Author: Tony Grist

The United States and Iran both appeared to refrain from launching new attacks as the Iran War entered its 150th day on Monday. AP reported that “regional mediators” had persuaded the U.S. and Iran to return to the negotiating table. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei denied that his country had requested a restart of talks, telling reporters that negotiations with the U.S. are “not in our DNA.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Monday for Washington, where he will meet with President Donald Trump for the eighth time since the start of Trump’s second term. In a post on…

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The MOHOC Spine Spine is a cable management system for helmets designed to keep them flush. Features: •Modular stitched sections allow multiple entry/exit points and precise cable routing on helmets and body-worn platforms.•Cut between segments without loss of integrity. Use single sections or extend, curve, and overlap for complex cable pathways.•Designed for MOHOC® Cameras; adaptable to any cabled device on helmets, chest rigs, packs, vehicles, K9, and beyond. Works seamlessly with MOHOC® Shoulder Mount.•Keeps cables aligned and flat against helmets, shoulders, torso, and dismounted gear.•Supports a wide-range of commercial and MIL-SPEC cables with elastic webbing over tactical nylon. Hook backing…

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FORT IRWIN, Calif.— To secure a decisive warfighting advantage, Army Aviation must project power beyond the enemy’s threat ring. By penetrating and defeating an adversary’s Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS) from a standoff distance, Army Aviation opens critical corridors that allow the subsequent infiltration of joint systems, precision fires, and other manned and unmanned assets. Above the high-desert sands of Fort Irwin during Project Convergence-Capstone 6 (PC-C6), Army Aviation demonstrated decisive air-launched capabilities in contested airspace. The U.S. Army proved it was actively delivering integrated sensor-to-shooter lethality to the tactical edge by pairing two Active/Passive Infrared launch effects (LEs) —…

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Blue Force Gear® built one of the most successful tailless rifle slings in the world. Then we built a tailed one. On the surface, that does not make much sense. The Vickers Combat Applications Sling™ (VCAS™) helped redefine the modern two-point rifle sling by eliminating the loose webbing shooters had long accepted as part of an adjustable design. Approaching two decades of service, the Vickers Sling has been widely adopted across the U.S. military. It is issued with the Marine Corps’ M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle and authorized for use with the M4, M4A1, and M16 series. More than 250,000 Vickers…

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Adept Armor is rethinking ballistic helmet construction with the Nova Titanium Combat Helmet, a high-cut design built around the company’s proprietary one-piece 260LC titanium shell. Weighing just 2 pounds complete, the helmet provides 9mm FMJ protection while rivaling the weight of many premium composite helmets. Unlike traditional composite designs, the solid titanium shell resists delamination, delivers edge-to-edge protection and is built for an indefinite service life. The helmet also serves as the foundation for Adept Armor’s NovaSteel accessory system, allowing users to add NVG mounts, rails, mandibles and face shields as mission requirements evolve. The result is a lightweight, configurable…

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While handguns might get the headlines when it comes to protecting life and liberty, tactical shotguns still own the conversation when things get up close and personal and more firepower is required. For your customers, these aren’t casual purchases — they’re purpose-driven tools. Home defense, duty use or competition shooting, each application demands a different setup. Your job at the counter is to slow the sale down and define the buyer’s wants and needs. What’s the mission? The answer to that question dictates platform, configuration and ultimately satisfaction.Today’s tactical shotguns are compact, maneuverable and built to solve problems at the…

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Fort Irwin, Calif. – A key highlight of Joint experimentation during Project Convergence Capstone 6 is the Army, Navy and Space Force coming together on the west coast to experiment with the effects of a technology called Hammer of the Gods. Although Hammer of the Gods is a relatively new technological capability, it has already begun to play an important role in military experimentation. Hammer of the Gods is an emitter that provides an expanded suite of command-and-control (C2) and operational capabilities in a highly deployable, low-electromagnetic-signature, electronic warfare platform, delivering multi-domain effects at the forward edge of operations. Land-based…

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The U.S. and Iran paused their mutual strikes for a second consecutive night as the Iran War entered its 149th day on Sunday. A Pentagon official told CNN Saturday that operations against Iran are “on hold.” Iran’s army spokesman, Mohammad Akraminia, told AFP that “our strategy has essentially been retaliatory, we have also halted our retaliatory operations.” CNN reported, citing anonymous sources, that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine and Vice President J.D. Vance warned President Trump Friday that depleted U.S. munitions stockpiles made further offensive escalation risky. The pause also came hours after U.S. forces in…

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Maximizing Battlefield Flexibility with Innovative Guns and AmmunitionOn today’s battlefield, the hum of a drone overhead has become all too familiar. Affordable and easy to fly, these unmanned systems are one of the most commonly used tactics by adversaries of the U.S. and allies to gather intelligence, evade traditional defenses and quickly launch precise attacks. With drone threats advancing faster than ever, Northrop Grumman’s flexible, cutting-edge technology marries speed with innovation to defeat drones like never before. Through close collaboration with our warfighters and partners, we drive continuous innovation — anticipating emerging challenges and providing the precise capabilities needed, exactly…

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