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The British Air Force One is also an aerial tanker

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Miguel Ortiz

Executive transport for heads of state provides a means of safe and secure travel. It can also serve as an ambassador in its own right on state visits. To show support and national pride, countries prefer to operate domestic executive transports. The VC-25s that serve as Air Force One were made by Boeing while Russia’s Il-96 presidential transport aircraft were manufactured by Voronezh. Naturally, the British Royal Air Force operates a modified Airbus A330 for executive transport.
Barrett and MARS win Army’s Precision Grenadier System competition

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Miguel Ortiz

On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Army’s xTech Program announced that the MARS Inc, Barrett team was selected as the winner of the xTech Soldier Lethality competition for the Precision Grenadier System. The Army invited companies to showcase concepts for the PGS requirements. Participants engaged and pitched their technology solutions to the Department of Defense for prize money and the potential to receive a contract award or agreement of up to $2 million.
Barrett and MARS win Army’s Precision Grenadier System competition

1 week ago | wearethemighty.com | Miguel Ortiz

On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Army’s xTech Program announced that the MARS Inc, Barrett team was selected as the winner of the xTech Soldier Lethality competition for the Precision Grenadier System. The Army invited companies to showcase concepts for the PGS requirements. Participants engaged and pitched their technology solutions to the Department of Defense for prize money and the potential to receive a contract award or agreement of up to $2 million. “Lt. Col.
AI is improving America’s cities thanks to these Air Force vets

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Miguel Ortiz

Artificial Intelligence has taken the world by storm in recent years. However, the technology has been around for longer than you might think. After Nick Mastronardi graduated from the University of Notre Dame with degrees in honors math and physics, he commissioned as an Air Force officer and went straight to work on automated systems. At the Air Force Research Lab, Mastronardi served as a research physicist and advanced munitions technology program manager.
$580 million contract awarded to Raytheon for new Navy jammer

2 weeks ago | wearethemighty.com | Miguel Ortiz

Electronic warfare is an integral part of modern combat. Allied jammers can deny enemy communications, impair the targeting of friendly units, and even hide them from enemy detection altogether. The U.S. Navy employs the ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System on the E/A-18G Growler aircraft for its electronic warfare capability. Introduced in 1972, the legacy ALQ-99 suffers from poor reliability and system failures that have caused crews to fly with undetected faults.
The last C-130 out of Vietnam

1 month ago | wearethemighty.com | Miguel Ortiz

On April 29, 1975, communist Vietnamese forces of the People’s Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong began a final attack on the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon. Nearly 100 aircraft were destroyed on the flight line of Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Just one airworthy aircraft remained: a C-130A Hercules, tail number 56-0518. Realizing that the C-130 was the last way out of the country, Maj. Phuong, a South Vietnamese instructor pilot ordered his crew to prep the aircraft to evacuate civilians.
SIG P320 engineering review recommended in Marine Corps report

1 month ago | wearethemighty.com | Miguel Ortiz

On January 19, 2017, the U.S. Army announced SIG Sauer’s P320 variant as the winner of the Modular Handgun System trials. The full-size and compact variants were adopted as the M17 and M18, respectively, by the Army. In 2019, the Marine Corps ordered the M18 and began equipping Marines across the fleet with the new pistol. On February 14, 2023, an incident occurred aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, involving a Marine-issued M18.
SIG P320 engineering review recommended in Marine Corps report

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Miguel Ortiz

On January 19, 2017, the U.S. Army announced SIG Sauer’s P320 variant as the winner of the Modular Handgun System trials. The full-size and compact variants were adopted as the M17 and M18, respectively, by the Army. In 2019, the Marine Corps ordered the M18 and began equipping Marines across the fleet with the new pistol. On February 14, 2023, an incident occurred aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, involving a Marine-issued M18.
7 companies you didn’t know made firearms for the military

1 month ago | wearethemighty.com | Miguel Ortiz

Today, legacy firearm manufacturing companies are well-established in the market. Names like Colt, Smith & Wesson, and Beretta are easily recognizable and their products known for military use. However, during times of war, it’s not uncommon for companies that manufacture other goods to retool and produce military equipment in support of the war effort. Of course, this includes firearms. Here are seven companies that you may not have known made military firearms.
7 companies you didn’t know made firearms for the military

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Miguel Ortiz

Today, legacy firearm manufacturing companies are well-established in the market. Names like Colt, Smith & Wesson, and Beretta are easily recognizable and their products known for military use. However, during times of war, it’s not uncommon for companies that manufacture other goods to retool and produce military equipment in support of the war effort. Of course, this includes firearms. Here are seven companies that you may not have known made military firearms. 1.