Army’s blunt trauma tests on pigs, cadavers may aid body armor designs
Grisly though some of the experiments might be, they get closer to simulating the real effects of body armor blows on live personnel.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Metal weakness may have led to fatal Osprey crash off Japan
A gear crack that led to a fatal Osprey crash last year may have been started by weak spots in a metal used to manufacture the part.
By Tara Copp and Aaron Kessler
Corps to release Marine tankers from contracts a year early
The program allows the Corps to cut manpower costs.
By Todd South
Marine veteran denies impersonating federal agent at Vegas protest
A U.S. Marine veteran has pleaded not guilty in Las Vegas to a federal impersonation charge alleging he wore ballistic gear, carried a military-style rifle and stood amid ranks of police officers during a racial justice protest in May.
New landmine detection reduces false alarms to save time and lives on battlefield
The new way to detect landmines could help soldiers move quicker, safer.
By Todd South
Are squid teeth the secret to building ‘self-healing’ robots? The Army thinks so
Protein in squid teeth could hold the solution for self-healing materials.
By Todd South
New in 2020: New binocular night vision and thermal vision headed to Marine grunts
The Corps expects to procure up to 14,000 devices, aimed at infantry squads.
By Todd South
Some veterans salty over Eddie Gallagher’s new clothing line
Retired Special Warfare Operator Chief Eddie Gallagher has launched a clothing line, and the feedback is mixed. Some veterans support him, while others are salty.
New in 2020: Marines to field new cold-weather boot for the first time since the 1960s
The boots will replace the "Mickey Mouse" boots that has been the cold weather option for half a century.
By Todd South
Marines will confront an explosion of new challenges as Russia and China spread new military tech
Cheaper ammo, cyber, rockets and more will give Marine adversaries new tools.
By Todd South
New Marine Corps intense cold weather boots coming summer 2020
The Corps is interested in four styles of boots.
By Shawn Snow
Airborne Rangers test new civilian rucksack designed for parachute operations
The Rangers used three different sizes of the ruck in their equipment load for the jump.
By Todd South