law enforcement officials, it’s unlikely, unnecessary and dangerous for these teams to reach into the United States to develop their …
ELN Now Present in Half of Venezuela Written by Venezuela Investigative Unit Insightcrime.org Recent ELN attacks against the Venezuela military in the state of Amazonas and civilian miners in the state of Bolívar reflect the Colombian guerrilla group’s growing power and add to a series of events during 2018 that demonstrate its presence in at …
Chinese New Mini Robot Carries Micro Intelligent Missiles By News Desk defense update A new robotic vehicle displayed at ‘Airshow China’ defense expo in Zhuhai this week is equipped with a missile called by its developers a ‘micro-intelligent missile’. The tube-launched weapon weighs only one kilogram but is equipped with energetic rocket propulsion powerful enough …
New Nozzle Transforms J-10B into a Super Maneuverable Fighter By Tamir Eshel Defense Update Among the new systems displayed at AirshowChina this year was the J-10B TVC testbed (tail #1034) that astounded the crowd with outstanding maneuvers enabled by its thrust vector controlled nozzle (TVC) system. This new nozzle elevates the Chinese fighter from an …
