Army Launches Examination of Armor Testing

If the service thought they’d buried the issue of armor testing, they forgot to ask their new Secretary. ArmySec John McHugh announced today he had enlisted the services of the National Research Council to examine the service’s armor testing procedures and compliance protocols in light of a recent GAO report calling into question the Army’s adherence [...]

New Camo Pattern on the Block

As if we didn’t already have enough to consider with Marpat, UCP, UCP-D, MultiCam and Desert Brush, in comes another pattern making inroads in the milgear blogosphere. I’ve been trolling over at our friends Soldier Systems’ site over the past couple days, and the editor over there is obsessed with the development of this new pattern. [...]

BAE to Market Mantis UAV to North America

This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. Manufacturer BAE Systems is formulating its marketing of the Mantis medium-altitude long-endurance UAV demonstrator air vehicle in the U.S., following the recent kickoff of test flights of the U.K. version. Mark Brown, BAE Systems vice president of unmanned aerial systems, is positioning the Mantis as a next-generation [...]

Pinnacle’s New Armor

Not really…but got you to look, right? My colleague Bryant Jordan ran across this photo and passed it along to Defense Tech just to show how very far we’ve come with ballistic protection. According to a caption from the archival section at Corbis, these garcons are French soldiers of the Army Ordnance Department showing off the test [...]

Zapping Drones from a Truck

It took more than six months, but the Air Force coughed up some details yesterday on a laser program it’s developing to plink drones and other flying objects from the sky. Out at China Lake in May, a joint team sponsored by the Air Force Research Lab that included the engineers from the Naval Air Warfare Center fired a 2 Kilowatt class [...]

Navy & Marine Mammal Use To Protect Washington Navy Base

DoD News: Contracts for November 18, 2009

Drone Kills 8 in Pakistan

World Powers Disappointed at Iran's Intransigence

Russian bombers perform Arctic patrol mission

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US Hopes to See More Anti-Drug Efforts in Venezuela

First EU president to take office on January 1

Election New EU President Draws Mixed Reaction

Pentagon Launches Review of Fort Hood Shooting

Al-Qaida's Mustafa Abu al-Yazid Blames Blackwater for Peshawar Bombings

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NEFA Foundation: Interview with Spokesman for Pakistani Al-Qaida

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