Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. President Trump announced a wide range of initiatives to expand public access and support the country’s hunting community in an executive order on Thursday night while speaking at the White House Rose Garden. The executive order Reinvigorating America’s Hunting Heritage includes provisions to encourage easements and land exchanges to boost access to landlocked federal land, using volunteers to target invasive species and work on wildlife management, and stressing the use of lead ammunition and fishing tackle. “I would applaud it for what it is,” says…

The U.S. Navy awarded defense startup Castelion $200 million for the production of its Blackbeard hypersonic missile, a low-cost, scalable weapon that can be fielded across carrier strike groups, the service announced Tuesday.The Navy championed the contract as one of the first successful examples of the Department of the Navy Rapid Capabilities Office and how it “has adapted its acquisition structure to more rapidly meet the needs of the warfighter. … By leveraging advanced commercial manufacturing methods and a vertically integrated production line, this landmark program introduces immediate ‘affordable mass’ to the fleet.”Blackbeard is “an air-launched, hypersonic strike weapon that…

Lockheed Martin said on Thursday it received its first shipment of critical components from General Motors for Patriot interceptors, less than a month after the two companies inked a manufacturing agreement, as the Pentagon pushes for faster weapons production.The ⁠Patriot missile defense system remains one of the world’s most sought-after weapons for the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and Russia’s prolonged war with Ukraine. Since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv credits Patriot batteries with helping defend cities against Russian ballistic missile attacks, while Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has repeatedly appealed for ⁠more ​launchers and interceptors as Moscow intensifies air strikes.…

The U.S. Army is looking for drones that can transport blood supplies in the field, according to a new sources sought notice from the service. The Army aims to select a contractor that can deliver two prototype UAVs for what it is calling the Army Blood Link project, the notice states. Each drone must be capable of transporting 20 units of blood products. The deadline to respond to the notice is Sept. 21, and the drones will need to be delivered within three months of the contract award. “Due to the compressed timeline, we recommend focusing on further development and…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) moved this week to begin a process that conservation groups say would permanently prevent restoration of the original Bears Ears National Monument, a popular public-land recreation area in southeastern Utah. The political maneuver comes two months after President Trump shrank the monument by 91 percent, opening it to mining, drilling, and increased off-road vehicle use. If Congress confirms Lee’s expected proposal, it would also strip what little protection remains. “They’re doing it to make it permanent so nobody can undo their…

U.S. Coast Guard and FBI personnel boarded two commercial vessels bound for the United States in the Gulf of Mexico last month after indications that hackers had broken into their computer networks, the agencies said on Thursday.The unusual operation, carried out on Aug. 21 and Aug. 24 aboard two foreign-flagged ships, comes as U.S. authorities grapple with a series of cyber incidents that media reports have linked to Iran since the outbreak of conflict between Washington and Tehran.The FBI said a joint Coast Guard-FBI team boarded the vessels after receiving “indications that the networks of both vessels were compromised.”The Coast…

An Advent calendar is a great way to ramp into the season of Christmas. I’ve loved the tradition ever since my grandmother gifted me custom Advent calendars each year growing up- it gave me great memories with her that I’ll always remember.Now, you can get specialized Advent calendars that focus on a wide range of topics, including survival. The gear in these isn’t going to knock your socks off, but they are a great gift for beginning preppers or young survival enthusiasts.My main recommendation is for the MyLune Survival Advent Calendar, which has a good assortment of tools and solid…

Two of the U.S. Air Force’s bomber aircraft will be extended in an effort to better maintain the fleet’s readiness, a service official said Wednesday.The decision to extend the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit comes amid moves by the force to further develop the B-21 Raider, the service’s next-generation stealth bomber with accelerated production. Both the bombers will be extended, Gen. Stephen L. Davis, commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, said during a panel titled “Flying and Fixing to Fight and Win” at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference.The commander said that…

