DARPA unveiled the Transformer (TX) program in 2009. Transformer aimed to develop and demonstrate a prototype system that would provide flexible, terrain-independent transportation for logistics, personnel transport and tactical support missions for small ground units. In 2013, DARPA selected the Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) design concept to move forward.
Thursday, February 13, 2014 06:48 PM

The Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center rolled out the newest Humvee ambulance today. The M997A3, the most modern ambulance in the fleet, is fitted on a Humvee and headed to the National Guard. The ambulance boasts a number of improvements crucial to supporting the National Guard in Homeland Security and natural disaster relief missions.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 07:06 PM

The Brazilian defense industry is one of the fastest-growing global defense markets, and aims to decrease its dependence on foreign OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) by enhancing its domestic defense capabilities. The country‘s capital expenditure grew at a CAGR of 5.8% over the review period and is expected to record a CAGR of 9.40% during the forecast period, to reach a value of US$18.20 billion by 2019. Sunday, February 2, 2014 11:59 AM

Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) announced january 27, 2014, that it has launched new technology to support its industry-leading Spicer® central tire inflation system (CTIS). Dana now optimizes the performance of lower flow CTIS applications for smaller government defense and vocational vehicles with a new mechatronic control unit (MCU) option.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 09:07 AM

The Canadian Royal Army has enlisted the help of United States Picatinny engineers to evaluate the life-span of their World War II-era C3 105mm towed howitzer. "We are looking for engineering data that, unfortunately, we're missing right now," said Canadian Army Maj. David Lebel, Equipment Management team leader for Field Artillery Systems.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 10:16 AM

A video found on internet shows a Russian-made armoured infantry fighting vehicle BMP-1 used by the Syrian rebels upgraded with an armour package. The video was released on December 17, 2013 by the insurgent grouping Jaish al-Islam. The video was taken during a military operation by the Syrian rebels against buildings in the suburbs east of Damascus.
Saturday, January 18, 2014 02:09 PM

More than 400 United States Marines and sailors deployed Jan. 13-15 to Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, to participate in Artillery Relocation Training Program 13-4 with M777A2 155mm lightweight howitzers. The program is a 17-year-old regularly scheduled training cycle, which is designed to enhance the combat readiness of U.S. Marine forces in support of the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. Friday, January 15, 2013 11:37 AM

Draganfly Innovations presents two new multirotor drone helicopters, the Shadow and the Guardian. These quadrotor aircraft are built to carry high megapixel cameras and transmit the live video feed back to the operator. Both aircraft share the same frame, with the Guardian sporting more powerful motors and a larger battery, giving it a higher payload capacity.
Thursday, January 16, 2013 10:59 AM

The United States Picatinny Arsenal has developed a second screen for the CROW Remote weapon station allows more senior crew members typically situated in the front of a vehicle to lend their judgment to a gunner who may only have a year or two of experience under his belt.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2013 11:21 AM

Advanced Tactics Inc., a small aerospace company, released details about its AT Transformer vehicle technology and announced that a full-scale technology demonstrator has completed its first driving tests. The AT Transformer technology makes possible the world’s first roadable, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
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Saturday, January 11, 2013 09:13 AM

Some special operations medics in Afghanistan now have a new device that helps save soldiers with the most common cause of preventable death in combat: a traumatic pelvic wound. Unlike a hemorrhage in the arm or leg where a tourniquet can be used to shut off bleeding, there was no way until recently to do the same for wounds in the lower torso, which can kill a person in a matter of minutes.
Wednesday, January 8, 2013 11:17 AM

Army Recognition chief editor has the chance to make flying in test in China with the Chinese Hunting Eagle military Gyrocopter from the Defence Company Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles. A gyrocopter is a type of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in autorotation to develop lift, and an engine-powered propeller, similar to that of a fixed-wing aircraft, to provide thrust.
Tuesday, January 7, 2013, 09:16 AM

Larson Electronics has created a new fully customizable trailer mounted pneumatic light tower ideal for mobile lighting needs. The PLM-30-TLR Trailer Mounted Pneumatic Light Tower from Larson Electronics is a 30 foot extendable pneumatic light tower that can be equipped with high output LED, HID, Halogen, or Metal Halide light fixtures.
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Tuesday, December 10 2013 10:21 AM

High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) were among the first vehicles to enter conflict zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. When it became clear this would be a different kind of war, one where tactical vehicles like HMMWVs would need added protection, engineers developed bolt-on armor kits to increase crew survivability.
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Thursday, December 5, 2013 07:24 AM

Two of the three vehicles in the Army's ULV "Ultra Light Vehicle" program have now entered survivability testing in Nevada and Maryland, to evaluate both their blast and ballistic protection capability. The third vehicle remains at the Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, known as TARDEC, for testing there.
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Saturday, November 30, 2013 10:29 AM