by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
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In the immediately previous article, we discussed how a Pinnacle Armor SOV-2000/Dragon Skin flexible hard armor vest stopped multiple steel-core 7.62×39mm API (Armor-Piercing Incendiary) rounds. Well, as it happens, for the last few months, DefenseReview has been wearing a couple of tactical undergarment-type shirts made [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
The following article contains exlusive photos of a Pinnacle Armor SOV-2000/Dragon Skin® ballistic vest (containing a ceramic composite hard armor disc matrix) after taking multiple impacts from 7.62×39mm API (Armor-Piercing Incendiary) rounds (steel core). Click on photos below to view them full-size.
I’ve been writing about Pinnacle Armor’s rather impressive SOV-2000/Dragon Skin® flexible [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
DefenseReview plans on taking a close look at Eureka Aerospace’s Impulse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ImpSAR) "through-the-wall imaging technology, which allows the operator to see through walls, as well as their High-Power Electromagnetic System (HPEMS), which uses microwaves to fry a vehicle’s electronics that control the engine’s vital functions.
Before we do this [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
All digital photos of the HK416 Enhanced Carbine at International SOF Week/APBI below were taken by, and are the exclusive property of, DefenseReview.com. Click on photos below to view them full-size.
July 15, 2005
It looks like the FN SCAR-Light (FN SCAR-L) carbine/subcarbine (select-fire, 5.56×45mm) might have some competition in SOF (Special Operations Forces) circles–and, [...]
The following is an eMagin Corporation press release that was originally issued on 6/21/05 for Soldier Technology 2005.
June 21, 2005 06:20 AM US Eastern Timezone
eMagin Highlights Virtual Imaging Components and Systems at Soldier Technology 2005; Rugged OLED-Based Displays Used in Multiple Military Programs
Soldier Technology 2005
BRUSSELS, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 21, 2005–eMagin Corporation (AMEX:EMA), [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
Below are scanned photos of a NAVSEA/Naval Surface Warfare Center-Crane Division (NSWC-Crane Division) Tri-Fold/Fact Sheet on the Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) family designed and developed (and manufactured and marketed) by FN Herstal/FNH USA. Both the 5.56×45mm FN SCAR-Light (FN SCAR-L) and 7.62×51mm FN SCAR-Heavy (FN SCAR-H) are covered in [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
DefenseReview also got a chance to see and handle all the latest FN SCAR-Light (SCAR-L) (5.56×45mm) and SCAR-Heavy (SCAR-H) (7.62×51mm) prototypes at the FNH USA booth at International SOF Week 2005/APBI (Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry). DefRev will discuss the various aspects of the weapons, including the operating system (piston driven) and [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
June 20, 2005
The following story is a DefenseReview.com exclusive. All digital photos accompanying this article were taken by, and are the exclusive property of, DefenseReview.com. Click on photos to view them full-size.
Back in July 2004, DefenseReview wrote about the Milkor MGL Mk-1S 40mm multiple grenade launcher, which is an improved [...]
News Release
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June 15, 2005
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TECHNOLOGY AIMED AT DEFEATING EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) officials here announced today (June [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
Back in March, DefenseReview published a short article and press release on U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) contracts that were awarded to Symbionics Inc. and Icuiti Corporation to develop Modular Wearable Computers (MOWC) for the future Marine Corps warfighter, which could be integrated with the Marine Corps’ unmanned vehicle programs. The article was titled [...]
