FirstSpear Friday Focus – Contractor Bag We’ve released our Contractor Bag in some travel-friendly colors since apparently, none of our Tier 1 operators have ever used it in a raid or an ambush. But hey, if you’re looking to store your loot or getaway gear in style, this duffel bag on caffeine, with a...
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Guest Shot: Thoughts on Gear, Part I My friend Dave Spaulding (The Entity) shares his thoughts on gear.  Read Part Two of the series as well.     AR-15 Ejection Patterns An interesting chart that might be useful if...
This week, the Army accepted delivery of the first 20 prototypes of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) 1.2 variant. The milestone is the latest step in the process of getting the most advanced version of the situational awareness system in the hands of Soldiers. Microsoft delivered the 20 prototypes to Project Manager Soldier...
Safe Integration of Drones into Airspace is Getting Closer HENSOLDT commissioned with a demonstrator study for Detect-and-Avoid Radar Taufkirchen/Germany, 1 August 2023 – Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is taking the development of its collision warning system for civil and military drones to a new level. The demonstrator study for a “detect-and-avoid radar” – commissioned by...
Creating The Perfect Pitch Having a good idea is where you start, but where do you go from there? The next step is getting buy-in and others involved, and to do that, you need a pitch. Something that grabs the audience’s attention, conveys the value of your idea, and inspires people to action. Not sure how to...