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In 2014, Soldiers Get 1 Percent Raise, 3.9 Percent Increase In BAH
Soldiers will see a one percent pay raise in 2014. Their untaxed paycheck will also benefit from a 3.9 percent increase in basic allowance for housing and a 3.4 percent increase in basic allowance for subsistence as well. The Army announced April 10 its fiscal year 2014 budget request, which amounts to $129.7 billion — [...]
US school massacre fuels social media debate on guns
The Newtown school massacre has fueled an unprecedented wave of social media discussion on US gun control, with the overwhelming majority favoring new limits on firearms, a study showed Thursday. The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism found that on blogs and Twitter, gun policy accounted for almost 30 percent of the social [...]
Legal Trade In Small Arms Doubles In Six Years
The legal international trade in small arms, light weapons, their parts and ammunition is worth at least $8.5 billion (SFr8.15 billion) annually, according to the Swiss-led Small Arms Survey 2012. This figure, released on Monday at the United Nations in New York, is more than double the previous estimate from 2006. According to the Small [...]
Americans back guns, even after shootings: poll
An overwhelming majority of Americans, particularly whites, are adamant about the constitutional right to bear arms, a poll showed this week amid a rash of shootings across the United States. More than two thirds — 68 percent — of respondents said the Second Amendment right is as important as other rights enshrined in the US [...]
Marine Corps Orders New Close Combat Pistol
Colt Defense LLC has been awarded an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract by the U. S. Marine Corps for up to 12,000 M45 Close Quarter Battle Pistols, plus spares and logistical support. The new CQBP is a direct descendant of the iconic Colt M1911 adopted by the U. S. military in 1911 and carried as the primary sidearm [...]
India’s Procurement of Artillery Guns and Modernization of Armed Forces
The artillery equipment procured / upgraded in the past two decades includes Pinaka Rocket System; Smerch Rocket System; BrahMos Missile System and Upgradation of 130mm gun to 155mm/45 calibre. Procurement of new-generation artillery is in consonance with Artillery Profile 2027. This profile has a mix of 155mm/39 calibre, 155mm/45 calibre and 155mm/52 calibre gun system. [...]
FN Herstal’s Exhibits at FIDAE Trade Show In Chile
FN Herstal, a world leader in small arms manufacture, will display portable weapons and integrated weapon systems for land and airborne applications during the FIDAE Trade Show, due to take place from 27 March to 1 April 2012 (Booth no. F86 – the Belgian Pavilion). Taking advantage of its century-long firearms expertise, FN HERSTAL designs, [...]
Sandia Tests Self-Guided Bullet with One-Mile Range
Take two Sandia National Laboratories engineers who are hunters, get them talking about the sport and it shouldn’t be surprising when the conversation leads to a patented design for a self-guided bullet that could help war fighters. Sandia researchers Red Jones and Brian Kast and their colleagues have invented a dart-like, self-guided bullet for small-caliber, [...]
