Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said his committee will review the program to determine if the Defense Department's surplus equipment is being used as intended. One night after the violence that accompanied the presence of military-style equipment in F...
Luther Jackson and has grown into one of the largest stockists and suppliers of ex-military vehicles, plant and equipment released from the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) as well as other EU/ NATO military forces. Our customers include construction and mining industries, utility companies, ...
WW2 US Other Vehicles Demolition Tank T31 During World War II, US demolition crews faced the critical task of dismantling enemy fortifications and obstacles, sometimes under fire. They lacked a dedicated vehicle for this in the US arsenal. Various tools, like dozer blade kits and high-explosive...
After the Second World War many American military vehicles become surplus stock and soon found their way into the hands of farmers and land owners across Great Britain. The subsequent heavy use and the real possibility of difficulties obtaining spares led Maurice Wilks, the Rover Car Company Chief...
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mark Falkner grew up in a family of 10 children. His father started the company MEPCO (Military Equipment Parts COmpany), which bought and sold military surplus specializing in Jeep and truck parts. Mark began working in the yard at just 9 years old. During...
United States of America (1941) Medium Tank – ~49,234 Built Quantity and quality The M4 Sherman (named after the famous American Civil War general William T. Sherman) is one of the few really iconic fighting vehicles of the Allies during World War Two, and one of the most famous tanks...
For example, China is already producing enough petrochemicals – plastic and plastic derivatives – to completely meet worldwide demand and still hold a surplus. It willincrease production capacityin these sectors by 50% in the next three years. If Beijing is allowed to export this glut of plast...
This post-World War Two advertisement for the sale of surplus equipment shows that the company was located at 2001 S. Kingshighway Blvd. in St. Louis, MO. This Google Maps satellite view shows that the factory is still there. After World War Two, a bridge was built in front of the ...
Exports rose 10.7% from a year earlier, according to official customs data released Monday. Economists had forecast they would grow about 7%. Imports rose 1% year-on-year. Analysts had expected them to shrink about 1.5%. With exports outpacing imports, China...
tracking sightings of what appear to be Mk14 EBR variants but on closer examination some of them are not what they initially seemed to be, several were in fact kit builds using the standard configuration M14s which reached Ukraine in early 2022. Some, however, do appear to be surplus Mk14s...