Glock announced today that the Portuguese Army adopted the Glock 17 Gen5 FS as its official secondary weapon. The contract was signed after Glock competed against several manufacturers (Sig Sauer, H&K, CZ, Beretta) in a NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) tender in July 2019. The first 2910 pistols have started to arrive in Portugal …
We all already know almost everything about Tier 1 and Tier 2, but what is with the Tier 3? Ever since the Operation Neptune Spear (Osama bin Laden raid), the United States has gone bonkers for US Navy SEALs and Military Special Operations Forces in general. In the United States military special operations forces hierarchy, …
On the 20th February 2019, FN Herstal was awarded a major contract for thousands of assault rifles, by NATO’s Support & Procurement Agency (NSPA) on behalf of the Portuguese Army. The contract is for the 5.56x45mm caliber FN SCAR L assault rifles. Included in this contrat, FN will also supply other guns, namely the FN40GL …
Portuguese Special Operations Forces get new guns – FN SCAR and FN Minimi Read More »
They are the Portuguese Army Special Operations Forces (SOF) and are part of the Army Rapid Reaction Brigade. They operate under Special Operations Forces Center (Portuguese: Centro de Tropas de Operações Especiais (CTOE)). They are based in Lamego, a city in the North of Portugal surround by mountains and very close to the Douro River. …
In a case of emergency, where seconds matters, these guys are ready to jump in. Pararescuemen from the USAF Pararescue jumpers are often like the light at the end of the tunnel. Just about anything can happen during a mission and standard ex-filtration (EXFIL) isn’t always an option, if a regular operation has gone south, …
If someone ask me what is my opinion about the most capable unit in the United States military, my answer should be that United States Air Force Special Reconnaissance should be considered as one of the best. And it means when you compare them to Tier 1 units such as Delta Force or Seal Team …
