WASHINGTON at Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, Oct. 3, 2016 – AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems for both military and commercial applications, announced the United States Army Close Combat Weapons Systems Project Office has awarded the company a contract for Block 10C Switchblade™ Lethal Miniature Aerial […]
Military Uniform to Protect Soldiers Against Biological and Chemical Agents
Source: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory The new uniforms could be deployed in the field in less than 10 years. In work that aims to protect soldiers from biological and chemical threats, a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists has created a material that is highly breathable yet protective from biological agents. This material is the […]
Raytheon’s New JSOW C-1 ready for US Navy fleet
Source: Raytheon State-of-the-art glide weapon engages targets on land and at sea Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Navy have completed all operational tests for the Joint Standoff Weapon C-1, making this newest variant of the guided glide weapon ready for US Navy fleet release and declaration of Initial Operational Capability. JSOW C-1 includes a […]
Ready for Launch: Final Piece to U.S. Navy’s Game Changing NEXGEN SATCOMM
Source: Lockheed Martin The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) are ready to launch the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) secure communications satellite, MUOS-5, here on Friday, June 24, aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The launch window is between 10:30 a.m. and 11:14 a.m. EDT. Watch the launch live: • A […]
The US Navy’s Deadly Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Just Got A Little Deadlier
Source: Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated and validated that its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) can be launched from any MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) by only modifying the software to existing shipboard equipment. During the company-funded test, LRASM and Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS), MK 41 VLS and Mk-114 booster hardware […]
Aegis Weapon System
Source: U.S. Navy The AEGIS Weapon System (AWS) is a centralized, automated, command-and-control (C2) and weapons control system that was designed as a total weapon system, from detection to kill. The heart of the system is the AN/SPY-1, an advanced, automatic detect and track, multi-function phased-array radar. This high-powered radar is able to perform search, […]
Meet Battelle’s Drone Defender
Source: Battelle While once owned solely by the military, small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, are now widely available. With increased availability comes increased risk, especially to government personnel and assets. Yet, traditional defense mechanisms against UAS, such as shooting them down, are not tenable under current regulations and other potential solutions pose safety […]
Did China’s Hypersonic Missile Test Just Render US Missile Defense Useless?
Source: The Washington Free Beacon China successfully flight tested its new high-speed maneuvering warhead last week, days after Russia carried out its own hypersonic glider test, according to Pentagon officials. The test of the developmental DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle was monitored after launch Friday atop a ballistic missile fired from the Wuzhai missile launch center […]
New Law Enforcement GPS Tags
The StarChase system is a pursuit reduction technology that contains a miniature GPS module encased in a tracking projectile/tag and a launcher mounted on a police vehicle. The StarChase System Is Simple to Operate 1. A compressed-air launcher, mounted behind the grille of a police cruiser, uses a laser to target the fleeing vehicle. It […]
Survive in a World Without Ammunition
Today gun shop shelves are bare. Fear of pending legislation is driving people to horde ammo. What do you think would happen in a real disaster? You can’t be sure. Find out right now how to protect you and your family from ammunition shortages.