Soldier News & Articles

Research Aims to Enhance Communication on the Battlefield

Syncopated Engineering will provide its Mockingbird Radio Frequency (RF) system to the U.S. Army that emulates multiple radio personalities and manipulates the spectrum to deceive and confuse enemies

Jul 14, 2021
Upgraded Combat Training Solutions for Dutch Armed Forces

Saab's provision of training solutions to the Royal Netherlands Army and Marine Corps has been updated to include an upgraded Mobile Combat Training Centre featuring ‘Mortar and Forward Observer’ capabilities

Jul 08, 2021
New Connectivity Capabilities for U.S. Warfighters

NXTCOMM Defense will develop Ku-band Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) in a form factor that slots into products today while connecting with satellites that will be full constellations in the future

Jul 08, 2021
U.S. Army Develop Uniform Fiber that Can Transmit Data

The U.S. Army is developing smart fibers that can record, store, and transmit data to result in uniforms that can generate power, collect physiological data, and even alert others if the wearer is wounded

Jul 06, 2021
Royal Navy Medics Trial New Ways of Working on the Battlefield

The newly-formed prehospital treatment team (PHTT) from Royal Marines 45 Commando has used the unit’s deployment to the Baltic with the Littoral Response Group (North) as an opportunity to hone how it supports amphibious operations

Jul 06, 2021
Kromek Deploy Radioisotope Identification Device at PATRIOT 21 Training Exercise

The exercises showed the importance of Radioisotope Identification Devices that operate with speed, provide accurate identification of radioactive material, and have autonomous or semi-autonomous reach-back detection and analytical capabilities

Jul 02, 2021
New Emergency Responder Radio Can Withstand 1,700°F Flame Exposure

The L3Harris XL Extreme radio and all new speaker microphone combine to create a solution designed for optimal performance under severe environmental conditions for military personnel, hazmat units and firefighters

Jul 01, 2021
Revolutionary Helmet Protection System Launched

The new SKYDEX IsoFit Helmet Protection System will improve operational effectiveness, provide better impact protection, and solve the problem of poor helmet fitting and stabilization challenges with a unique custom fit liner

Jul 01, 2021
Canadian Defence Award Contract for Maritime Lookout Prototype

Metaspectral has won funding from the Canadian Department of National Defence to design high-resolution imaging technology with AI-driven insights to help Navy maritime lookouts detect and track objects of interest

Jun 30, 2021
Teledyne FLIR Wins Pentagon Contract for Chemical Detector

Teledyne FLIR will produce a unique dual-sensor device that detects chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals, as well as flammable gases and enriched or depleted oxygen levels that may indicate an explosive atmosphere

Jun 29, 2021
Elbit Systems to Upgrade U.S. Army Aviator Night Vision Systems

The night vision upgrade to the legacy Aviator’s Night Vision Imaging Systems goggles will replace the existing green image intensification with white phosphor that presents more natural-looking visuals in black and white detail

Jun 29, 2021
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.