Garmin Tactix is a new Special Operations and military watch from Garmin built to exacting specifications required by special operations according to the Heart Rate Watch Company.
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Friday, November 15, 2013, 09:38 AM

The U.S. Army has begun introduction of a new vehicular intercom system designed to offer soldiers 21st century communications features inside a variety of vehicles. A recent milestone decision by the Army’s program executive officer for enterprise information systems (PEO EIS) gave the go-ahead for procurement of the Army-Navy/Vehicle Inter Communications 5 system, or AN/VIC-5 (V).
Thursday, October 10, 2013, 11:43 AM

United States Army researchers are responding to a request from the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) for technologies to help develop a revolutionary Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit. The Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS, is an advanced infantry uniform that promises to provide superhuman strength with greater ballistic protection.
Thursday, October 10, 2013, 11:43 AM

HGH Infrared Systems introduces Spynel-U 360° thermal camera in the Security and Military markets. This new intrusion detection and tracking system is the latest in the Spynel series, high resolution panoramic sensors for 24/7 Wide Area Surveillance.

Thursday, September 19, 2013, 11:59 AM

A prototype military vehicle undergoing testing at the U.S. Army TACOM complex in Warren could soon lead to a lighter, more fuel-efficient armored truck for U.S. troops sent to the battlefield. The Ultra Light Vehicle, or ULV, weighs 6,350 kg (14,000 pounds), about one-third of the weight of similar military vehicles, yet will be capable of a top speed of 112 km/h (70 mph).
Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 11:17 AM

Two new electronic systems from Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) are keeping military vehicles rolling through various terrains and extreme conditions with outstanding traction and mobility.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 10:58 AM

In their quest for better helmet technologies to keep Soldiers and Marines safe on the battlefield, researchers at Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center here are making a "HEaDS-UP" play. Helmet Electronics and Display System-Upgradeable Protection, or HEaDS-UP, has been a four-year effort at Natick to provide mounted and dismounted troops with a more fully integrated headgear system.
Saturday, September 14, 2013, 02:40 PM

Lt. Col. Shawn Lucas, the PEO Soldier program manager for individual weapons at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., said the XM25 is currently in the "engineering and manufacturing development phase," not yet ready for fielding. The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement weapon system is now in development. But by this time next year, the system may have moved into low-rate initial production and if so, will lose the experimental "X" prefix. Monday, August 19, 2013, 05:08 AM

BAE Systems has introduced one of the smallest multispectral sensors available for unmanned systems — an innovation that will help improve soldier situational awareness by reducing the time required to identify targets. On today’s battlefield, soldiers need the ability to process, understand, and engage with their environment at any time, under any condition or circumstance.
Friday, August 16, 2013, 04:19 AM

Cognitive Radio (CR) has been an intensive topic of research in recent years. Its main applications range from the utilization of TV white spaces to interoperability between large communication systems in all layers. Tactical communication systems that have to operate in hostile radio environments with interference, jamming and rapidly changing network topology share many common challenges with civilian cognitive radio. Thursday, August 1st, 2013, 6:00 AM

An equipment specialist with Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment, or PM SCIE, is trying to answer that question. Darren Bean has been working at the Natick Soldier Systems Center since November 2012 on the M320GL Holster Soldier Enhancement Program, or SEP. When the M320 40 mm grenade launcher began replacing the M203 in 2009, it put a new and more lethal weapon into the hands of the Soldier. Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 11:59 AM

After successful stringent tests that program experts say well exceeded initial requirements, the Marine Corps is getting ready to field its new enhanced combat helmet. In the first quarter of fiscal 2014 the first of thousands of ECHs will be issued to warfighters bound for deployment.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 10:51 AM

The ADS is the first assault rifle in the world to fire equally well both in and out of the water. Notably, it is as good as the latest models of Kalashnikov-type assault rifles, while being smaller in size. In 2007, a Tula-based arms producer managed to produce an amphibious assault rifle, the result of nearly 6 decades of research and development.
Saturday, July 27, 2013, 11:24 AM

Imagine making a tank invisible with a cloaking device that is capable of masking the vehicle’s infrared signature to enemy eyes, and the significant advantages this would hold on the battlefield.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 09:55 AM

