Personal Gear

Personal Gear

warfighters

A team of scientists and engineers, the members of the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Flexible Materials and Processing Team, has been developing flexible...
infantry soldiers

The French army has been upgrading the equipment of its infantry soldiers - including a new troop carrier and advanced personal gear. The Army...
saves lives

Few people know, but the reason fire procedures instruct people to refrain from elevator use in case of a fire in a high story...
targeting

The US Army recently demonstrated a breakthrough in soldier weapons targeting. The development features a tiny, weapon-mounted thermal sight designed to communicate wirelessly with...
head protection system

Military services tend to allocate resources for the constant improvement of soldiers’ personal security. Recently, US Airborne Soldiers played a vital part in the...
wearable SIGINT

The United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has put out a request for information for a wearable SIGINT collection device as a way to...
future battlefield

The future battlefield is at the center of a new US Army study about the warfare over the next few decades. Soldiers can expect...
warfighters performance

The U.S. military has a great interest in the comprehensive measurement and tracking of metabolism, both for optimizing warfighters performance under demanding physical conditions...
future battlefield

Soldiers operating at the future battlefield will have to be more agile and at the same time carry advanced equipment that might interfere with...
radar sensing through walls

First responders and army units often confront situations where they suspect that someone is hiding in a house but are unable to find him...
future forces

Russia has unveiled a futuristic exoskeleton suit designed for Russian warfighters at an event at Moscow’s National University of Science and Technology (MISIS). The...
law enforcement

A technology developed by a retired Marine helicopter pilot is likely to be a game-changer for law enforcement and military personnel in the future....
assault rifle

The newest AK-12 assault rifle produced by the Kalashnikov small arms manufacturer for the Ratnik (Warrior) ‘soldier of the future’ infantry combat gear has...
troops gear

The US Army and Marine Corps continue to work together to try and reduce the weight of troops gear, according to a recent government...
submarine

Innovation in the field of nuclear suit development. Machinist Nathan Lindner tested the newest suit designed to protect sailors from steam leaks on nuclear-powered...
special operations

The Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) of the Singapore Armed Forces, a combination of the army’s Commandos, Special Operation Force and the navy’s Naval...
special operations

US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) science and technology is looking for equipment that weighs less, is more flexible and comes at an affordable price....
future forces

The Future Forces Conference and Exhibition, organized by iHLS for already the fourth year,  will present the trends and the most advanced solutions to...

One of the advancing and intriguing fields within the robotics realm today is the unmanned systems that support the combatant at the battlefield, that...
special operations

The IDF’s special operations units have been applying advanced technologies and unique skills in anti-terror warfare, airborne troops transportation, and parachuting during their operational...
special forces

Russia’s military is often seen as a bit backward compared to NATO allies and the U.S. — with dated equipment, low budgets, and problematic...
new earplugs

New earplugs for soldiers and law enforcement teams supply active hearing protection and better situational awareness. OTTO Engineering, specializing in the design and manufacture...