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 […]
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Portuguese Special Operations Forces get new guns – FN SCAR and FN Minimi
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 […]
Portuguese Commandos Combat footage in Central African Republic
Bangui (Central African Republic) – “Wegnnyen negoye” (hammer in Sango) is the military operation launched by the UN Mission in Ouham-Pendé since last Thursday. This is a response to attacks by the armed group Return, […]
Portuguese Army new Assault Rifle
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 […]
This is why Iran’s Special Forces still wear US green berets
When looking at Iran’s 65th Airborne Special Force Brigade, you might notice a few striking similarities — the yellow enlisted chevrons seem a lot like the yellow chevrons on old Army greens, for example. Before […]
Portuguese Army Special Operations Forces
In Portuguese, it is called Centro de Tropas de Operações Especiais (CTOE), and you can translate it to Special Operations Forces Center, they are the Portuguese Army Special Operations Forces (SOF) and are part of […]
Grenada 1983: Operation Urgent Fury
On October 19, 1983, Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and a number of his top aides were executed by the People’s Revolutionary Army (PRA), on orders from a radical new political group known as the […]
4th Alpini Parachutist Regiment
The 4th Alpini Parachutist Regiment is a light Infantry regiment of the Italian Army, often referred as the Italian Rangers, specialized in Mountain warfare. The members of the 4th Alpini Parachutist Regiment distinguished in combat during […]
Airborne Warfare
“It was 2,200 yeas later when sea power reached its full potential. Then, in the battle of Normandy, the Allied powers, using hundreds of seacraft of all types, invaded the Continent of Europe. The sea […]
82nd Airborne Division
The 82nd Airborne Division is a brand which made his way through the history. Today, it is an elite, an active duty airborne infantry division of the United States Army which has been are specialized in parachute assault operations into hostile areas. They are […]