Soldier News & Articles

U.S. DoD Replicator Initiative Opts for Switchblade Loitering Munition System

Selected for the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Replicator initiative, the Switchblade 600 from AeroVironment (AV) is a man-portable, extended-range loitering munition system equipped with an anti-armor warhead

May 10, 2024
Urban Operations Summit 2024: Key Details & Agenda 

From July 10-11 in National Harbor, MD, DSI's 2024 Urban Operations Summit will focus on the tools, techniques, and training required to navigate the future urban battlefield

May 10, 2024
New Drone Tech for Warfighters in Development

The SWARM first person view nano drone by Tesseract Ventures will feature smart payloads and advanced interoperability to operate in groups or independently to protect troops

May 07, 2024
SOF Week 2024 to see Soldier Systems Wireless Charging Concept

Galvion will showcase its new BATLCHRG soldier systems wireless charging concept at SOF Week 2024, both integrated into a vehicle seat and wall-mounted mat in a ready-room scenario

May 06, 2024
Tactical Radio Communications System Launched at SOF24

With a modular core framework and software-defined flexibility, the GENSS tactical radio communications system by Spectra Group will be launched to the US Defense market at SOF Week, 6-10 May 2024 at Booth 1805

May 03, 2024
Contract Awarded for Intercom with Hearing Protection Function

The Bundeswehr has ordered up to 191,000 of Rheinmetall’s SmG, which features modern active capsule ear protection that attenuates harmful impulse noise and amplifies quiet sounds

May 03, 2024
Electronic Warfare Trials for Mesh Radio-Equipped Drones

In order to complete electronic warfare (EW) field testing in Ukraine, Red Cat subsidiary Teal Drones integrated Doodle Labs’ Helix Mesh Rider® radios into Teal 2 sUAS

May 02, 2024
Prototype Combat Aircraft Testing & Development Collaboration

GA-ASI has worked with the U.S. Air Force to develop the XQ-67A prototype aircraft, and is now delivering a production representative design based on the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station

May 01, 2024
USAF Opts for Autonomous Technology Supplier in Combat Aircraft Program 

Anduril will provide production-representative Collaborative Combat Aircrafts (CCAs) as part of the United States Air Force CCA program, aiming to transform U.S. and allied defense capabilities

May 01, 2024
Tactical IT Hardware for Estonian Armored Vehicle Initiative

An Estonian defense project focused on innovating armored vehicles will receive rugged IT-solutions and tactical hardware from MilDef, as part of a new collaboration

Apr 30, 2024
Extending Cloud Capabilities for Warfighters at the Tactical Edge

RGS’ Rancher Multi Cluster Manager (MCM) and Harvester hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) technologies will be hosted by Curtiss-Wright’s PacStar 400-Series tactical communications solutions, as part of a collaboration to support both container and virtual machine workloads at the tactical edge

Apr 29, 2024
Advancing Defense Capability Through Strategic Collaboration Defense Advancement works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive defense capabilities forward.