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Freedom Outdoors Brings Industry-Leading Experience to Richmond with New Shooting Range

Tuesday, March 11th, 2025

Richmond, VA – March 10, 2025 – Freedom Outdoors is proud to announce the expansion of its industry-leading brand with the opening of a new shooting range and retail facility in Richmond, Virginia. This location, formerly Colonial Shooting Academy, is undergoing enhancements to align with Freedom’s high standards of service, safety, and community engagement, offering an elevated experience for shooters of all levels.

“This expansion represents more than just growth—it’s about bringing the Freedom experience to Richmond,” said Skyler Thomas, President of Freedom Outdoors. “This facility has long been recognized for its size and potential, and we’re excited to build upon that foundation by introducing a fresh approach centered on service, excellence, innovation, and the core values that define Freedom.”

With a focus on hospitality, education, and customer-first service, Freedom Outdoors is investing in improvements to the facility, including upgraded training programs, an expanded retail selection, and a membership structure designed to provide meaningful benefits to guests. Every aspect of the range will reflect Freedom Outdoors’ guiding principles—offering a welcoming, professional environment where enthusiasts and responsible firearm owners feel valued and supported.

“Our team believes that a great shooting experience is about more than just a facility—it’s about the people, the service, and the culture that surrounds it,” added Thomas. “We look forward to fostering that environment here in Richmond, ensuring that every guest receives the level of care and expertise they deserve.”

The Richmond location joins Freedom Outdoors’ growing network of ranges and storefronts, furthering the company’s commitment to providing best-in-class experiences for firearm owners, professionals, and newcomers alike.

www.freedomoutdoors.us

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EOTECH Opens Engineering Tech Center in Orofino, ID

Tuesday, March 11th, 2025

Plymouth, MI (March 2025) – EOTECH, the leader in electro-optics technology, has experienced exceptional growth over the last decade. In recent years, EOTECH diversified into magnified scopes, micro red dots, night-vision and thermal systems, and on-gun laser devices. Additionally, in 2022, EOTECH added a manufacturing center that develops cutting edge digital sensor systems.

To support these programs and future growth, EOTECH is proud to announce the opening of their new Tech Center located in Orofino,Idaho. This state-of-the-artworkspace will provide research and development, engineering design and sustainment, testing, and prototype capabilities for all EOTECH product categories.

“We are thrilled to open our new Tech Center in Orofino, an area that will be the conduit between our headquarters in Michigan and our sensor factory in California,” said Aaron Hampton, President of Product Development for EOTECH. “This facility provides us with the talent and opportunity to plant the growth initiatives for the company’s next phase of our development. We strive to inspire new technology-driven solutions, and this investment will accelerate innovation and the development of new solutions for our core and emerging markets.”?

Officially opened February 26, 2025, this 4,200 square-foot facility includes a sophisticated optics lab outfitted with cleanroom flow hoods, optical breadboard, collimators, high purity nitrogen, and various tools to assemble, test, and rework weapon sights and camera systems. The mechanical lab includes small scale machining, an inspection area with granite table plus a physical and optical metrology system.

For more information, please visit www.eotechinc.com.

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HOP Munitions Welcomes Hans Kline as Vice President of Business Development

Monday, March 10th, 2025

HOP Munitions is making moves. As the company continues to grow and carve out its place in the firearms industry, it’s bringing in a heavy hitter to lead the charge in sales and expansion. HOP Munitions is proud to announce the hiring of Hans Kline as the new Vice President of Business Development.

With over a decade of experience in the firearms and ammunition industry, Kline has built a reputation for driving sales, forging key industry partnerships, and successfully navigating the ever-changing market landscape. His track record includes working with top-tier distributors, manufacturers, and suppliers—securing high-volume deals and opening new sales channels that have delivered real, measurable growth. Now, he’s bringing that expertise to HOP Munitions, and he’s got big plans.

“HOP Munitions is an exciting brand with incredible potential,” said Kline. “I see a company that’s poised to shake things up in the ammo industry, and I’m here to make sure we do exactly that. My focus is on expanding our market presence, strengthening relationships with dealers and distributors, and creating a brand identity that stands out in an increasingly competitive space.”

One of Kline’s first major initiatives? An aggressive Stocking Dealer Program designed to give retailers a reason to stock HOP Munitions as a go-to brand. While some in the industry are pulling back due to market trends, HOP Munitions is doubling down.

