Before anything else, let’s step into a time machine and go back in a few decades when concealed carrying was still illegal in the USA, but people simply loved their guns. And that is why the most prevalent mode of carrying a weapon for self defense whenever an individual stepped out from the security of his home was carrying a gun in the car. The most usual spots for a car … [Read more...]
How a Reliable Holster is Important in Armed Force Department
MAY 9, 2018 - For the police, military and other armed forces, training is important but also potentially dangerous. Over the years, technology has influenced the armed forces and they’ve now inclined towards Virtual Reality in order to make this type of training more effective as well as cost-effective. With time, the armed forced are swinging to virtual reality as a way to … [Read more...]
‘HEaDS-UP’ at Natick for Better Helmets
NATICK, Mass. (Sept. 11, 2013) - In their quest for better helmet technologies to keep Soldiers and Marines safe on the battlefield, researchers at Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center here are making a "HEaDS-UP" play. Helmet Electronics and Display System-Upgradeable Protection, or HEaDS-UP, has been a four-year effort at Natick to provide mounted … [Read more...]
Corps Seeks Marines’ Input on Black All-Weather Coat
Marine Corps Systems Command Corporate Communications (September 3, 2013) - Marine Corps Systems Command is conducting a survey to ask Marines what they think of a black all-weather coat, or AWC. The coat would replace the current pewter AWC. The survey began Aug. 31 and will continue through Sept. 27. “We’ve had some difficulties meeting the pewter shade … [Read more...]
Army’s Manufacturing Improvements Yield Lighter Body Armor
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Aug. 29, 2013) - Soldiers facing rugged terrain and extreme temperatures are continually searching for ways to reduce the weight of their gear. In a search for solutions to this persistent issue, U.S. Army scientists and engineers have preliminarily demonstrated body armor that is 10 percent lighter through new manufacturing processes. The U.S. … [Read more...]