Here We Stand – 18 Years On
Today we celebrate our 18th anniversary of daily publication with this 42,658th post. It’s been a great trip and we look forward to many more.
Botach Named Benelli’s 2025 Dealer of the Year
LAS VEGAS, NV — Benelli has named Botach Inc. its 2025 Dealer of the Year. The award recognizes Botach for its sales volume, technical depth, and long service to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies nationwide. Botach has grown into one of the largest and most-trusted suppliers of duty firearms, optics, body armor, and…
FirstSpear to Exhibit at SOF Week 2026, Showcasing Recon K9 Integration and Maritime Capabilities
FENTON, Mo. (May 14, 2026) — FirstSpear®, the industry leader in innovation and standard-setting load-bearing technology and personal protective equipment, will exhibit at SOF Week 2026, taking place May 18–21, 2026, in Tampa, Florida. FirstSpear’s booth will be located in the Bayshore Ballroom at the Hilton Tampa Downtown as part of SOF Select, a focused…
Wiley X Served as Official Sponsor and Partner of the 15th Annual Boot’n & Shoot’n
Frisco, TX – [May 12, 2026] Wiley X proudly served as an official sponsor, partner, and ambassador of Boot’n & Shoot’n, the annual patriotic fundraising event hosted by Valor Mission Project, which took place Thursday, April 9, at Dallas Gun Club in Lewisville, Texas. Back for its 15th anniversary, Boot’n & Shoot’n is celebrated as “The Most Patriotic Day in…
COMBATIVES Cecil Burch Immediate Action Combatives
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The Cross-Domain Contact Layer: Army Advances Multi-Domain Command-Pacific Following Successful Operational Experiment
HONOLULU— The U.S. Army is moving forward with the establishment of Multi-Domain Command-Pacific (MDC-PAC) following a successful multidomain command experiment that demonstrated the effectiveness of integrating maneuver formations with advanced multidomain capabilities at the theater level. The initiative combines the 7th Infantry Division and the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force into a theater-enabling joint force integrator…
RoGO Communications Awarded NASA SBIR Contract to Coordinate Aerial Support for Wildland Firefighters
Firefighter Location, Tactical Communications and Weather Data Deployed for Immediate Tactical Coordination, Lifesaving Situational AwarenessLakewood, Colo. (May 11, 2026) – RoGO Communications, a company founded to develop lifesaving technology for firefighters and first responders, has been awarded a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to coordinate aerial support for wildfire firefighting. The Phase II…
BlackSea Technologies Demonstrates GARC Autonomous Surface Vessel Capabilities During Arctic Sentry 2026 in Norway
BALTIMORE, May 15, 2026, BlackSea Technologies recently participated in Arctic Sentry 2026, a NATO enhanced vigilance activity in the High North, demonstrating its Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft in Ramsund, Norway, alongside partners from U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron 3 (USVRON-3) and the Royal Norwegian Navy. The exercise gave BlackSea’s GARC unmanned surface vessels an opportunity to operate in the far north, demonstrate autonomous surface vessel capabilities…
Catch Up with Hudson Supplies at OpEx 2026
See the latest from Hudson during the upcoming Operator Expo, May 27 & 28, at the Infinity Convention Centre in Ottawa.
Iris Technology and Ultralife Pair Power HIVE Mission Power Node with High-Capacity UBI-2590 Battery to Address Tactical Edge Energy Demands
Power HIVE is optimized around Ultralife’s UBI-2590 UBBL13-01 battery while maintaining compatibility with the broader BB-2590 battery family — delivering regulated, field-usable mission power at the tactical edge. IRVINE, CA, May 6, 2026 — Dismounted and expeditionary teams are being asked to power more from the same limited battery pool. Radios, UAV controllers, counter-UAS systems,…