Infantry Systems

Infantry Systems

The Sig Sauer TANGO6T 1-6x24 Riflescope won a Special Operations Command (SOCOM) contract recently and includes, among others, the following features: A locking illumination...

Frontline soldiers often carry outdated rifles, with no data-sharing capability between field and command. As result, valuable, real-time data is left unused and there...
nano-uas

France is advancing its Operational Pocket Drone (DrOP) program. The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded FLIR Systems with a $89 million contract...
military communications

Communication between commanders and forces on the field has become a crucial aspect of modern warfare. Because of this, the US Army is rolling...

2018 was a pretty good year for military innovation, but it looks like 2019 is going to be even better. The Pentagon and other...

The Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA) develops new super weapons that include smart grenade launchers, a pistol with changing fire trajectory, and a knife-gun....
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The design details of the Scorpion, the new multi-mission, ‘back-packable’ unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), was unveiled by Endeavor Robotics last December. The high-mobility UGV...

Among the many gadgets a modern foot soldier carries, their rifle is one of the most important. The...
squad

DARPA, the US agency for defense advanced research projects, has been engaged in an ongoing effort to develop...

Light infantry units are intended to travel fast on missions where heavier units would have trouble getting to...

One of the most widely issued infantry small arms is the QBZ-95-1 assault rifle. The QBZ-95-1 is the...

A new unmanned system for armoured personnel carriers (APCs) is to supply solutions for operational challenges in combat...

Innovative power sources may help soldiers lighten their loads in battle zones. The new capabilities that could contribute to the US Army’s modernization priorities...

A new unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) built especially for infantry, EOD, and CBRN personnel has been revealed. The lightweight, rugged Scorpion is easy to...

SignalEye is a software-only solution that uses machine learning technology to automate the classification of signals for situational awareness across the radio frequency (RF)...

Situational awareness is the ability for military leaders and others to know what is happening in any given situation and to make better decisions...
exoskeleton

The U.S. Army enhances the development of the Onyx exoskeleton, an external robotic skeleton attached to the lower body to improve performance. The technology...

The US Army has been enhancing its capabilities in night vision. While the Army is still developing an advanced version of night vision devices,...

A new weapon is currently in an accelerated phase of development in Turkey, and is intended for airborne infantry and amphibious and special forces. The...
ammunition

Bullet technology today has been surpassed by the technology of personal body armor and that of vehicle armored plate. A new generation of high...

During operational activities, ground forces often lack real-time data regarding the environment they are operating in. A new member of the SkyStar aerostat family...
bullet

New bullets would be a better match for the threats soldiers will likely face in future conflicts. The US Army has been working on a...