Kestrel Ballistics announced its newest firmware updates, including the Kestrel 5 Series – 1.47, the Kestrel HUD – 1.03, and the Kestrel LiNK Ballistics App – iOS/258, Android.
New HUD features include:
• Hold Over Predial
New K5 Series Features include:
• Improved Zero Offset direction and battery icon
• Ability to re-order gun profiles
• Various bug fixes for K5 and KLB app
For more info, click here.
S&S Precision’s new Resupply Bundles program offers four different complete armor and load bearing solutions. Options include Active Shooter Response, Shoot-Move-Communicate, Basic PF-M, and Direct Action.
As you can see, they differ in the gear involved as well as commensurate pricing. Let’s take a look at one of the bundles, the top-of-the-line Direct Action.
As you can see, it’s fully kitted out so you won’t be missing a component your supply guy didn’t realize he needed to order.
It is based around SSP’s latest PlateFrame-Modular which comes equipped with their auto adjust cummerbund. You can specify the armor plates you will be using so it comes with the correct pair of SOCS Ballistic Plate Covers. The bundle also includes the OSS Redux Triple Mag Pouch RAP, Radio Pouch and Hydration Pouch.
Each of the bundles is available in various colors including Black, Tan, MultiCam and SSP’s proprietary Toadvine color.
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — Just exactly how cold is it in space?
The unofficial answer: really cold. The official answer: typically -460 degrees Fahrenheit. So how exactly would you operate a space-based sensor, which needs to detect and track very faint infrared signatures when operating in the cold vacuum of space?
That is where the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center’s space-based sensor test facility comes into play. Its two independent space chambers, which operate under the center’s Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate, utilize cryogenic refrigeration systems to achieve the required low temperature and pressure environment. The sensor under test is installed within the space chamber, allowing it to observe a multi-spectral target generation source, with all other elements within the chamber conditioned to space-like temperatures and pressures.
“This is the closest you get to a flight test without actually being in space,” said Space Chamber team member David Riesland.
But how exactly would a sensor’s projection system survive and operate within the chamber’s lower temperature/pressure environment? A high-fidelity scene generation system provides radiometrically precise dynamic scenes to the projectors, depicting the threat engagement from the perspective of the sensor field of view. The system presents a TV-like image to the sensor under test, which changes based upon the sensor viewpoint within the simulated battlespace. This allows evaluation of the optical, photon collection, and image processing functions of the sensor under test.
Just because the facility is only two years old doesn’t mean the team gets to rest on its laurels. “We are constantly trying to keep up with the sensors,” said Space Chamber’s Daniel Saylor.
These types of chambers are very rare, which is why it is highly unusual that another space chamber exists down the road at Air Force facilities on Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tullahoma, Tennessee. But there are significant differences.
AvMC’s chambers were specifically designed for Missile Defense Agency testing, including features to extend the operational duration of test events with reduced operational costs. Their state-of-the-art technology allows AvMC’s chambers to heat and cool faster than previous capability increments. They are more limber and can operate for months at a time to allow extended duration testing for large-scale scenario studies.
Just how long of an extended duration?
“We haven’t found the limit yet,” Riesland said.
By Katie Davis Skelley, DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center Public Affairs
CAMBRIDGE, MA—July 13, 2021—Draper recently delivered advanced guidance, navigation and control technology to the U.S. Army that enables the Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) to operate in areas where signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS) network may be degraded or nonexistent. This new technology ensures that this critical autonomous resupply capability will be available to warfighters operating in contested environments.
JPADS is an autonomous airborne resupply system that leverages advanced technology to accurately deliver supplies at precise locations anywhere in the world.
Since GPS signals are subject to degradation and jamming, both of which affect the reliability of GPS information to JPADS, Draper has equipped JPADS with new sensors and enhanced software to enable autonomous flight comparable to when JPADS has good access to GPS.
Draper has a long history with the JPADS program and was responsible for the initial development of the guidance technology in partnership with the U.S. Army. Draper continues to work with the U.S. government and its partners to bring new capability into the system to ensure its reliability. The addition of these new capabilities is expected to ensure the systems can perform in near-peer contested environments.
“Evolving and expanding global challenges require the development and fielding of next-generation capabilities to ensure that the U.S. military is able to compete and win in complex operating environments,” explains Jonathan Cash, senior program manager in national security at Draper. “One significant challenge is being able to operate systems such as JPADS in GPS-denied environments. Draper developed this new technology for JPADS specifically for that reason.” Cash leads a team that builds on Draper’s six decades of experience in unmanned and robotic systems for air, land and sea.
