New thermal optic shows bullets in flight, details a mile away
Machine gunners and snipers can "walk" rounds on target at long ranges with the optic.
By Todd South
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Army’s mixed reality device nears fielding with final testing in 2024
If testing goes well, the Army plans to field the futuristic device by 2025.
By Todd South
Optics, lasers and radios: 3 charged in $2 million Fort Hood heist
About $2.1 million-worth of thermal scopes, night vision goggles and military radios were stolen from Fort Hood, federal agents say.
Fuel tanker pilot praised for keeping crew safe after mid-air collision with F-35
The KC-130J tanker landed on its belly in a field, while the F-35B pilot ejected successfully. The cause of the collision is under investigation.
SIG announces ECHO 3 thermal weapon sight
Indeed, the ECHO 3 isn’t SIG’s first foray into the realm of thermal weapon sights, it is the company’s first direct-view thermal sight.
By Jim Grant
UN says night vision devices are being supplied to the Taliban in increasing numbers
“Equipment is normally rail mounted onto rifles and becomes most effective in combination with the Taliban’s use of Dragunov 7.62 x 54 mm sniper rifles, which allow effective targeting at up to or even above 800 meters."-UN report
By Shawn Snow