US Army Wants 250,000 Next-Gen Combat Rifles And 150 Million BulletsÂ
The US Army's chief of staff said Monday that the next-generation squad weapon would fire faster, farther than previous infantry rifles and penetrate the most advanced body armor technologies in the world. "It will fire at speeds that far exceed .....»»
Microsoft wins $479.2 million contract from U.S. Army
The U.S. Army said on Wednesday that it has awarded Microsoft Corp a $479.2 million contract to supply prototypes for the Army's augmented reality systems helping soldiers in training and combat missions......»»
American sniper in Ukraine says his unit prefers Soviet-era rifles because bullets are easier to find and they can take them from the Russians
An American sniper in Ukraine said his unit prefers AK-74s over Western-provided rifles, partly because they can get ammo they need from the Russians. A sniper from the 108th Territoria.....»»
GameStop and AMC short-sellers have lost almost $1 billion in just 5 days of trading amid a meme-stock rally
Shorts lost $210 million from their positions in AMC and $227 million from GameStop on Monday alone. "This is what the Reddit Army is hoping for." KnowYourMeme KnowYourMeme GameS.....»»
Alabama company lands more than $2B in contracts
A Huntsville-based company has secured two major contracts worth more than $2 billion combined. Torch Technologies said it was awarded a $1.065 billion task order by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Aviation and Mi.....»»
This Country Has The World’s Largest Military
The United States has a military that includes about 1.3 million people spread across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. It is not by any means the world’s largest. That........»»
The US Army wants to regain "dominance" in the Arctic, and it"s looking all over the world for help
How to ensure Army units can operate in harsh Arctic environments is "the million-dollar question," the head of US Army Alaska told Insider. A US soldier on the ramp of a Chinook helicopter over Denali National Park and Reserve in Alask.....»»
: GameStop’s latest big day picks up steam after hours with $551 million stock offering
Massive offerings, shady hedge funds and new friends in South Korea had GameStop's Reddit army in a Monday tizzy......»»
McDonald’s to require anti-harassment training for its 2 million restaurant workers worldwide
McDonald’s will mandate worker training to combat harassment, discrimination and violence in its restaurants worldwide starting next year, aff.....»»
Inside the U.S. government’s new $30 million effort to combat pandemic profiteering
Tucked in the third round of stimulus aid was $30.4 million allocated to the Federal Trade Commission to fight coronavirus-related scams. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, acting FTC chair, discusses the efforts in a Q&A with The Post......»»
: Asian-American tech leaders rally against wave of hatred: ‘We don’t deserve to live in fear in our own country’
Asian-American executives, business leaders and others have raised more than $20 million to combat the growing instances of anti-Asian hate and violence amid the coronavirus pandemic.....»»
The US Army struck a deal worth up to $22 billion with Microsoft for these futuristic headsets soldiers will wear in combat
The high-tech heads-up displays are like something out of Iron Man and give soldiers access to a lot of augmented reality and digital tools. A US Army soldier wearing a prototype IVAS headset. US Army The US Army awarded Microsoft.....»»
Honeywell wins major contract to provide engines for Army Chinook helicopters
Phoenix-based Honeywell Aerospace will continue to be a key player in the U.S. Army’s CH-47 Chinook program after winning a new four-year, $476 million contract for new production and spare engines for the helicopters......»»
US Army Building World"s Most Powerful Laser To Vaporize Drones
US Army Building World's Most Powerful Laser To Vaporize Drones The US Army appears to be developing a laser weapon that is a "million times stronger" than anyt.....»»
TikTok removed 400,000 videos in the 2nd half of 2020 to combat election and COVID-19 misinformation
In total from July 1 to December 31 last year, the company said it removed more than 89.1 million videos, with 11.7 million.....»»
Hawaii awarded $1.2M to combat unemployment fraud, identity theft
The Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations was awarded more than $1.2 million in federal funds to fight against instances of fraud in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, or PUA, and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, or PEUC, pro.....»»
Army Receives Two Robotic Combat Vehicles That Will "Revolutionize" Combat Operations
Army Receives Two Robotic Combat Vehicles That Will "Revolutionize" Combat Operations The US Army wants to .....»»
Meet the seniors raising millions to combat coronavirus — first Captain Tom, raised $39 million walking and now Sergeant Zina has raised $26,000, and is knitting
Captain Tom has celebrated his 100th birthday and raised £32 million since the coronavirus outbreak, now others are following his lead.....»»
The Army has a growing problem with its Special Forces combat-dive teams
US Army Special Forces dive teams, one of several insertion specialties practiced by the Army's special operators, are a rare cadre with that special.....»»
How to reopen the US, according to Johns Hopkins and Harvard: Test 20 million people a day, hire an army of contact tracers, and expand healthcare coverage
Reuters Experts from Harvard and Johns Hopkins, as well as the former FDA commissioner, have .....»»
The US Army just gave a contractor with a history of GOP donations $569 million to build parts of Trump"s border wall
Matt York/AP The US Army Corps of Engineers has reportedly doled out over a half a billion dollars to a fe.....»»