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24 February 2021 AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today announced it has acquired Progeny Systems Corporation’s Intelligent Systems Group (ISG), a leader in the development of artificial intelligence-enabled computer vision, machine learning and perceptive autonomy technologies and provider of related services to United States government customers. The acquisition will significantly accelerate AeroVironment’s development of adv...

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Why .45 Automatic Colt Pistols are Far From Dead The Tactical Carry pistol is one of the very best of a crowded field of 1911 pistols and represents the pinnacle of the design. Heres What You Need to Remember: In reality, the Glock 21 is actually one of the best, and most affordable, .45 ACP pistols on the market. The Glock 21 carries thirteen rounds in a double stack magazine that is wider than the 1911—but is not uncomfortable to hold. The .45 Automatic Colt Pistol round, or .45 ACP as it ...

With more than 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients, 39 of those have walked and trained on the grounds of Fort Bragg or Camp Mackall.  But all share the same common honor. The Medal of Honor is the nations highest award for valor given to servicemembers. These are the stories of Fort Braggs recipients. Sgt. 1st Class Eugene Ashley Jr. was a soldier with the C Co., 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Command, when he died Feb. 7, 1968, in Vietnam.  His mission was to rescue entrapped ...

AFSOC Wants Congress to Approve Armed Overwatch Plane Share This: Photos of AT-6 Wolverine conducting austere landing operations: Textron The Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is trying to convince Congress to approve its much-needed “Armed Overwatch” aircraft in the 2022 budget.  When speaking to the news media earlier this week, Lieutenant-General James Slife, the commander of AFSOC, said that this program is not a rehash of the earlier Air Force light attack program, but ...

 February 20, 2021: Iraqi security forces have acquired South Korean-made DAPC-2 armored police vehicles. South Korea and China are the major producers of vehicles like this, mainly for export customers. South Korean firm Daeji created the DAPC-2, using a modified Ford 4x4 F550 truck chassis, which looks like an MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle but one designed for police operations in areas where the criminals are heavily armed and may use landm...

Leader of Neo-Nazi Group Previously Worked for Department of Homeland Security Rinaldo Nazzaro, the leader of The Base, publicized three letters from the Department of Homeland Security and the Marine Corps thanking him for his service. Alex Wong / Getty Images The Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Wednesday that the neo-Nazi leader of The Base, a white nationalist and accelerationist paramilitary group recently designated a terror group by the Canadian government, worked within thei...

The pistol remains incredibly robust. Heres What You Need to Know: The Colt M1911 is able to withstand a great amount of abuse and remains reliable, even after decades of serves and ten of thousands of rounds. John Browning, arguably one of the United States’ most iconic and talented weapon designers, designed what would become one of the most widely-produced, copied, and recognizable pistols in history, now known today as the M1911. Post-World War II Though the M1911 made its combat debut...

Rinaldo Nazzaro, 47, once worked for the Department of Homeland Security  Nazzaro posted letter with DHS letterhead on social media, Vice reported  He reportedly received glowing letters of praise from DHS and the Pentagon  Letter from Marine Corps credited him with helping kill 13 insurgents DHS letter praised his superb job in the field of intelligence analysis  New Jersey native is the head of The Base, a neo-Nazi terrorist organization  The Base wants to replace American society with a...

The technology would allow drones to change the angle of their flight, so that a mounted camera would be able to a better picture of a person.