Category Archives: Electronics
TrackingPoint Introduces The First Weapon-Integrated Digital Glasses For Hunting and Shooting.
The folks at Tracking Point have improved on their total fire control shouldered fired weapon system with the introduction of Integrated Digital Glass. Designated ShotGlass™ digital shooting glasses, these optical devices allow you to shoot around corners and record your … Continue reading
Pay Attention: U.S. Army Wants You Using Lithium AA In Your Electronics
Our colleagues at Kitup ran a story today disclosing that the U.S. Army wants its units to use the more expensive lithium batteries in thermal sights and night vision goggles. It appears that units are purchasing and using the less … Continue reading
GoTenna A VHF Front End For Your Smart Device
I found out about this device from a crowd funding source so I checked it out for my readers. The concept is not intuitive although no special skills are required to use it. In fact, the only things required are … Continue reading
For My Aviation Oriented Readers
This is the cockpit on the new Pilatus PC-24 displayed a la “Full Monty” with every piece of avionics available. It is absolutely amazing. Gone are the more manly rudder pedals with toe brake extensions. What is this world coming … Continue reading
Shot Trak HD Gun Camera From American Technologies Network (ATN) Is Now Shipping.
There was considerable scuttle butt about a gun camera under development by American Technologies Network on the Peninsula, more accurately South San Francisco. ATN calls it the Shot Trak HD (High Definition) Camera, and it looks like a winner. The … Continue reading
Mutualink Achieves Milestone Communications Advances during Department of Defense Exercise
At this year’s SOFIC Conference, in Tampa, Fl, I had the opportunity to receive a comprehensive overview of Mutualink’s interoperability technology. It was exceptional from both it’s interoperability as well as its dynamic reconfiguration and security. I think the … Continue reading
Beretta’s Powered Rail System
Beretta’s Powered Rail System is based on PPI’s design but has undergone considerable development. The company plans to implement the system as part of the ARX weapon system. The rail is Picatinny compliant. The electronics consists of two isolated busses … Continue reading
BAE’s Q-Warrior Closer To Primetime.
As battlefield objectives become more specific, the need for precision increases correspondingly. The successful kinetic operation needs a greater level of accuracy if we are to avoid collateral damage, fratricide and maintain the good will of indigenous people. So, … Continue reading
Magpul Field Case for iPad mini Is Now Shipping!
The Magpul Field Case for iPad® mini is a semi-rigid cover designed to provide basic protection in the field. Made from a durable thermoplastic, the Field Case features PMAG-style ribs for added grip, snap-on design for easy installation and … Continue reading
Silynex Introduces Clarus and Maximus Tactical Comms and Hearing Protection System.
Silynx Communications will announce the launch of two new in-ear tactical headset systems – the Silynx Clarus™ and the Silynx Maximus™. The announcement of these advanced systems will be made next week, 21-23 October, at AUSA 2013 in Washington, … Continue reading
Options For Your Now Disenfranchised Contour Camera
By now, Contour Camera owners should know that Contour has gone out of business. Having been outspent and out marketed by GoPro seems to be the underlying reason for the company’s demise. Founded in 2004 by Marc Barros and Jason … Continue reading
German Army Will Soon Be Using QinetiQ’S SWATS
The German Bundeswehr has awarded QinetiQ North America a $2 million contract to supply a number of its Shoulder Worn Acoustic Targeting System or S.W.A.T.S. Under the contract several configurations will be supplied to include EARS/SWATS vehicle conversion kits and … Continue reading
It’s Confirmed. ATK Has Purchased Bushnell
We received official notification today that Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has acquired Bushnell for the sum of $985 million. The transaction is expected to complete in the 3rd and 4th quarter of ATK’s FY 2014. A number of suitors expressed an … Continue reading
Rust-Oleum NeverWet
Rust-Oleum Never Wet is a non conductive hydrophobic (repels water) coating containing nano particles that bind with the material being coated forming a moisture barrier. The coating can be applied to metal, wood, fabric, leather, and cardboard. It can even … Continue reading
A Couple of Follow-up Pictures of Bushnell’s PowerSync Solar Wrap 400
I can’t say enough about Bushnell’s PowerSync technology, but I am definitely stoked about their Solar Wrap 400. So, I took a couple of pictures to show you how well everything integrates in practical application. For the pictures, I loaded … Continue reading
Bushnell’s Power Sync Solar Wrap 400 Followup…
I recently published a review of Bushnell’s Power Sync Solar Wrap 400 that you can read here. I mentioned that using an MBITR pouch was a good way to carry the Solar Wrap 400 so I wanted to support that … Continue reading
USSOCOM Partners With Industry and Allies To Develop Land and Sea Capabilities.
If you attended SOFIC 2013 in Tampa, one of the many focal points articulated is the need, and desire, to return Navy SEALS to their waterborne lineage. Interpret that to mean the 10+ years of conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq … Continue reading
Kestrel 4500s With Applied Ballistics Software Are Now Shipping…
Earlier in the year we mentioned that the folks at Kestrel will soon have a version of the 4500NV running the Applied Ballistics software. That moment is upon us. The joint venture between both companies gives users a great alternative … Continue reading
PEO Soldier Provides Overview of NETT Warrior
Bushell® Outdoors POWERSYNC™ Solar Wrap 400
If you seek an understanding of just how significant your Smartphone, PDA, Note Pad or GPS is, just find yourself in the tulies with a dead battery. Now, with Bushnell® Outdoors, PowerSync™ technology you can spare yourself the agony. Read … Continue reading
iPhone Approved For Military Networks Connectivity.