The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Department of the Navy announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Hunt Military Communities to construct or renovate 8,098 beds in downtown Newport News, Virginia.The agreement, spanning five years and totaling $1.7 billion, will “reshape unaccompanied housing for thousands of sailors across the Hampton Roads region,” according to a Navy release. The development will replace the aging Huntington Hall facility and modernize housing and retail amenities in the area. “This historic contract addresses critical quality-of-life and readiness needs, providing clean, comfortable, and safe housing that supports our hardworking…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. This month President Trump directed his administration to consider withdrawing protections for both gray and Mexican wolves. The guidance was tucked in a package of concessions to America’s ranchers. The Sept. 4 executive order “Supporting America’s Ranchers” specifically gives the Secretary of the Interior 90 days to “make a determination as to whether the gray wolf and the Mexican wolf have met the recovery criteria for delisting or downlisting under the Endangered Species Act.” If the Interior secretary determines recovery criteria has been met, agencies…

The U.S. Defense Department and Lockheed Martin signed a framework agreement on Thursday to expand production of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, or JATM, laying the groundwork for a future multiyear buy of the classified long-range air-to-air weapon. The agreement is neither a contract nor an order for missiles. Officials described it as a demand signal to Lockheed and its suppliers to justify investing in capacity, workforce and production efficiencies. Should Congress authorize and fund a multiyear buy, the aim is for production lines to be ready when orders arrive. “Speed, scale, and stability drive acquisition excellence, and these…

China is devoting enormous efforts — from submarines to ballistic missiles — to destroy America’s aircraft carriers.The strategy prompted a U.S. think tank to ask why America couldn’t do the same and sink China’s growing fleet of carriers.The think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, devised a plan to target Chinese carriers by using many of the same tactics that China would use against American flattops.“China’s expanding carrier force presents a strategic vulnerability that the United States and its allies can exploit, rather than merely a challenge to U.S. dominance,” argues a CSIS report, titled “Flip the Script.”“Instead…

Sign up for the Deer Camp Newsletter Get everything from whitetail news and opinion pieces, to advanced hunting tactics and cutting-edge gear reviews. Logan Beach and his wife Kay were bowhunting a hardwoods ridge in a well-used travel area between a creek drainage and a beanfield the afternoon of September 9. They were on a 200-acre farm in the rolling hills of central Kentucky, and they were hoping to see a massive velvet buck they’d captured on camera in the summer. The bowhunting pair were in different hang-on tree stands overlooking the trail, but close to each other. Kay is…

It’s been a problem as long as the existence of modern communications: Despite the need for commands to have accurate contact information for military spouses, some service members, military wives or husbands simply don’t want to be reached.The failure of troops to provide phone numbers for spouses in the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System, however, can carry dire consequences. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Douglas Scheiss recalled an incident in which he and his wife, Debbie, needed to reach a spouse whose husband had died in Syria. But when they called the number on file, the phone simply…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Spring will always be king for trout, no doubt, but I always look forward to the fall. In many ways, finding success is a bit more challenging this time of year, which I believe is part of the fun. Flows tend to be lower. The water is often clear. You might have to deal with ripping a bunch of fallen leaves off your line every few casts. But it’s worth dealing with these minor nuisances, because fall offers a lot of perks. The biggest may be…

Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. This story, “My Favorite Deer Rifles,” appeared in the November 2003 issue of Outdoor Life. I don’t have a favorite deer rifle, but I used to. It was a Model 94 Winchester that I got in a trade when I was 14. All the cowboys in the movies had lever-action Winchesters, so that was reason enough to want one. I can’t remember all the details of the deal, but the kid I swapped with drove a hard bargain. Among other valuable items he skinned…

An Alabama martial arts instructor alleges that U.S. Army personnel copied his published training materials on self-defense and gunfighting tactics into an instruction manual without giving him credit or compensation.Johnny Lee Smith, who published his Vanguard Training Manuals through his company Triad Martial Arts, accused the Army of copyright infringement in a complaint filed Sept. 11 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.Military Times reached out to Smith for an interview, but he did not respond in time for publication. The Army has also not yet responded in court. According to the 28-page complaint, Smith opened Triad in 1996 after…

Somebody put a taser on a SEAL. On purpose.

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The word bulletproof is doing a lot of work.

The 249 up close. Anybody who carried one remembers.

One drill for the stock. Won’t take long.

A check drill, run the way they run it.

Somebody’s drone over the ballfield. Now whose problem?