New thermal optic shows bullets in flight, details a mile away
Machine gunners and snipers can "walk" rounds on target at long ranges with the optic.
By Todd South
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Army’s mixed reality device nears fielding with final testing in 2024
If testing goes well, the Army plans to field the futuristic device by 2025.
By Todd South
Fuel tanker pilot praised for keeping crew safe after mid-air collision with F-35
The KC-130J tanker landed on its belly in a field, while the F-35B pilot ejected successfully. The cause of the collision is under investigation.
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
New night vision adds punch from the squad to the battalion
The Big Red One has them, and more are coming.
By Todd South
Grunts to get new binocular night vision goggles by spring 2020 ― and they’re not green
The Corps expects delivery of 14,000 devices, with the first sets to be doled out to grunts around spring of 2020.
By Shawn Snow