United States Marines are testing prototypes of the new Marine Austere Patrolling System (MAPS) at an End User Evaluation from July 17-24 in Camp Pendleton, Calif. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) developed MAPS as an individual, wearable power management and distribution system, enabling Marines to patrol longer without resupply.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 04:05 PM

The U.S. Army has transferred to France technical test data on a rocket-propelled grenade defense system that is vital to its military operations in Mali, officials announced.
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Thursday, July 11, 2013, 11:59 AM

Russia has for the first time demonstrated the short-to-mid-range air defense platform 50R6A Hero ‘Vityaz,’ which will replace older variants of the S-300 system due to be scrapped soon.
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 11:55 AM

US Army soldiers from B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) have conducted a counter-rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) live-fire exercise at Thompson Hill Range at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, US. Supervised by instructors and contractors from D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 6th ADA.
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Thursday, June 13, 2012, 11:15 AM

A Soldier carries a 28 kg load while walking in a prototype DARPA Warrior Web system during an independent evaluation by the U.S. Army. Warrior Web seeks to create a soft, lightweight under-suit that would help reduce injuries and fatigue common for Soldiers, who often carry 45 kg loads for extended periods over rough terrain.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 10:42 AM

The Saskatoon Police Service’s Emergency Response Team’s of Canada armoured rescue vehicle, the Bearcat, seems to have proven its worth during its first year of service. According to the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS), the Bearcat has been utilized 25 times since it was acquired by the force in March of 2012, seeing a total of 16 calls in 2012 and another nine in 2013.
Monday , May 20, 2013, 11:58 AM

Newly-fielded in Afghanistan, the XM1156 "Precision Guidance Kit" provides add-on precision guidance capability to the projectiles used in the M109A6 Paladin and M777A2 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer weapons systems.
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Saturday, May 18, 2013, 11:04 AM

Streit Group, the world’s largest privately-owned vehicle armouring company, was one of the sponsors of the London Counter Terror exhibition which was held on 24th and 25th April 2013. At the event, Streit Group has unveiled a new product in its range of armoured vehicle, the Cobra 4x4 APC Vehicle Borne Assault System (VBAS).
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 11:58 AM

Performers at DRS Technologies, Inc., working on the DARPA Advanced Wide FOV Architectures for Image Reconstruction and Exploitation (AWARE) program, have demonstrated the first LWIR camera that uses pixels only five microns across.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013, 11:49 AM

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of United States) researchers at the University of Michigan have made significant progress with a timing & inertial measurement unit (TIMU) that contains everything needed to aid navigation when GPS is temporarily unavailable.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013, 11:24 AM

ReconRobotics, Inc., the world leader in tactical micro-robot systems, announced April 23, 2013, that it will introduce the Recon Scout® XL reconnaissance robot at the Counter Terror Expo in London on April 24. The 1.4-lb Recon Scout XL is designed for use by law enforcement and military personnel to conduct reconnaissance within challenging outdoor terrain as well as within cluttered indoor environments.
Thursday, April 25, 2013, 09:59 AM

The Ukrainian Company Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building introduces a new upgrade package for the T-55 main battle tank under the name of T-55M8A2 Typhoon. This upgrade was designed and developed to propose a cheaper modernization program for the old T-55 Russian-made main battle tank of Peruvian Army.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 09:39 AM

The Light Multirole Vehicle (LMV) was launched in 2006 and, from that point onwards, it has been the subject of continuous development and innovation. Iveco Defence Vehicles’ appreciated from the outset that a vehicle such as LMV would have to evolve with changing requirements.
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Monday, March 18, 2013, 11:03 AM

At IDEX 2013, International Defence Exhibition in United Arab Emirates, the French Company Nexter systems has unveiled five new variants of its VBCI Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Nexter wants to demonstrate that its VBCI is a modular platform that can be used for many tasks, and be adapted to the needs of future customer.
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Saturday, March 9, 2013, 01:59 PM

British troops in Afghanistan are the first to use state-of-the-art handheld nano surveillance helicopters Black Hornet which can provide them with vital situational awareness.
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Monday, February 11, 2013, 09:39 AM

PHOTONIS USA, the world-leading expert in night vision innovation, introduces NOCTURN, a brand new digital extreme low-light CMOS camera. The NOCTURN camera is especially designed for high performance under both daylight and low-light level conditions.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 05:53 PM