Thursday, February 25th, 2010

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Tacoma seize 30 toy M-4 rifles.

Earlier this month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Tacoma seized a shipment of 30 toy M-4 automatic rifles that had arrived on Oct. 20 in a 40-foot ocean container.
The shipment’s manifest listed the contents as “Toys and Parts” and was shipped from a manufacturer in Taiwan, according to a Customs [...]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

DoorStorm forcible door entry units

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Limited run AR-10(T) CARBINE 7.62 SST. BLK w/forward assist

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Thursday, February 25th, 2010

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Northrop Grumman, maker of the B-2 bomber, successful with maiden flight of new unmanned Bat.

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced today that it has flown the first in a new series of Bat unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in January. Configured with a 12-foot wingspan, the Bat-12 incorporates a highly-reliable Hirth engine as well as a low acoustic signature five-blade propeller.
The new configuration increases the mission portfolio of Northrop Grumman’s scalable [...]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

2010 Optics Roundup: Part 1 of 3

From the SHOT show and beyond, we bring you the master list of scopes, sights and optics.

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Thursday, February 25th, 2010

New full-body scanners for Logan and O’Hare international airports.

The first of 150 full-body scanners planned for U.S. airports will be installed in Boston next week, officials said Tuesday.
The plan is to install three machines at Logan International Airport, according to a Homeland Security official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement has not yet been made. In the next two weeks, [...]

Related Topics: Illinois, Massachusetts, TSA

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Bills propose changes to Missouri concealed weapon laws; renewals and fee increase.

Citizens with permits to carry concealed weapons would have to renew their permit every five years — instead of three — under several legislative proposals being considered this year.
Seven bills filed in the House also would lower the age to get a concealed carry weapon permit from 23 to 21.
On Wednesday, the House Agri-Business Committee [...]

Related Topics: Castle Doctrine, CCW, Missouri

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

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Raytheon delivers 2,000th Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile to U.S. Navy.

“Tomahawk Block IV provides the Navy with a combat-proven weapon that plays a critical role in hybrid warfare operations,” said Capt. Dave Davison, the U.S. Navy’s program manager for the Tomahawk weapon system. “The Navy’s receipt of the 2,000th Tomahawk Block IV provides the commander with a powerful tactical weapon to shape the battlespace and [...]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

U.S. says agents won’t embed with Mexican police.

Increased cooperation with the United States in the fight against Mexican drug cartels is vital, but American agents will always be limited on their actions in the country, Mexico’s interior ministry said Wednesday.
The statement was part of a flurry of reaffirmations of where the United States and Mexico stand with each other in relation to [...]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Philippine police arrest another al-Qaida terror suspect.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police dealt a new blow to a notorious al-Qaida-linked group with the arrest of a suspected militant wanted in a string of kidnappings and killings, officials said Thursday.
Mujibar Alih Amon, an alleged logistics officer of the Abu Sayyaf group, took part in the 2000 abduction of American Muslim convert Jeffrey [...]

Related Topics: Malaysia, Philippines