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28 Jan 16. CAA Introducing The Brace-Equipped MIC-RONI-STAB. If the idea of a Glock-based short-barreled rifle or SBR has never crossed your mind, Command Arms Accessories, CAA, has a new version of the RONI SBR conversion kit that may make you think again. New for 2016, CAA has an updated version of the RONI, the Micro, and a non-NFA pistol version with an integral stabilizing brace, the MIC-RONI-STAB.
The RONI kits are constructed of polymer and aluminum and mount on Glock pistols to provide a rail for optics as well as add a stock or pistol stabilizer, along with a few other features common to carbines, not handguns. They require no modification to you your Glock pistols and install in a matter of seconds. They are available in standard pistol configurations, side-folding stock configurations, and now with a side-folding arm brace configuration. The MIC-RONI-STAB is set to launch in March and has already been cleared by the ATF, so as long as you use these enclosure as indicated by the ATF and the manufacturer, it is completely legal to use these kits with your Glock without any tax stamps or paperwork. The MIC-RONI-STAB was developed specifically for the U.S. market to comply with American SBR laws. A new feature of the MIC-RONI-STAB will be an integrated light mount that also offers a bit of forward real estate for shooting from bags or barricades. The light mount doubles as an angled foregrip, and with the full SBR model also carries a spare magazine. These kits are extremely ergonomic and add a lot of stability making a standard Glock pistol much more effective for most users.
Specifications:
• Compatability: Glock 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 31 and 32
• Weight: 49 ounces
• Length: 13.7 inches
• Height: up to 6.1 inches
• Width: 2.5 inches
• MSRP: to be determined, around $400
• Offered in black, flat dark earth and olive drab
28 Jan 16. A Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) successfully completed a data-gathering mission during a Missile Defense Agency flight test. The mission’s objective was to observe in-flight performance of redesigned components and gain valuable information on evolving threat classes.
EKVs are designed to destroy incoming ballistic threats while they are still in space. As part of the MDA test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, a ballistic missile target was launched and purposely not intercepted to demonstrate for maximum maneuvering and data collection.
The successful mission proved the effectiveness of a recent redesign of the EKV thrusters, which provides the control necessary for lethal impact with incoming threats while safely outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. The testing was supported by Raytheon’s sea-based X-band radar (SBX) and AN/TPY-2 radar – both play critical roles in supporting the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system.
“This was a remarkable data-collection opportunity,” said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems. “These are among our industry’s most complex systems. Testing is critically important to ensuring the advancement of reliable kill vehicles for the protection of the U.S. homeland.”
Raytheon is simultaneously managing four kill vehicle programs – the EKV, Standard Missile-3 kinetic vehicle, Redesigned Kill Vehicle, and Multi-Object Kill Vehicle. The Raytheon kill vehicle family has a combined record of more than 30 successful space intercepts.
About the EKV
Backed by decades of kill vehicle technology expertise, the Raytheon-made EKV is designed to destroy incoming ballistic missile threats by directly colliding with them, a concept often described as “hit to kill.”
• The EKV has an advanced, multi-color sensor used to detect and discriminate incoming warheads from other objects.
• The EKV has its own propulsion, communications link,