Soldier News & Articles

Successful Autonomous Aerial Resupply in Nighttime Tactical Drills

The U.S. Army leveraged Soaring’s Gabriel (G1) VTOL UAS to carry out 40 tactical drills, resupplying platoons with ammunition and food during nighttime Live Fire Exercises (LFX)

May 22, 2024
Next-Gen Adaptive Aircraft Engine Optimized for Future Warfighters

The next series of testing on GE Aerospace’s XA100 adaptive cycle engine has been completed, providing further insights to advance the future of adaptive aircraft engines

May 17, 2024
Humanoid Mobile Infantry Target for Live Fire Tests Fitted with Long-Range Radios

MVP Robotics’ latest Humanoid Engageable Kinetic Training Robot (HEKTR) 3.4 Trackless Mobile Infantry Target (TMIT) will be outfitted with Doodle Labs' Mesh Rider Radios, providing enhanced downrange connectivity and beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) operational capabilities

May 16, 2024
Lockheed Martin & F-35 Program Office Receive 3,000th Helmet Mounted Display System

Elbit America has celebrated 3,000 deliveries of its F-35 Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS), providing advanced systems for Lockheed Martin and F-35 Joint Program Office users

May 16, 2024
U.S. Army Soldiers to Receive Cutting-Edge Safe Cells for Wearable Battery Technology

The U.S Army’s Wearable Battery packs will be outfitted with the SiMaxx™ Silicon Anode safe cells from Amprius, prolonging mission durations for soldiers deployed on the battlefield and doubling the energy density of existing technology

May 14, 2024
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robots to Aid U.K. MOD Urban Operations

The T4â„¢ explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robots from L3Harris Technologies will enable the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) to carry out EOD missions in confined urban areas

May 13, 2024
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
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