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January 16, 2021
By Garrett Reim2021-01-15T23:53:00+00:00 AeroVironment, a manufacturer of small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), plans to buy Arcturus UAV in a $405 million deal. The acquisition is intended to expand AeroVironment’s portfolio with larger group 2 and group 3 UAVs. Group 2 UAVs are classified as weighing between 9.5kg (21lb) and 24.9kg. Group 3 UAVs are classified as weighing between 25.4kg and 599kg. So far, AeroVironment’s products were almost entirely group 1 UAVs, weighing 9.07kg or less. S...
January 16, 2021
The laptop was stolen when violent pro-Trump rioters breached the US Capitol on January 6. Misinformation about the device is already spreading.
January 15, 2021
.300 PRC Review: Everything You Need to Know Why do we need another .30-caliber magnum cartridge? March 12, 2019 By Tom Beckstrand Photos by Mark Fingar When I first learned Hornady was coming out with a long-action, .30-caliber magnum cartridge, the question that first came to mind was, Why? It was a good question since the .300 Winchester Magnum (WM) is America’s top-selling, long-action cartridge. Then ...
January 15, 2021
Aerovironment buys Arcturus UAV in $405M deal January 15 Spc. Christopher McCoy conducts an engine start on the Jump 20 drone prior to a launch during a capabilities assessment at Fort Riley, Kansas, on April 8, 2020. (U.S. Army) Arcturus, which was founded in 2004 in California, specializes in Group 2 and 3 UAS, which run the gamut between drones over 20 pounds and under roughly 1,300 pounds. The Jump is a multimission, medium-endurance, vertical-takeoff-and-landing system that can become...
January 14, 2021
Michael Allen Managing Director of Beacon Global Strategies LLC; Former Majority Staff Director of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Kari Bingen Robert Cardillo John P. Carlin Marcel Lettre Jason Matheny Founding Director of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology; Former Assistant Director of National Intelligence and Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity John McLaughlin Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, The Johns Hopk...
January 14, 2021
The claim: Special Forces took House Speaker Nancy Pelosis laptop during riot at the U.S. Capitol On Jan. 6, supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attack that forced lawmakers to flee their chambers and left five dead. The riot took place as Congress met to count electoral votes and confirm President-elect Joe Bidens victory. During the attack, a laptop was stolen from the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, according to her aide, Drew Hammill. He noted...
January 14, 2021
Fact check: Pelosis conference room laptop was not taken by special forces during Capitol riot Camille Caldera, USA TODAY Replay Video The claim: Special forces took House Speaker Nancy Pelosis laptop during riot at the U.S. Capitol © Saul Loeb, AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks in the House chamber after they reconvened for arguments over the objection of certifying Arizona’s Electoral College votes in November’s election. On Jan. 6, supporters of Presiden...
January 13, 2021
Boeing's Insitu company has agreed to pay USD25 million to settle allegations it overcharged the US military to supply and operate ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, t...
January 12, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a critical care immunotherapy leader commercializing its CytoSorb® blood purification technology to...
January 12, 2021
Social media posts and online articles claim special forces took Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the storming of the US Capitol building on January 6, 2021. But officials from military commands responsible for elite American troops told AFP they have no information on such an incident, and the top Democrat’s office said that while a laptop was stolen, it was