On Mar. 19, 2026, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) announced the adoption of a new service rifle based on the AR-15 design. Procured under the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR) initiative, the Colt Canada Modular Rail Rifle (MRR) will replace the CAF’s current C7 rifle and C8 carbine, both produced by Colt Canada.
Also Read: The Brits didn’t want this rifle, but you’ll be able to buy it soon
As with most NATO nations, Canada adopted a version of the FN FAL during the Cold War. Designated the C1A1, the 7.62mm NATO rifle was replaced by the 5.56mm NATO C7 rifle in 1984.
Author: Michael
The US Department of State has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Japan valued at approximately $340m, aimed at enhancing the country’s indigenous upgraded Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectiles (HVGP) capability.
In Nato’s Annual Report, it revised down its estimates for UK defence spending as a proportion of GDP to below to Alliance average.
Only the Strong Survive This Mindset | Military
The Department of Veterans Affairs regularly helps veterans become homeowners through its home loans, and as part of the process, an appraiser hired by the VA must inspect each property. However, due to limited availability and high demand, it can take several days for appraisers to be assigned to those jobs, leaving veterans competing with other buyers and potentially losing out due to those delays. That is according to a bipartisan group of senators, who introduced a bill on Thursday evening to help incentivize more appraisers to take jobs with the VA and meet the demand.
In 1876, Americans were introduced to the typewriter and sewing machine, tasted ketchup for the first time, and saw firsthand what a 1,400-horsepower steam engine could do.
All of that occurred at a collection of displays with the long-winded title of “the 1876 International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of Soil and Mine.” Most remember it by a more familiar name: the World’s Fair.
Related: Remembering 250 years of Marine Corps Commandants
This was not just any World’s Fair.
A&SF
Three additional B-1B Lancers arrived at RAF Fairford on March 26,…
Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven
Unseen technologies power the B-21’s stealth, computing, and sensing, promising a revolution in high-altitude bomber capabilities and survivability.
Thomas Newdick, The WarZone
Even in lower-threat coastal areas, MANPADS are a real risk to lower-flying aircraft, and true air supremacy across Iran still isn’t a reality.
Ryan Finnerty, Flight Global
The U.S.