Eric Sof

Eric Sof holds a master's degree in Political Science, specializing in International Peacekeeping Studies. He has over a decade of experience as a former member of an elite counterterrorism unit. Additionally, he is a firearms instructor and currently serves as a member of the SWAT unit.

Tribute graphic honoring Technical Sergeant John William Brown, featuring his portrait, military insignia, and commemorative text.

Tech Sgt. John W. Brown – Pararescueman, Gentleman, and Hero of Extortion 17

In the world of special operations, some warriors earn their place in history not only through skill but through the selfless way they live and die. Technical Sergeant John W. Brown was

5 months ago

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FN FNP: A replacement for unsuccessful FN Forty-Nine

The FN FNP was a series of pistols produced between 2006 and 2011 by Belgian Fabrique Nationale and its division in the United States. FNP was developed to replace the commercially unsuccessful

3 years ago

Pistols

FN FNX: A successor of the FNP series

The FN FNX series of pistols is a successor of the FN FNP and was first introduced in 2009; despite being quite similar to the semi-automatic, polymer-framed pistols from the FNP series,

3 years ago

Pistols

HS2000: A first step to the excellence

HS2000 is a polymer-framed striker-fired semi-automatic pistol available in 9 mm, .357 SIG, .40 S&W, .45 ACP calibers. It is a short recoil-operated, locked breech pistol designed by HS Produkt from Karlovac,

3 years ago

Pistols

Ukrainian 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun firing artillery shell during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

2S7 Pion: A largest full-tracked self-propelled gun in the world

The 2S7 Pion, or Malka, is a Soviet-made self-propelled 203 mm gun intended to suppress rear line posts, destroy critical facilities, and as a means of a nuclear attack in a tactical

3 years ago

Artillery

TDI Kriss Super V: Unconventional submachine gun with almost no recoil

TDI Kriss Super V is an unconventional submachine gun developed by the Transformational Defense Industries (TDI). The company was rebranded and is now known as Kriss USA. This superior weapon is futuristic

3 years ago

Submachine Guns

Ruger MP9: One of the rarest submachine guns ever produced

Ruger MP9 is one of the rarest production submachine guns ever made. Chambered in 9×19 mm Parabellum, this submachine gun was produced only in limited numbers and is quite similar to the

3 years ago

Submachine Guns

Ingram MAC-10: A favorite weapon of Hollywood movies

MAC-10 is a compact blowback-operated weapon, classified as a machine pistol and submachine gun. It is chambered in either .45 ACP or 9 mm. Gordon B. Ingram developed it in 1964 as

3 years ago

Submachine Guns

FN Five-seveN: An extraordinary pistol chambered in unusual caliber

FN Five-seveN is a great semi-automatic pistol developed by FN Herstal Belgium in parallel with the P90 and conjunction with a 5.7×28 mm cartridge. The pistol’s name, Five-seveN, refers to the bullet

3 years ago

Pistols

A marine prepares to fire from M2 Browning machine gun

M2 Browning: The world’s most famous machine gun

There are none more notable than that of the 50. caliber M2 Browning machine gun, or the “Ma Deuce,” as it’s colloquially dubbed, is the longest-produced machine gun the world’s arms market

3 years ago

Machine Guns

Soldier fires Benelli M4 tactical shotgun

Benelli M4: An improved version of its predecessor

Benelli M4 is a 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun designed in the late 1990s by Benelli Armi SpA of Italy. Serial production began in 1999 and quickly became a successful and popular weapon. Benelli

3 years ago

Shotguns

M-84: A Yugoslav version of the Soviet T-72 tank

M-84 is the main battle tank developed in Yugoslavia on the chassis of the Soviet T-72 with the license bought from the Soviet Union. It was named by the year when it

3 years ago

Main Battle Tanks

Mig-31K armed with Kh-47M2 Kinzhal.missile during the 2018 Moscow Victory Day Parades

Kh-47M2 Kinzhal: New hypersonic air-to-surface missile

The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is a nuclear-capable, new-generation nuclear-capable hypersonic aero-ballistic air-to-surface missile developed by Russia. Although the technical specifications are confidential, it is estimated that the missile range is somewhere between 2000

3 years ago

Missiles

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