The 300 Blackout Vs 5.56 conversation is like debating apples and oranges.The Bright Line Between 300 Blackout and 5.56 NATO:Similarities between the cartridges end with them sharing the same case and being tailored for military use.Thanks to its higher velocities, the 5.56 is much more adept at longer ranges.The standard .22-caliber also performs better out a longer barrel.300 Blackout is less finicky about barrel length and is excellent out of SBRs.The .30-caliber is hands down the more suppressible of the two, with ample subsonic loads available.By now, most everybody knows the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. Its fortunes are tied to America’s…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. − The Army plans to accelerate the delivery of its first production-representative Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft to soldiers in 2028 by moving into low-rate production while still testing prototypes, Col. Jeffrey Poquette, the service’s FLRAA program manager, told Defense News.Army leadership has tasked itself to accelerate the fielding of FLRAA as part of a newly debuted transformation initiative. And while speeding up any major procurement program contains substantial risk, Army aviation leaders and Textron’s Bell, the company chosen to build the service’s brand new advanced tiltrotor, say the program is unique in the sense that significant risk was…
This article was originally published by Lance D. Johnson at Natural News. For years, health authorities assured the public that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were a temporary intervention, delivering a brief genetic message before harmlessly fading away. But a shocking new study published in Nature reveals a far darker reality: These shots don’t just deliver instructions — they reprogram the body to extend their lifespan, forcing cells to produce spike protein far longer than disclosed. The bombshell findings expose a hidden layer of genetic manipulation, raising urgent questions about long-term risks, informed consent, and the true cost of Big Pharma’s rushed “miracle” technology. Key points:…
Three Montana Army National Guard members face trespassing charges after authorities said they landed a Black Hawk helicopter in a mountain pasture on a private ranch to take several elk antlers before flying away.A witness saw the May 4 landing and the person who owns the property reported it to officials, who tracked down the three guard members, Sweet Grass County Sheriff Alan Ronneberg said Thursday.The guardsmen had been on a training flight from the city of Billings to Helena, the state capital, said Major Ryan Finnegan with the Montana National Guard. The helicopter landed briefly in the pasture located…
President Donald Trump’s comments Thursday in Qatar about future fighter jets planned for the U.S. military have baffled observers and been met with silence from the Pentagon.During a roundtable discussion in Doha, Qatar, flanked by the heads of Boeing and GE Aerospace, Trump surprised many in the military aviation world by asserting a twin-engined F-35 successor, which he dubbed the F-55, was in the works.“The F-35, we’re doing an upgrade, a simple upgrade,” Trump said. “But we’re also doing an F-55, I’m going to call it an F-55. And that’s going to be a substantial upgrade. But it’s going to…
You see an coyote in the street—middle of the day. You’re not in the woods or on some remote trail—this is suburbia. Your kid’s school is a block away. And this isn’t some rare event. Urban coyotes are showing up more frequently in neighborhoods, school zones, and parks—a change in your environment that we should pay attention to. While coyotes are probably not your most significant risk, they are wildlife doing what wildlife does. Unfortunately, when wildlife like coyotes are out living their best possible urban lives, that sometimes means doing so at the expense of you, your families, and…
Army researchers have developed a potential antidote to the deadly poison cyanide.The new injectable antidote was invented at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. It’s been licensed to Defender Pharmaceuticals, a St. Louis-based life sciences company, for further development, according to an Army release.“This would be the first non-intravenous cyanide countermeasure approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is very exciting,” said Dr. Gary A. Rockwood, a research biologist in the institute’s Medical Toxicology Division who pioneered the development of the antidote. “We are envisioning the antidote being delivered by autoinjector, similar to an EpiPen,…
Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey is being investigated after making an assassination threat against Donald Trump. The United States president’s vocal critic has been accused of making a coded endorsement of violence against the ruler. Trump fired Comey during his first term in office (when he was the 45th president. Trump is now considered the 47th.) He accused the former FBI head of spreading lies about him as part of what he called a politically motivated “witch hunt.” James Comey Calls On ‘Patriots’: “Stand Up To Trump!” Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has said that…
My Dead Friend Zoe opens with the familiar image of a soldier returning home, but the weight that follows is anything but typical. Directed by Army veteran and filmmaker Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, the film traces the uneasy civilian life of Merit, an Afghanistan war vet haunted by the ghost of her best friend and fellow soldier, Zoe. What could’ve been a flat metaphor is instead a fully embodied character — Zoe isn’t a hallucination. She’s funny, she’s maddening and she’s always there. Just like grief. Just like guilt. In his feature debut, Hausmann-Stokes doesn’t try to romanticize the cost of war.…
Drone footage just released shows a dramatic February police standoff in Albuquerque involving two boys, ages 7 and 9, one of whom attempted to fire a loaded handgun. A firearm malfunction likely prevented deputies from using deadly force after dozens of prior police calls to the same home. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE ALBUQUERQUE, NM (3-minute read) — A disturbing drone video released last week captures a February incident in Albuquerque where two young boys, just 7 and 9 years old, were involved in a standoff with police while one of them held a loaded handgun. According to the Albuquerque Journal,…