Author: Tony Grist

Global workwear textiles manufacturer Carrington Textiles has announced the launch of 12 new fabrics at A+A in Düsseldorf this November. With 75% of the new range featuring stretch technology, eight products incorporating sustainable fibres and four delivering flame retardant protection, the company is reinforcing its drive to raise comfort and performance standards across workwear. With a campaign called Stretch the Standard, Carrington Textiles is aiming to highlight the benefits of stretch without compromise. Supported by a new film combining high-energy visuals with a female model fronting the concept in a hard-wearing garment, the production highlights Carrington Textiles’ effort to represent…

On Monday, heavy United Nations sanctions were reimposed on Iran, a decade after they were lifted as part of the JCPOA. These “snapback” sanctions occurred after Iran suspended international inspections of its nuclear facilities in the aftermath of the 12-Day War. Russia and China had put forward a UN Security Council vote to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Friday, but the UK, Germany, and France voted to activate these measures, accusing Iran of “continued nuclear escalation” for suspending international inspections. “We urge Iran to refrain from any escalatory action,” a joint three-power communique read. “The reimposition of UN sanctions…

NSA’s 12th Annual Codebreaker Challenge is Underway for 2025 The National Security Agency (NSA) is launching their annual series of critical real-world scenarios for U.S.-based academic institutions titled Codebreaker Challenge. In its 12th iteration for 2025, the Codebreaker Challenge gives students the opportunity to analyze high-risk situations closely resembling the Intelligence Community’s classified tasks, equipping them for national security challenges. Participants will go head-to-head with other schools to accomplish mission-driven tasks aimed at enhancing their skills in reverse engineering, vulnerability research, cryptography, programming/scripting, and beyond. This year’s challenge is to assist the Air Force’s Cyber Operations Squadron in maintaining the…

Two people are dead and another four injured outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, England after a man drove his car into a crowd of people before getting out and stabbing worshippers.  The attack came on Yom Kippur, the holiest of days in the Jewish Calendar. Greater Manchester Police confirmed on Thursday afternoon that the suspect was neutralized by responding police officers. Two people have been arrested in the hours after the attack. Counterterrorism police did not provide further details. Police were alerted to the attack by a witness who described seeing “a car being driven towards…

Only eight weeks after Anduril was awarded a $99.6 million prototype Other Transaction Authority agreement for the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2), the 4th Infantry Division became the first unit to use NGC2 in live fire training. The event, known as Ivy Sting 1, demonstrated a division-level targeting process running entirely on Anduril’s Lattice Mesh and Palantir’s Target Workbench (TWB) from headquarters down to the gun line—firing faster, more reliably, and more resiliently than legacy systems. NGC2 is the Army’s initiative to modernize the command and control ecosystem. Built on an open, modular architecture, NGC2 connects the entire…

Two New Additions to Reptilia’s AUS Mount System Hillsborough, North Carolina – October 2, 2025 – Reptilia®, a leading innovator in firearm accessories and mounting solutions, today announced the launch of two new products in its AUS™ Mount System: the AUS™ Offset for MDT SEND IT® GEN2 and the ROF™- 90 for Leupold® Delta Point Pro – 35MM. “At Reptilia, every product we design starts with a simple mission: give professional end-users the tools they need to move faster, stay accurate, and perform with confidence,” said The Reptilia Team. “The AUS Mount System has always been about modularity and precision,…

Fielding of the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System, MAPS, GEN II hardware is underway across the Army to provide increased operational effectiveness with advanced positioning, navigation and timing, PNT, systems. MAPS GEN II is the next-generation PNT system used to provide highly accurate and resilient PNT data to Army vehicles, especially in GPS-degraded or denied environments. Fielding of the MAPS GEN II systems supports Transformation in Contact 2.0, the Army’s current initiative to rapidly deliver new equipment to operational units. GEN I vs. GEN II – What’s changed? The goal when developing MAPS GEN II was GPS security,…

Major Order from the USA: Rheinmetall to Supply Artillery Ammunition to Eastern European Customer – Total Worth €444 Million Rheinmetall has been commissioned to supply ammunition to an Eastern European customer. As a subcontractor to Global Military Products, a company commissioned by the US government, Rheinmetall Expal Munitions will supply 155 mm M107 projectiles with M4A2 propellant charges and 105 mm M1 projectiles to the customer. The total value of the contract is around €444 million. Of this, €170 million has already been booked as a pre-order, meaning that a further €274 million in new orders has now been booked.…

Military-grade water purification technology delivers 3,000 gallons of fresh water daily PETALUMA, Calif., Sept. 29, 2025 – Katadyn Group, a global leader in sustainable hydration, nutrition and cooking solutions, today announced the release of the Aquifer 3000, a new portable desalination system developed with input from the U.S. military. The system is one of the most advanced water purification technologies designed for remote military operations. Capable of producing 3,000 gallons (11,350 liters) of safe drinking water per day, the Aquifer 3000 provides 500 people with 6 gallons of drinking water per person per day from seawater, brackish, or fresh sources. It comes in two…

[Prosperity, South Carolina, USA – October 1, 2025] – Precision meets power with the release of the Nox 9, the newest innovation from Jacob Grey Firearms. Built on a 4140 pre-hardened steel frame and packed with Armored Billet™ fully CNC machined components, the Nox 9 is setting the bar for Jacob Grey to lead the way forward with a new standard of precision components, coatings, comfort, recoil management and new revolutionary designs. The Nox 9™ marks the next chapter in Jacob Grey’s handgun lineup. More than 12 years in the making, “Jacob” left no stone unturned, leveraging advanced equipment to…