MAY 12, 2017, PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) - Representatives from Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) embarked aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) to demonstrate and test the GunnAR helmet, an augmented reality (AR) combat helmet prior to the start of Exercise Trident Warrior 2017 (TW17), April 28 to May 1. The combat heads up display (HUD) has undergone … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2017
5 Really Cool U.S. Military Vehicles You Wish You Could Drive
In today's military, technology has revolutionized war. As a result, everything from tanks and armored personnel carriers to light utility vehicles are used to make quick strikes on the battlefield and rely heavily on military power supplies such as an AC to DC converter to keep them working as well as possible. Because of this, it's more important than ever to ensure equipment … [Read more...]
U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Applications Due June 16
MAY 10, 2017, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School applications packages for the selection board are due by June 2, 2017. The board, set for July 24-26, will consider total force officer and civilian applicants to attend training as early as July 2018. Those interested in becoming a test pilot, test combat systems officer, test … [Read more...]
Counter-ISIS Campaign to Intensify, Mattis Says
MAY 10, 2017, WASHINGTON - The U.S.-led coalition will accelerate its counter-ISIS campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday in a joint press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, with Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen. "We will further accelerate this fight to free people from ISIS' crushing occupation and [the] … [Read more...]
Endpoint Cybersecurity Technology Deployed Through Air Force Agreement
MAY 10, 2017, HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) - The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center electronic systems development division here and Carbon Black, a locally-based security company, signed a cooperative research and development agreement to improve cybersecurity for the Hanscom Air Force Base Collaboration and Innovation Center. The HCIC serves as a collaborative … [Read more...]