May 3, 2016 Veterans, active duty military, tap social media network for support Since its launch in 2012, the RallyPoint social forum has become an online community, sounding board, and professional guide for over 500,000 veterans and active duty men and women serving in the military.
May 3, 2016 DARPA's Squad X Core brings tech innovations to infantry squads Squad X Core will take the amazing advanced capabilities in U.S. military ships, aircraft and ground vehicles and put those tech advantages directly into the hands of dismounted infantry squads.
May 3, 2016 Why is the US Army opening the door of its cyber arsenal? The U.S. Army has taken the unprecedented decision to release source code from in its cyber arsenal, specifically a version of the Dshell forensic analysis code.
May 3, 2016 DARPA plans to launch satellites from jets The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been making strides in being able to deliver small satellites into orbit faster and cheaper. On Feb. 5, DARPA gave updates on the Airborne Launch Assist Space Access (ALASA) program at the 18th Annual Federal Aviation Administration’s Commercial Space Transportation Conference. So far, DARPA successfully completed the first phase of the program by drafting a design, and also announced that the Boeing Company was chosen to realize the second phase, which involves conducting 12 orbital prototype test launches, according to a press release.
May 3, 2016 US Army releases cyber defense code, taps open source knowledge The U.S. Army is harnessing the knowledge of the open source tech community in an attempt to bolster its cyber defenses.
May 3, 2016 Sniper’s backpack, battle uniforms, and mine detectors: Tactical stars of SHOT Show The Sniper’s Backpack, Enhanced Battle Uniforms and MineSharks were three of the standouts in SHOT Show’s fastest growing law enforcement section.
May 3, 2016 A pistol for any purpose: SHOT Show 2015 From Bone Collectors and Berettas to Marine Corps Operators, there were pistols for any and every purpose at SHOT Show 2015 last week.
May 3, 2016 Mutant AK-47s, long guns, take center stage at SHOT Show Rifles always feature big at SHOT, the world’s largest gun show, and this year is no exception, with Mutant AK-47s and long guns taking center stage.
May 3, 2016 SHOT Show dominates Las Vegas The world’s largest gun show kicked off on Tuesday giving enthusiasts a first glimpse at new firearms before they arrive on local retailers’ shelves.
May 3, 2016 Smart grenade seeks out bad guys What if grenades could locate threats and detonate all on their own?