VZ-9 Avrocar – Cold War Flying Saucer

Few experimental aircraft have captured the imagination quite like the Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar. Conceived during the Cold War, a time of intense technological competition and geopolitical tension, the Avrocar was a bold attempt to revolutionize vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft design...

By Eugene Nielsen •

3rd Special Forces Group Kicks Off ‘War Horse’ Lethality Exercise at Fort Bragg

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Soldiers from across the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)’s Advanced Skills Company kicked off the unit’s first baseline lethality exercise to bolster the Group’s ability to tackle evolving global threats. Coined “War Horse,” 3rd Group is standardizing the baseli...

By Eric G •

Galvion Awarded Five-Year Latvian Helmet Framework Contract Under EU SAFE Program

MONTREAL, CANADA – Galvion, a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative head systems, power and data management solutions, and advanced capability solutions, has been awarded a five-year framework contract with a potential value of up to €27.8 million by Latvia’s State Centre...

By Eric G •

Shinenyx M1 Pro Fusion Monocular Review

Editor’s note: In this article, Scott Conditt reviews the Shinenyx M1 Pro Fusion, a monocular the combines night vision and thermal technologies for advanced digital imaging in low- to no-light situations. From hunting to police work, this kind of optical technology offers incredible advant...

By Scott Conditt •

POTD: British Cavalry Takes SA80 Back to the Saddle

Modern armies have drones, armored vehicles and advanced surveillance systems. The British Army is also exploring what a much older platform can still offer: a horse. Soldiers from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment recently took part in a mounted combat capability experiment on the Barossa t...

By Eric B •

Kraken Kinetics Launches Odin Energetics with Solugen

Kraken Kinetics is proud to publicly launch Odin Energetics, our new joint venture with Solugen Aerospace & Defense. Odin was created to rethink how America produces and delivers advanced energetics, the explosives and propellants at the core of modern munitions. The challenge is straightforw...

By Eric G •

Spanish National Police Adopt Springfield Armory Echelon 4.0FC

Springfield Armoury has announced  a major European law enforcement contract win with Spain’s primary police force, the Policía Nacional, selecting the Echelon 4.0FC as their new standard-issue sidearm for uniformed officers. The Policía Nacional consists of over 70,000 o...

By Matthew Moss •

SIG Sauer XRAY9-CUAS Computes The Lead On Incoming Drones

Hitting a drone with gunfire is hard for an unglamorous reason: by the time the bullet arrives, the drone has moved. SIG Sauer's answer is the XRAY9-CUAS, a counter-unmanned aircraft systems electro-optic unveiled at AUSA, and the idea behind it is to let a soldier point and shoot while the ...

By Eric B •
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