Author: Tony Grist

Your Guide to the My Army Post App: The New Digital Hub for Army Life Navigating daily life on an Army installation just got easier. Whether you’re a Soldier, family member, civilian employee, retiree or contractor, keeping track of base resources, gate traffic and community updates can be a challenge. Enter the My Army Post App, or MAPA, the official mobile information center designed specifically for Army garrisons worldwide. Replacing the older Digital Garrison app and various local legacy apps, MAPA is a centralized, user-friendly portal designed to streamline your daily activities on post. Here is everything you need to…

Iran and Oman appeared close Wednesday to striking a deal that would open the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for the global energy trade. The two Gulf nations announced Tuesday they had discussed creating “a joint temporary navigational corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and an agreement to implement a joint project to clear the Strait of mines.” Global oil prices declined overnight, with Brent Crude falling below $90 a barrel. Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Israel launched the current war in late February. A framework peace deal signed in June by the…

In an effort to field Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) to the joint force, the Department of War Other Transactional Authority Consortium has asked industry for white papers for complete UGV systems to enable employment by Warfighters in both tactical and non-tactical environments. Based on what they learn , they will invite select technologies to participate in a Joint Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) demonstration exercise titled “GroundBreaker 1” at Camp Grafton, North Dakota, in mid-October 2026. There, the systems will support physical operational assessments, iterative technology enhancements, and direct integration with current DoW systems. A Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Q-UGV ground…

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PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — Tomorrow’s battlefield is expected to pair automated vehicles and artificial intelligence with human Soldiers, and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center helping explore what that future might look like through controlled experimentation with industry partners. Via a cooperative research and development agreement with HDT Robotics, LLC, doing business as BLADE, the Armaments Center supported the successful delivery of an armed Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicle to the 3rd Mobile Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division for a technical demonstration. The Autonomous Weapons Architectures & Controls Branch Chief Andrew Wilson noted that this highlights…

CIA Director John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for an unannounced visit. Ratcliffe traveled in a military cargo plane and was on the ground in the Russian capital for around eight hours, according to online flight tracking data. The reason for the visit wasn’t clear. CBS News, which broke the story, reported that Ratcliffe was in Moscow “for meetings.” Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox It was the first known trip by a CIA director to Moscow since 2021, when then-Director William Burns warned Russia’s President Vladimir Putin not to attack Ukraine. The Trump administration…

Quantum Systems expands its U.S. footprint with new Huntsville facility to bring operator-driven unmanned intelligence development closer to mission requirements. HUNTSVILLE, Ala., August 24, 2026 – Quantum-Systems Inc., today announced the opening of a new 3,200-square-foot engineering and research and development office in Huntsville, Alabama. Located in Upland Park adjacent to Cummings Research Park — the second largest research park in the United States — the new office strengthens the company’s proximity to key defense customers while expanding its U.S. engineering capabilities. Quantum-Systems Inc. delivers operationally proven unmanned systems that support U.S. and allied defense missions, including tactical intelligence, surveillance,…

ARO – Blade-Tech Taser 10 Wrap The next in a series of new product launches, ARO has released a Wrap model for the Blade-Tech Taser 10 Holster. The Wrap is designed to allow the user to mount pouches to their retention holster. Previously, ARO has supported retention holsters for pistols, but customers have requested the same capability for their Taser holsters. This Wrap is the first released for the end user wanting that capability. Extremely low profile the Wrap is constructed from polypropylene sheets woven together for maximum strength and weight savings. By wrapping around the holster body, the bulk…

With more and more rifles wearing suppressors these days, law enforcement officers and home defenders alike who have embraced the hearing-friendly trend are noticing one downside: the length and weight a suppressor adds to the front of their rifle.The length is a problem for anyone working CQB-style in tight quarters — particularly when maneuvering down hallways or making entry through doors. And the weight presents problems in those same situations, as it makes a front-heavy gun more fatiguing to hold in a ready position for any length of time. Even competitive shooters notice how the weight and length changes the…

The Treasury Department released details Monday concerning the “Economic D-Day” U.S. officials have been promising to unleash against Iran. Dubbed “Operation Economic Outcast,” these measures include the widening of secondary sanctions to cover new sectors and activities, new sanctions on nearly 60 Iran-linked entities, the suspension of licenses for Iranian remittance payments and academic exchanges, and new guidance aimed at stopping third-countries from cooperating with Iranian efforts to control the Strait of Hormuz. In a press conference Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the moves constituted “an unprecedented campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its enablers” that would…