Soldier News & Articles

Canadian Defence Award Contract for Maritime Lookout Prototype

Metaspectral has won funding from the Canadian Department of National Defence to design high-resolution imaging technology with AI-driven insights to help Navy maritime lookouts detect and track objects of interest

Jun 30, 2021
Teledyne FLIR Wins Pentagon Contract for Chemical Detector

Teledyne FLIR will produce a unique dual-sensor device that detects chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals, as well as flammable gases and enriched or depleted oxygen levels that may indicate an explosive atmosphere

Jun 29, 2021
Elbit Systems to Upgrade U.S. Army Aviator Night Vision Systems

The night vision upgrade to the legacy Aviator’s Night Vision Imaging Systems goggles will replace the existing green image intensification with white phosphor that presents more natural-looking visuals in black and white detail

Jun 29, 2021
New Rectangular Stun Grenade for Special Operators

With its rectangular design, Rheinmetall’s new highly ergonomic stun grenade does not roll away after landing, resulting in the desired effect taking place in the intended target zone

Jun 28, 2021
NP Aerospace Achieves Exclusive NIJ Certification for Bomb Disposal Suit

NP Aerospace’s 4030 ELITE Bomb Disposal Suit has been certified to NIJ 0117.01 standard by the Safety Equipment Institute, making it one of only two manufacturers in the world to have been awarded this level of certification

Jun 28, 2021
Saab to Deliver Next-Generation Live Training Systems for USMC

Saab will provide a full turnkey live training capability to include equipment deliveries for individual Marine weapons and vehicles, logistics and maintenance support, and training exercise support at all major U.S. Marine Corps installations worldwide

Jun 25, 2021
New Light Lift Case Series from Peli Products

Peli Products has introduced 31 new case sizes to the Light Lift line of cases that are 30% lighter than the traditional rotationally moulded style, yet still offer the same level of protection and pass the same MIL-SPEC testing

Jun 24, 2021
Rostec Develops New Collimator Sight for Snipers

The new collimator sight PKM 75 uses a dot with accuracy measured in fractions of a degree, can operate for over 50,000 hours without the need to replace batteries, and is compatible with night vision scopes

Jun 24, 2021
New Augmented Reality Tactical Interface Module with ATAK Capabilities

Thermoteknix has launched a new Augmented Reality Tactical Interface Module with Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) real-time data sharing capabilities, delivering superior night-time surveillance and combat capabilities to troops on the battleground

Jun 23, 2021
New Communication Technology for Bomb Disposal Operators

JUMA Communications will provide a custom-made radio system that will integrate with the NP Aerospace 4030 ELITE bomb disposal suit and helmet to create a full situational awareness system for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operators

Jun 22, 2021
DoD Contract Awarded to Complete Wearable Fuel Cell MIL-STD Certification

Advent Technologies subsidiary UltraCell will further develop and pursue certification of a 50 W portable fuel cell power generation system for use by U.S. Army soldiers

Jun 21, 2021