Last Friday, 17-May-2013, the DoD announced that DoD issued iPhones are approved for use on military networks. The approval comes from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for all DoD issued iPhones and iPads using the iOS6 operating system. … Continue reading
Sony’s PlayStation 4
We don’t spend a lot of time covering gaming; however, the technology has reached the point where you’re going to start seeing these gaming consoles, complete with motion sensing technologies, used for tactical simulation. With the processing power available … Continue reading
Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons (EMP) Are Closer Than You Think.
Long a favorite of Hollywood screen writers and movie makers is the energy weapon. These devices, referred to in the trade as EMPs or Electromagnetic Pulse weapons, are much closer to production than you think. All of the major economies … Continue reading
Magpul iPhone 5 Field Cases Start Shipping On Friday
Magpul Industries announced that its iPhone 5 field cases will begin shipping on Friday, 23-February. The Magpul Field Case for the iPhone 5 is a semi-rigid cover designed to provide basic protection in the field. It’s made from a … Continue reading
NavELite Partners with HZO Adding WaterBlock™ Technology to NavELite Compasses.
–NavELite, makers of a patented backlit magnetic compass, has signed an agreement with HzO, Inc., a provider of a patented, award winning WaterBlock™ technology used to protect electronics from damage due to moisture, water and small debris. The newly formed … Continue reading
Ceradyne’s MOHAWK Combat Helmet
Ceradyne first debuted its revolutionary MOHAWK combat helmet at the 2011 AUSA Conference in Washington, D.C.. It was in prototype form at the time. At this year’s AUSA, attendees will see the production model. MOHAWK is the product of a collaborative effort between … Continue reading
The NavELite Compass Android App Now Available for Download
NavELite, has unveiled a new NavELite Compass Android application available to Android devices version 2.2 and up. The NavELite Compass app provides basic compass functionality using the Android device’s magnetometer. There are two lighting modes showing a daylight (white) face … Continue reading
NavELite Compass Smartphone App Approved For Use by Apple…
Andy and his team have been busy. The result is the NavELite Compass smartphone application now available for the iPhone, iPod and iPad. Inspired by the NavELite Wrist-Worn, Backlit Magnetic Compass, the NavELite Compass app provides basic compass functionality using the … Continue reading
New iPhone Coming Your Way!
Apple is basking in success with the introduction of the iPhone and iPad. The unschooled accredit this “2nd coming ” of technology to Apple and Steve Jobs. The reality is that exporting network intelligence to end-user devices has been around for quite some time. … Continue reading
SRW on Falcon III AN/PRC-117G
SRW or Soldier Radio Waveform is a byproduct of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) initiative. SRW runs under software control on a software definable radio or SDR. SRW is a wide-band communications architecture providing concurrent voice and data communications along … Continue reading
The NavELite Backlit Magnetic Compass (BLMC) Is Approved For Use By The U.S. Army Ranger Training Brigade
The NavELite Backlit Magnetic Compass (BLMC) Is Approved For Use By The U.S. Army Ranger Training Brigade In Accordance With The Published Ranger School Packing List (Optional Items). A six-month government sponsored field testing was conducted by select 5th Ranger … Continue reading
NavElite Wrist-Worn Backlit Magnetic Compass (BLMC) Is Coming To A Retailer Near You
Among the more pronounced deficiencies, identified by military trainers, are core individual soldier competencies like map reading and navigation. During a televised Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP) held at Ft. Benning, GA, home of the 75th Ranger Regiment over … Continue reading
Military Takes On Battery Fatigue…
The Wall Street Journal, Online, ran an interesting article titled: “Fighting Form: Military Takes On Battery Fatigue” written by Keith Johnson, which speaks to the growing and urgent need for rethinking power. It has reached the point of ridiculous personally, so I … Continue reading
Abundance Of Jamming Equipment At Eurosatory
One thing is evident, and that is that jamming equipment is very much in vogue; with a variety of portable jammers now available to both the large Army and SOF. This is great because it helps to deny cellular and … Continue reading
It’s Back To Basics For Two SOF Entrepreneurs…
NavElite, a Palm Harbor, FL company got its beginnings in October of 2010 when two former SOF operators decided to reinvent the wrist magnetic compass. Their experience in Afghanistan and Iraq highlighted the need for a … Continue reading
The Vehicle Integration for C4ISR/EW Interoperability (VICTORY)
The Vehicle Integration for C4ISR/EW Interoperability (VICTORY) initiative was news to me and I want to thank Steve Graves, Vice President of Marketing at Acumentrics, for introducing it to me. So, what is VICTORY? The Vehicle Integration for C4ISR/EW Interoperability … Continue reading
SOFIC 2012 / ISOF 2012 – Power Conditioning By Acumentrics
Acumentrics Holdings of Westwood, MA is the holding company for two businesses, Acumentrics RUPS (rugged uninterrupted power supply) and Acumentrics SOFC (solid oxide fuel cells). At this year’s SOFIC Conference, Acumetrics RUPS featured its new Rugged Blade UPS™. The device has a 1U profile, meaning … Continue reading
Harris Communications Will Be Supplying Falcon III Radios To USSOCOM.
As part of CERP, Capital Equipment Replacement Program, USSOCOM has awarded Harris Communications a $400 million IDIQ contract for delivery of its Falcon III family of radios. The FALCON III family provides USSOCOM with a networkable and integrated communications platform consisting … Continue reading
USSOCOM Is Looking For New Radios.
The USSOCOM’s CAR (Capital Equipment Replacement) Program was implemented to finance a series of tactical and strategic acquisitions. Towards the top of that list is communications. As USSOCOM is increasingly tasked with spearheading the low intensity asymmetric effort, their reliance … Continue reading
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