The Compact Police Carbine (CPC) Model 556, by Arms Tech LTD is one cool little semi-auto 5.56mm carbine. Designed specifically for police 1st Responders (First Responders), the Arms Tech Compact Police Carbine (CPC) will provide patrol officers, including motorcycle officers with a handy 5.56x45mm subcarbine for 1) dealing with threats who are armed with rifles/carbines themselves and/or wearing up to NIJ level IIIa body armor, or 2) making high-risk traffic stops.

The CPC is short enough that the LEO (Law Enforcement Officer) can keep it pointed at the occupants inside the vehicle (that he's/she's just stopped) with one hand, while he/she checks the driver's (and any other vehicle occupant's) I.D./Driver's License, registration, and proof of insurance, with the other.

Some of our readers, after reading my article on the DREAD Centrifuge Weapon (Centrifuge Gun), titled World Exclusive Video! DREAD Weapon System: Devastating, Jam-Proof, and Silent., are under the impression that the DREAD creates a gyroscopic effect, or somehow acts like a gyroscope.

According to Charles St. George, the DREAD's inventor, the DREAD does NOT create/cause ANY gyroscopic forces or effects, whatsoever. To put it another way, the DREAD does NOT act like a gyroscope. So, the DREAD will NOT have ANY adverse effect on the mounting vehicle's maneuverability, even while the DREAD is being fired on its highest rpm and velocity settings. NO adverse effect. None, whatsoever. I can't make it any clearer than that.

Chuck Habermehl, out of CQB, Inc. (Leesburg, FL), is currently providing some of the best High-Risk Entry combatives training in the country. Any military Special Operations unit or police/LE SWAT team looking for cutting edge CQB (Close Quarters Battle) and room-clearing techniques should give CQB, Inc. a very serious look. Mr. Habermehl teaches some very aggressive techniques that might be a little different from what the average team is used to, but are well worth learning. In his High-Risk Entry course, Habermehl teaches military and LE operators how to combine speed, surprise, and firepower with "violence of action".

A short while back, DefRev published an article on the .408 CheyTAC M-200 "Intervention" Rifle for military Special Operations and police/LE SWAT long-range interdiction work. The article was titled .408 CheyTac Long-Range Interdiction Rifle Demo Video from AFJI Shoot-Out, and, true to its title, included a link to a video clip of the .408 CheyTac M-200 Intervention rifle being demonstrated at the Blackwater Shoot-Out.

Just found this at "Wired News" (Wired.com). The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center (a.k.a. Soldier Systems Center) is currently developing lightweight, flexible solar panels for troop tents and uniforms. The project's goal is to lighten our soldiers' loads and reduce their thermal signatures. Reducing thermal signature will help our troops to avoid detection by enemy forces.

New articles are on the way soon. At the moment, however, we're busy updating Defense Review with new features.

The following article contains a link to the DREAD Weapon System Video. This is the first time this video has ever been shown to the public. The DREAD depicted in the video is a functional prototype that operates on a less-than-lethal mode. This prototype was dismantled for security purposes to protect the technology, after the making of this video. As of this posting, Defense Review (DefRev) is the ONLY publication in the WORLD that has any written materials or video footage, or any information whatsoever, for that matter, on this revolutionary new weapon system. You'll have to click on "Read More" (hypertext below) to view the complete article.

The Weapon

Imagine a gun with no recoil, no sound, no heat, no gunpowder, no visible firing signature (muzzle flash), and no stoppages or jams of any kind. Now imagine that this gun could fire .308 caliber and .50 caliber metal projectiles accurately at up to 8,000 fps (feet-per-second), enjoy an infinitely variable/programmable cyclic rate of fire (as high as 120,000 rounds-per-minute), and enjoy a 360 degree field of fire. What if you could mount this weapon on any military Humvee (HMMWV), any helicopter/gunship, any armored personnel carrier (APC), and any other vehicle for which the technology were applicable?

That would be something, wouldn't it? Some of you might be wondering, "how big would it be", or "how much would it weigh"? Others might want to know what it's ammunition capacity would be. These are all good questions, assuming of course that a weapon like this were actually possible.

The Wilson Combat UT-15 Urban Tactical Rifle/Carbine (with free-float, ventilated Quad Rail aluminum handguard) just received a rave review by Rich Grassi in the September 2004 issue of Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement (GWLE). Mr. Grassi had some help in reviewing the Wilson UT-15 Urban Tactical carbine from Rob Child (SWAT operator, armorer, and firearms instructor), Andy Dale (SWAT operator and K9 handler), and Akim Reynolds (SWAT operator and narcotics investigator).

Speaking of high quality tactical gear, DefRev has received two 5.11 Tactical Shirts (one beige, on O.D. green) for T&E.; We haven't had a chance to wear them around yet, but the quality of these shirts is quite evident, just from handling and inspecting them. These shirts appear to be really well put together.

MAXPEDITION is definitely a company to watch. These guys are making some really great stuff right now, and I can't tell you how impressed I was with what I saw and handled at the MAXPEDITION booth at TREXPO West 2004. Well, maybe I can: I was extremely impressed. This was some of the best-made tactical nylon gear I've ever seen/handled. Very high quality.

Basically, everything at their booth looked and felt great. Before TREXPO, I had only really heard about the MAXPEDITION gear (and seen pictures of it), but I'd never actually seen or handled it in person. Boy, was I in for a pleasant surprise.

Updated!! Still Needed!!

