Axil’s hearing protection, enhancement give users a range of options
Axil's devices use compression to deliver hearing protection while still letting users hear speech.
By Todd South
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Combatant commands mishandled classified mobile devices, audit finds
Inventory records of devices with sensitive intel weren't maintained, and in some cases, contained inaccurate information, according to a DOD OIG report.
By Riley Ceder
Bases get ‘electric facelift’ as Marines deploy smart grids, electric vehicles
New mobile charging stations have arrived at some bases.
By Todd South
There’s help for military discount-seeking Home Depot customers who aren’t tech savvy
Older non-tech-savvy veterans do have military retiree IDs in their pockets, but may not have a smartphone, a retiree says.
By Karen Jowers
Marines 3D print part for mine-clearing device, then blow it up
MICLIC is a key asset in getting through improvised explosive device-laden areas.
By Todd South
Marine grunts are swapping earplugs for 21st century hearing protection
The fielding follows an earlier effort aimed at artillery and reconnaissance Marines.
By Todd South
New networked night vision for soldiers. Marines? You’ll have to wait
Thousands of the new networked goggles have been fielded in the Army. Marines chose a different option.
By Todd South
HASC Chair Adam Smith on a Democrat-led NatSec policy, modernization and a ‘500-ship Navy’
Expect artificial intelligence, command-and-control and survivability to be watchwords in the House Armed Services Committee going forward.
By Joe Gould
Bye-bye Bitcoin: Marine Corps bans cryptocurrency mining on government devices
Marines also are prohibited from having gaming, dating or gambling platforms on their government-furnished mobile devices.
By Harm Venhuizen
Are banned Chinese cameras watching the US military?
Amid news that thousands of banned Chinese-made surveillance devices are in use across American government installations, Sen. Marco Rubio is asking the Pentagon what Chinese gear it is using.
By Joe Gould
US forces are still conducting ground and air patrols in Syria despite Turkish incursion
SMART news agency said it spoke to the leader of the U.S. commando patrol who told SMART that “their forces will target the Turkish army if it advances inside Syrian territory more than the agreed distance between the United States and Turkey,” according to a translation of the Arabic caption describing the video.
By Shawn Snow
UN says night vision devices are being supplied to the Taliban in increasing numbers
“Equipment is normally rail mounted onto rifles and becomes most effective in combination with the Taliban’s use of Dragunov 7.62 x 54 mm sniper rifles, which allow effective targeting at up to or even above 800 meters."-UN report
By Shawn Snow