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Revolution beim Kochen im Freien: Rüsten Sie sich mit Ration1.de Essentials
Bei der Essenszubereitung in der freien Natur geht es nicht nur ums Kochen, sondern vor allem um den Genuss. Ob Sie in der Wildnis zelten, wandern oder auf eine Überlebensmission gehen, die richtige Kochausrüstung ist sehr wichtig. Die modernen Kocher sind klein, stark und so konstruiert, dass sie das beste Erlebnis bieten und Ihre Reisen ... -
‘Moneyball’ for gun crews: Surprising data have Army division reshaping its gunnery training
[ad_1] FORT CARSON, Colo.—For an infantry crew, nothing can replace the experience of riding in a big truck and firing guns at targets hundreds of yards away. Shell cases clinking as they collect on the roof, the smell of diesel and gunpowder, the thump of recoil, the sound of the team’s voices in a headset—the ... -
To adapt command posts to modern war, Army wants more commercial tech
[ad_1] The U.S. Army must adapt, its chief of staff has said in speech after speech, to a battlefield in which drones, sensors, and satellites will track soldiers’ every move. Among Gen. Randy George’s most prominent targets for reform are command posts—formerly sprawling compounds that must now be transformed into small, roving, camouflaged centers capable ... -
UK, Latvia launch effort to send thousands of FPV drones to Ukraine
[ad_1] Britain and Latvia will co-lead an effort to send Ukraine thousands of first-person-view (FPV) drones, which Ukrainian and Russian forces have used in vast numbers as improvised loitering munitions. At least some will come from British manufacturers, according to a British Ministry of Defense press release issued Thursday. The order will be the first ... -
Army aims to double 155mm shell production by October
[ad_1] The Army aims to double production of a key munition used in Ukraine by October, Army acquisition chief Doug Bush said today. U.S. production of 155mm artillery shells is slated to rise from 28,000 last October—the most recent month for which hard numbers have been released—to roughly 37,000 in April and about 60,000 in ... -
New Army space plan anticipates ‘operator’-level space capabilities, general says
[ad_1] A new Army space initiative will see space-based capabilities pushed “down to the operator level,” the service’s Space and Missile Defense Command chief Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey said last week, even as his command prepares to combat the growing threat of mixed drone and missile attacks. In early January, the Army announced a new ... -
Pentagon’s next-gen missile-tracking effort moves ahead—for now
[ad_1] The Pentagon has picked the builders of a big chunk of its next-gen missile-tracking satellites, but the effort to detect Chinese and Russian hypersonic missiles depends on funds in the not-yet-passed 2024 defense budget. L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, and Sierra Space will build 18 satellites each for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, with awards totaling ... -
Marines using cheap commercial tech to hide command posts in plain sight
[ad_1] Marines deploying to Asia for recent exercises learned to hide their command posts using local cell phone networks and other commercial tech, part of a growing push within the military to adapt to modern battlefields. The Marines’ command posts, whose tell-tale radio emissions could give away their position to an enemy, were able to ...