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IRAQ DEPLOYMENT: $170,000. PER YEAR CONTRACT

GLOBAL SECURITY SOURCE is pleased to announce its participation in a private security contract needing a large number of protection operators. Requirements: Military and/or Law Enforcement , combat arms background, protection experience in hostile environments, no criminal record, high comitment and motivation.

The Rohrbaugh R9/R9S pistol is a 9mm pocket pistol that bears more than a slight resemblance to the Seecamp LWS 32 .32 ACP pocket pistol and Kel-Tec CNC Industries Inc. P32 (.32 ACP) and P3AT (.380 ACP) pistols (except for the color). In fact, the Rohrbaugh R9S appears to be virtually identical in size to the P32 and P3AT, which can both be easily carried inside one's front pocket.

This is a follow-up to our article, "Fracture Camouflage�: You can't hit what you can't see." DefRev spoke with Guy Cramer, the man behind Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp.'s proprietary "Fracture Camouflage", last week. We found out that Mr. Cramer has additional camouflage patterns that utilize the same "proprietary graphics techniques" known as "Camouflage Designated Enhanced Fractal Geometry", or "C2G".

Back in January (2004), DefRev published an article on Shiva Ki Custom Knives. The article was titled "Tactical/Battle Blades for 21st Century Spec-Ops. Meet Shiva Ki". Shiva Ki is currently one of the best fixed-blade fighting knife makers in the country. Shiva�s knives are also some of the sharpest in the world. They cut like magic. So, we were proud to give him the ink.

Well, Shiva's just come out with a true fighting bowie knife called appropriately and simply enough, "Fightin' Bowie". Believe it or not, your's truly actually inspired Shiva to create this particular knife. I pestered him, really. You see, my personal opinion is that a true bowie knife, especially one designed specificaly for fighting/combat, absolutely has to have a sharpened back clip. It's also my opinion that longer is better (up to a point--excuse the pun), provided one can keep the knife light and perfectly balanced, which Shiva can. The blade on the Shiva Ki "Fightin Bowie" knife is 13 inches (false guard to tip), which is right about the blade-length limit for a bowie knife. Yes, this is a BIG knife. But, Shiva told me it's properly balanced, so it still feels light and is extremely fast in the hand. And, yes, the "Fightin Bowie's" back clip is fully-sharpened.

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is in the process of adopting the FN MK48 MOD 0 7.62mm Lightweight Machine Gun (LWMG) as it's new 7.62x51mm machine gun. Basically, the MK48 MOD 0 is a beefed-up version of the FN MK46 MOD 0 5.56 LMG/SAW (Light Machine Gun/Squad Automatic Weapon), a MK46 MOD 0 on steroids, if you will. For those not aware, the MK46 MOD 0 is a modified version fo the FN M249 SAW that's been optimized for Spec-Ops/SpecWar applications. The Special Operations community needed a 5.56x45mm LMG/SAW for their specific applications. So far, according to DefRev's understanding, U.S. Special Operations (specifically, Naval Special Warfare) feedback on the MK46 MOD 0 has been positive.

One of our readers, Dennis S., sent DefRev the following email message on USMC MARPAT and CADPAT digitized camouflage patterns/digital camo:

Firearm News" syndicated a news.com.au article yesterday that discusses a new class of less-lethal/non-lethal stun gun called the StunStrike CQSR (Close Quarters Shock Rifle). The StunStrike CQSR, designed/developed by Xtreme Alternative Defense Systems (XADS), does away with wires as the electric-shock delivery system (a la Taser), and instead uses some kind of electrified plasma or an electified ion stream (I forget exactly how Pete Bitar/XADS phrased/described it). The news.com.au article, by the way, is titled New stun gun uses UV laser.

Today Noah Shactman published his own article on the technology on his website, DefenseTech.org. Noah's article is titled Next-Gen Stun Guns Target Crowds. The article contains a bunch of links, one of which is a link to an article titled "Sweeping stun guns to target crowds" that NewScientist.com published yesterday.

Got these from "Army Times". They're video clips of the ATK/HK XM8 Lightweight Modular Carbine System, a.k.a. ATK/HK XM8 Lightweight Assault Carbine, from SHOT Show 2004. Some of the footage is from the outdoor XM8 Carbine weapons demonstration conducted by Jim Schatz, Military Programs Manager at Heckler & Koch (HK). Other footage was shot inside the SHOT Show exhibition hall at the Heckler & Koch (HK) booth.

'The MP5 Experience', Second Session, is scheduled for July 31-August 1, 2004. The following is from HKPRO.com:

"In conjunction with Dan Shea, and Long Mountain Outfitters, Las Vegas, Nevada, HKPRO.COM invites you to a special, unique opportunity to spend two very intensive days immersed in the MP5 Submachine Gun." According to HKPRO.com, 'The MP5 Experience' "will consist of one day of classroom, and one day of range instruction. To call it comprehensive would be an understatement."

DefRev just received this announcement (below). Global Security Source is currently looking for qualified security personnel for deployment to Iraq. Salary is $170,000 per year. If you're qualified, you would need to contact Global Security Source ASAP, as it's getting down to the wire. You have to be ready to deploy by June 30th, 2004. Here's the official announcement:

"ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IRAQ DEPLOYMENT: $170,000. PER YEAR CONTRACT

GLOBAL SECURITY SOURCE (www.globalsecuritysource.com) is pleased to announce its participation in a private security contract needing a large number of protection operators. Requirements: Military and/or Law Enforcement , combat arms background, protection experience in hostile environments, no criminal record, high commitment and motivation.