The Pennsylvania gun company Geissele Automatics introduced a production-ready model of its Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle, or HICAR, as part of a Special Operations Command (SOCOM) program to extend the service life of the legacy M4 carbine with new capabilities. The company started a series of promotional videos about building the HICAR since announcing the weapon early last month, saying it wants to highlight the design’s performance and show what “high-speed product development” looks like. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, which issued the solicitation in May, had a 21-day response period that has ended. The solicitation asked for an…

A moose hunter in Alaska somehow walked away from a brown bear attack with little more than a shredded jacket, a bruised shoulder and one hell of a story.Gavin Haakenson was scouting for moose with his friend Ethan Yeager near Alaska’s Killey River on Sept. 2 when a brown bear came charging at him from roughly 10 feet away.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS “I heard a noise to my right and looked over and there was a brown bear charging me at full speed,” Haakenson told Outdoor Life. “It was super close, maybe 10 feet, when I…

The FQ-42A and FQ-44A, the U.S. Air Force’s newest Collaborative Combat Aircraft, have been dubbed “Vengeance” and “Fury,” respectively.Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink used the names for the first time during a Monday keynote address at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference while announcing that the Air Force intends to have at least 500 autonomous aircraft in service by 2032. The CCAs are expected to perform many of the same missions manned fighters complete currently. “Because of the steps we are taking today, we will have a significantly different force by 2032,”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Judge Adam Levy’s new courtroom show “Adam’s Law” premieres this month, and he feels prepared because he “learned from the best,” his mom Judge Judy Sheindlin.Sheindlin’s popular show “Judge Judy” ran for over 25 years. She’s now passing the baton to her son, who has also starred in courtroom shows like “Justice on Trial” and “Tribunal Justice.” Before bringing his talents to television, Levy served two terms as Putnam County District Attorney in New York. He was one of three adjudicating judges on “Tribunal,” but he’ll be the lone judge at the helm…

Within two years, the U.S. Air Force will stand up a new career field to defend American air bases worldwide.Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach announced Monday at the Air and Space Cyber Conference that the service is advancing two initiatives in the wake of devastating Iranian attacks on U.S. bases across the Middle East in recent months. “First,” said Wilsbach, “we will establish the point defense weapons system, bringing together kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities to secure our air bases.”“Second,” he continued, “we established a new career field of point defense airmen. This new career field…

When most people picture an emergency stockpile, they imagine a basement lined with shelves, a spare bedroom packed floor to ceiling, or a garage full of five-gallon buckets. And if you’ve got that kind of room, great. But a lot of us don’t. If you live in a small house or apartment, you might have nothing more than a single closet to work with. Here’s the good news: it absolutely is. This is where microprepping comes in. Microprepping is all about squeezing a bunch of survival supplies into a tiny space by being organized, intentional, and clever about what you…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former CIA Director John Brennan has been subpoenaed to testify next month before a Florida grand jury as part of a Justice Department investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against President Donald Trump.Ken Wainstein, an attorney for Brennan, disclosed in a court filing Monday that prosecutors last Thursday presented him with a subpoena for Brennan to appear Oct. 15 before a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida. He said he was told that the subpoena relates to a “far-reaching” criminal probe examining a loosely defined theory that the government…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s administration targeted the Associated Press (AP) over rights to the iconic photo of the president in Butler, Pennsylvania, taken after an assassination attempt, according to a New York Times report.The AP has repeatedly sparred with the Trump White House after the president was elected in 2024. The outlet was banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One shortly after Trump was inaugurated because the AP continued to use “Gulf of Mexico” after the president renamed it the Gulf of America in 2025. The ban has led to a First…

Editor’s Note: In today’s article, Ramon Ramirez takes a look at the Springfield Armory 1911 Emissary 4.25″ AOS pistol chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge as a modern self-defense handgun. The firearm was provided to the author by the company for this article. I didn’t step into the firearms space thinking reviews were going to become the main focus. That wasn’t the plan. Like most things, it developed over time. The Springfield Armory 1911 Emissary 4.25″ AOS 9mm offers a modern take on the self-defense 1911 pistol that still respects the traditional foundation of the design. I was already spending…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Alaska teenager who survived nearly two days atop an overturned fishing skiff told his rescuers that his cousin had slipped away during the night and that his older brother remained beneath the vessel after the three were thrown into the frigid Bering Sea, according to rescuers and family members.Derek Parker Aghnaanga, 15, was spotted Monday morning on the capsized skiff roughly four miles east of St. Lawrence Island after he, his 35-year-old brother Sidney Kulowiyi and their cousin disappeared during a fishing trip.”Through the teeth chattering, he had mentioned that his…

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — China’s armed forces will get every possible resource from the home front if needed during a war, according to a change in the law to take effect in October.And its militarily less endowed neighbors such as Taiwan and the Philippines would bear the brunt of a fully kitted People’s Liberation Army, which the updated National Defense Mobilization Law says may draw from deep within the civilian population for resources, analysts say.Australia, Japan and the United States also would note Beijing’s revised law as they’re most likely to become involved in any Taiwan “contingency” or conflict…

Welcome in on this beautiful morning for a flaming hot edition of Monday Screencaps where we dive right into the world of football, a new cross country personal record for Screencaps Jr., my trip to Detroit to see a former NFL Super Bowl QB and anything else on my mind because I built this column and they pay me to write things for the readers.Let’s start with the world of football with some quick hitters:• As many of you know, I’ve been all over the death of the NFL chain gang topic for the last 2-3 years. Yesterday, I noticed…