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Belleville Boot Launches Blackout Mini-MiL Barefoot Activity Shoe Belleville, IL., July 1, 2026 – Belleville Boot Company, an industry-leading manufacturer of law enforcement and military footwear has released the all-new Blackout Mini-MiL® barefoot duty & activity shoe. Built off the incredibly popular footprint of the US Army & Air Force uniform compliant Mini-MiL® boot, the Blackout features a zero-dropheel-to-toe platform as well as a wide toe box which gives the toes room to spread naturally, supporting stability and reducing foot fatigue during extended wear. The upper is constructed from synthetic suede and 500D with a waterproof & bloodborne pathogen proof…

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Retailers should stop treating packs as interchangeable nylon containers and start selling mission‑specific solutions. The tactical bag category has had evolution jumps to far more specialized solutions than what was on offer just a few years ago, and that creates real opportunity for retailers selling upscale products.Today’s consumer is not simply looking for a backpack — they want style that pops, a bit of status, and potentially a non-tactical design. That shift matters on the sales floor. Bags and packs are usually much higher margin than firearms and related accessories. Stores that understand how these bags fit into everyday life…

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (June 4, 2026) — To defeat adversaries’ explosive hazards on today’s battlefield, U.S. Army researchers are integrating the latest advances in artificial intelligence to deliver greater lethality and survivability to Soldiers. With Soldiers facing increasingly sophisticated and complex threats, Army scientists and engineers are developing capabilities to enable persistent ground situational awareness for maximum force protection. The Army’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center leads the Ground-based Multi-Mission Payload project. Breaching minefields has historically been one of the most dangerous tasks for troops. By automating the monotonous and fatiguing task of manual…

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. —   The 1st Special Operations Wing introduced a new 30 mm ammunition-linking machine at Hurlburt Field on April 21, 2026, an innovation set to save the Air Force millions by repurposing rounds from retiring A-10 Thunderbolt IIs for use on AC-130J Ghostriders.  The initiative stems from the planned future retirement of the A-10, which will leave millions of 30 mm rounds without an assigned platform. The Air Force plans to transfer several hundred thousand of those rounds a year to Air Force Special Operations Command for use on the gunships.   However, this transfer presented a logistical hurdle: the A-10 employs unlinked ammunition, while the AC-130J requires…

The Düsseldorf-based technology group Rheinmetall has successfully completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Croatia-based DOK-ING and is thus expanding its portfolio as planned through an acquisition in the field of unmanned vehicles. The company will operate under the name “Rheinmetall Unmanned Vehicles d.o.o.”. In March this year, Rheinmetall signed an agreement in Zagreb to acquire a majority stake in Croatian innovation hub specialized in the field of unmanned vehicles DOK-ING. Rheinmetall is acquiring 51 per cent of the company, while the company’s founder and previous sole owner, Vjekoslav Majeti?, will retain the 49 per cent. The strategic partners…

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh signaled that the central bank would be focused on bringing down inflation during a European Central Bank Forum panel Wednesday in Sintra, Portugal.Warsh did not offer forward guidance, in keeping with a policy he articulated at June’s board of governors meeting, but indicated that the central bank was committed to meeting its inflation target.“If there were people in the household or the business sector and the financial markets who thought that this central bank was going to be comfortable with an inflation objective above 2 percent,” he remarked, “well, I guess they’d be disappointed.”According to…

Melat Kiros, a candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), defeated Rep. Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary for Colorado’s First Congressional District Tuesday evening DeGette, a 30-year incumbent, received 41 percent of the vote to Kiros’s 51 percent, despite $2.3 billion in campaign spending from outside groups in the final month of the race. The Kiros campaign framed itself as an explicit challenge to the Democratic establishment. Her victory comes not long after two DSA-backed candidates emerged victorious over two incumbent New York Democratic congressmen.  Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox Kiros received…

Indirect negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, facilitated by Qatari mediators in Doha, were reported to have started Tuesday night and continued on Wednesday, the 14th day of a 60-day negotiation period to end the Iran War. President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning told reporters that the U.S. and Iran are “getting along very well,” saying that Iran has “come a long way.” Trump also said “the denuclearization of ​Iran is moving along well.” The memorandum of understanding signed by Trump and Iran’s president last month had alluded to Iran’s “nuclear needs” and created a framework for the two sides…