“Breaking into the retail space at a time like this might seem like a challenge, but we’re not here to sit on the sidelines,” Kline added. “We’re hopping in and taking over.”

HOP Munitions is already known for delivering high-quality, American-made ammunition that shooters trust. With Kline at the helm of business development, the company is set to scale its dealer network, increase its footprint in the industry, and establish itself as a major player in the ammunition market.

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UK Ministry of Defence and Industry Collaboration Breaks New Ground at the Digital Manufacturing Centre

Sunday, March 9th, 2025

The Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC), an industry-leading production facility and additive manufacturing (AM) innovation hub, hosted the latest UK MOD Strategic Command’s Additive Manufacturing innovation event, on 5 March 2025. This MOD/industry collaborative event was held at DMC’s state-of-the-art AM production facility, located at the world-renowned Silverstone Park. The event was also supported by the Buckinghamshire Enterprise Zone.

Project TAMPA is a UK Strategic Command Defence Support sponsored project that is exploring the advantages of integrating the very latest AM (3D-printing) technology “from factory to foxhole”. From the outset, DMC has been intimately involved with Project TAMPA and is working in close partnership with the MOD and key defence players such as NP Aerospace, Babcock, Thales and RBSL, to support the development and delivery of this high-technology manufacturing capability, into the defence supply chain. Fully aligned with the MOD’s Land Industrial Strategy (LIS) and the Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), TAMPA is a spearhead initiative that is driving forward proactive collaboration with industry to rapidly find and integrate the very latest manufacturing technologies.

TAMPA Spiral 1 validated the ability of AM to produce non-safety critical NATO Stock Number (NSN) parts to the appropriate quality and Spiral 2 is expanding the requirement to include safety critical parts and demonstrate the ability for AM to add value to the part production process. DMC is also working in partnership with NP Aerospace to investigate the additional AM benefits possible by using Direct Energy Deposition (DED) methods to create large metal structural parts leveraging the benefits of AM to reduce lead times, reliance on tooling and cost. The advantages of AM in the defence supply chain are numerous and include: weight saving; cost reduction; speed and agility; innovation in design, obsolescence management, inventory management and potentially, forward deployed additive manufacturing support.

Major General Phil Prosser, Director Joint Support said, “As the MOD’s Advanced Manufacturing Champion, it is hugely rewarding to witness what we have achieved by exploring and harnessing the benefits that additive manufacturing can bring. Project TAMPA is a prime example of how the MOD can work in partnership with both major defence contractors and smaller innovative British companies like the DMC, to push the boundaries of innovation and technology to maximise defence capability. Collaborating with defence primes and high-technology SME’s in this way is critical to protecting and developing the UK defence supply chain.”

Kieron Salter, CEO at DMC said, “We are very proud to have hosted such an important MOD event at our facility in Silverstone Park. DMC has an advanced engineering pedigree born from the most demanding of sectors such as Formula 1, hyper-cars, aerospace and space. At DMC, we pride ourselves in adopting a holistic approach to additive manufacturing; applying creativity and innovation to our engineering that leads to an optimised final production solution – we don’t just 3D-print to drawing. From hyper-cars to armoured vehicles, we apply the same pioneering solutions to ensure the customer secures the maximum benefit from the AM process and it has been a real pleasure to be working on Project TAMPA. I know that we have only just scratched the surface of what is possible through working together with the MOD and the defence supply chain like this, to achieve greater benefits – lots more to come.”

www.digitalmanufacturingcentre.com

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General Atomics Awarded Contract From General Dynamics Electric Boat for Virginia-Class Payload Tube Manufacturing

Saturday, March 8th, 2025

SAN DIEGO, February 24, 2025 – General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded a contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat to fabricate and deliver three shipsets of Virginia Payload Tubes (VPT) to be utilized on Block VI Virginia-class submarines. Each shipset includes two payload tubes. Under the terms of the contract, GA-EMS will complete delivery of the VPTs by the end of 2030.

“This contract follows a 2023 contract award for a single VPT shipset that qualified GA-EMS as a viable supplier with proven manufacturing capability to fabricate and deliver complex, safety-critical components for use on Navy submarines,” stated Scott Forney, president of GA-EMS. “We are excited to continue working with Electric Boat to apply our world-class fabrication and precision machining capabilities, experienced program management, and engineering and quality assurance expertise to help ensure the VPTs are available on time to support an aggressive Virginia-class build schedule.”

