May 3, 2016 DARPA demonstrates breakthrough in self-guided bullets DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance (EXACTO) program just had its most successful round of live-fire tests to date. The tests were conducted in February with an experienced shooter using the self-steering bullet technology to repeatedly hit “moving and evading targets” while a novice shooter used the system for the first time to hit a moving target, according to a press release.
May 3, 2016 Software glitch causes F-35 to incorrectly detect targets in formation Engineers are trying to fix the F-35’s software package after it was discovered the sensors for the Joint Strike Fighter malfunction when detecting targets when the aircraft flies in formation.
May 3, 2016 New small diameter bomb doesn’t fit inside Marines' F-35B Joint Strike Fighter engineers will have to make adjustments to the weapons bay of the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 so the aircraft can carry a pin point glide bomb by 2022, JSF program officials said.
May 3, 2016 Veterans, active duty military, tap social media network for support Since its launch in 2012, the RallyPoint social forum has become an online community, sounding board, and professional guide for over 500,000 veterans and active duty men and women serving in the military.
May 3, 2016 DARPA's Squad X Core brings tech innovations to infantry squads Squad X Core will take the amazing advanced capabilities in U.S. military ships, aircraft and ground vehicles and put those tech advantages directly into the hands of dismounted infantry squads.
May 3, 2016 White House gets drone defense wake-up call The quadcopter drone that crashed onto the White House grounds overnight has highlighted the growing security threat posed by small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), experts warn.
May 3, 2016 A pistol for any purpose: SHOT Show 2015 From Bone Collectors and Berettas to Marine Corps Operators, there were pistols for any and every purpose at SHOT Show 2015 last week.
April 5, 2016 Heroic US Marine Corps service dog awarded top medal for war animals A heroic U.S. Marine Corps German shepherd who lost a leg sniffing out a roadside bomb in Afghanistan was awarded the world's highest honor for service dogs during a special ceremony Tuesday.
April 4, 2016 History of remote weapons in pictures For centuries there have been attempts to develop weapons that could be remotely controlled. Here is a look at some of these attempts from the past 100 years.
March 30, 2016 Top special operations snipers go head to head Top sniper teams from the U.S. Army, Navy and Marines went head to head last week – but who proved they were the best?