“As the submarine industrial base continues to expand amid supply chain and workforce retention challenges, we look forward to providing the critical capacity necessary to support multi-year procurement and sustainment programs such as this,” stated Rolf Ziesing, vice president of GA-EMS Maritime Programs. “Under multiple contract awards and over several decades, we’ve been recognized for our expertise in developing and delivering components and systems for the Navy’s surface warships, including the first of kind Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch and Advanced Arresting Gear systems for Ford-class carriers. We have undertaken continuous expansion of our manufacturing capabilities and footprint, while developing a highly skilled workforce at our Tupelo and Iuka, Mississippi manufacturing facilities. GA-EMS is well positioned to be a valued, stable resource for the development and production of complex components like the VPTs in support of the Navy’s subsurface and surface shipbuilding enterprise.”

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SIG SAUER – The Truth About the P320

Friday, March 7th, 2025

NEWINGTON, N.H., (March 7, 2025) – The P320 CANNOT, under any circumstances, dischargewithout a trigger pull – that is a fact. The allegations against the P320 are nothing more than individuals seeking to profit or avoid personal responsibility.

Recently, anti-gun groups, members of the mainstream media, trial attorneys, and other uninformed and agenda-driven parties have launched attacks on one of SIG SAUER’s most trusted, most tested, and most popular products – the P320 pistol. In all cases, these individuals have an ulterior motive behind their baseless allegations that the P320 can fire without a trigger pull; they have no evidence, no data and no empirical testing to support any of their claims. They instead choose to misrepresent clear, negligent discharges as a “design problem.”

In the decade since its introduction, the P320 has undergone the most rigorous testing and evaluation of any firearm, by military and law enforcement agencies around the world. It consistently delivers a proven record of performance and reliability through state-of-the-art engineering, and documented quality control at every stage of its production. Claims that unintended discharges are anything more than negligent handling and/or manufactured lies to support an anti-gun, anti-SIG agenda are false. Furthermore, lawsuits claiming that the P320 is capable of firing without the trigger being pulled have been dismissed in courtrooms around the country. In addition, multiple plaintiffs’ so-called experts have conceded, it is not possible for the P320 to discharge unless the trigger is fully actuated.

The rhetoric is high, and we can no longer stay silent while lawsuits run their course, and clickbait farming, engagement hacking grifters continue their campaign to highjack the truth for profit. Enough is enough. From the courts of law to the court of public opinion we will combat the lies and misinformation with the truth. SIG SAUER stands behind the quality, safety, and design of all our products – especially the P320.

Industry, take notice; what’s happening today to SIG SAUER with the anti-gun mob and their lawfare tactics will happen tomorrow at another firearms manufacturer, and then another.

Today, for SIG SAUER – it ends.

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Receptor AI from Quantum Systems x OKSI

Friday, March 7th, 2025

Our Software-Defined Defense approach is all about compatibility and adaptability – enabling the seamless integration of advanced technologies into our ReceptorAI software suite.

ReceptorAI can process and integrate a wide range of AI-driven navigation methods to ensure reliable ISR operations in heavily jammed areas. It is designed to easily accommodate new developments and allows the seamless integration of third-party algorithms through a smart and expandable architecture.

As part of our open and modular software approach, we’re pleased to highlight our trusted partnership with OKSI to further provide GNSS-based navigation capabilities with the integration of Intelligence by OKSI.

OKSI’s OMNISCIENCE software suite, including OMNInav, delivers:

· GPS-denied navigation, ATR, and CAT I/II precision target coordinates

· Precise, real-time, day and night absolute positional awareness to enable autonomous operations in EW environments

· Drift-free absolute position accuracy of approximately 5 meters By embedding OMNISCIENCE into our existing software ecosystem, we continue to enhance our Family of Systems, enabling robust, autonomous operations for ISR missions in the most challenging scenarios.

Learn more about OKSI’s OMNISCIENCE software suite at oksi.ai/omniscience

Dive deep into OMNInav at oksi.ai/omninav-gps-denied-navigation

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Special Operations Vendor Day – 3.27.25 at Patriot 3

Friday, March 7th, 2025

Special Operations Vendor Day is a private, invite-only event for GOV/MIL/LE personnel. For more information about this event and possible registration, please contact info@patriot3.com.

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