JPADS is intended to provide increased tactical maneuverability and enable a sustainment capability to support multi-service and multi-national ground forces. Future research may include adding capabilities such as enabling JPADS to disperse smaller payloads, according to the Army.
The work is sponsored by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (DEVCOM SC), Natick, MA, Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems (PM FSS), Natick, MA and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM AC), Picatinny, New Jersey.
If you own one of multiple AK clones, Blue Force Gear has laid out a comprehensive how-to guide on slinging your rifle.
For example, the AKM will require a Vickers Sling with Uloop Hardware. They not only tell you how to rig the sling, but also offer links to the right parts. This one is pretty straightforward, but several are more involved and they have photos to help guide you through the process.
?www.blueforcegear.com/articles/post/AK-sling-news-post
July 14, 2021 — West Valley City, UT — SilencerCo is excited to launch “American Gun,” a series of videos featuring vastly different kinds of gun owners around America that will illustrate the commonality of firearms among people from all walks of life. The first video, “American Gun: The Realtor,” will be released, July 14th, 2021, with a series of videos to follow on a monthly basis.
In the premier video, JoAnna, a single mother and real estate professional from North Carolina, tells SilencerCo why she carries concealed. As the youngest of 28 kids, she is the first entrepreneur and first girl in her family to own a gun. When a wave of rape incidents started occurring with real estate agents in her area, JoAnna decided it was time to learn how to protect herself.
“Feeling the power that you have in your hand and what you can do with it is going to make you more of who you already are,” said JoAnna. “It’s not a weapon against someone, it’s protection for myself.”
In a time when conversations surrounding firearms are very contentious, SilencerCo has taken it upon themselves to illustrate the true story of the American gun owner. “American Gun” is an intimate look at the foundation of American Freedom, focusing on the right to bear arms and the vast diversity of people that exists among those who support the second amendment across this country.
Each video in the American Gun series will showcase a different perspective from an individual who uses firearms in their daily lives. In order to force more authenticity and leave less room for error, SilencerCo used only film for the still shots included in this project.
“Still photography in the modern day has become synonymous with deception, digital manipulations meant to appear grander than reality,” said Jace LeRoy, Photographer and Media Director at SilencerCo. “American Gun is all about the truthful depiction of the typical gun owner in America and capturing their images on film will give the audience a closer look into their lives in a way they are not used to seeing.”
These videos will be featured on SilencerCo’s YouTube channel and social media platforms. They are meant to be shared and re-shared, sparking an honest conversation surrounding firearms.
To view the first American Gun video, visit youtu.be/CTQOlfo8RaA.
Ok guys, this is where you can have some good clean fun at the expense of the Air Force.
The Company
DeliverFund is a nonprofit intelligence organization that leverages cutting-edge technology in the fight against human trafficking. We are seeking a Principal Architect to lead our mission of building unique software to combine with counter-terrorism methodologies in the fight against modern slavery.
The Role
Our Engineering team operates as a startup focused on building the world’s first SaaS intelligence platform for the fight against human trafficking. As we continue to grow our platform and customer base, we are looking for someone to architect and evolve both our platform and Engineering team. This is a full time salaried position requiring a commitment of 40 hours per week.
Reporting to the CIO, your responsibilities will include:
· Working with our executive team, analysts and customers to identify the highest-impact technical solutions needed to battle the current threatscape
· Defining the systems and software architecture needed to provide those solutions, and the steps needed to implement them
· Using a modern SDLC process (of your choice) to lead and grow a team of three engineers in the execution of our objectives
· Writing code and evolving our platform incrementally to make meaningful progress in the short-term
· Providing visibility to leadership on the Engineering team’s incremental progress towards company goals
What You Bring
· 8+ years of experience in full-stack web development
· 4+ years of technical leadership in an architectural or management role
· You have battle-hardened experience with a modern programming language and ORM such as Python/Django or Ruby/Rails, and an RDBMS like Postgres or MySQL
· You have designed and managed secure, medium+ sized systems or software architectures that include both UI and API offerings
· You have experience operating and managing your applications in production on AWS or other clouds and used DevOps tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet or Jenkins to do so
· You understand how companies and datasets grow quickly and act decisively to manage the quality/cost/speed equation
· You enjoy mentoring and learning from colleagues at all levels
· You aren’t afraid to jump in and solve near-term challenges while still leading the team toward its North Star
· You have excellent judgment with a strong sense of accountability for yourself and your team
· You are able to articulate how our platforms function and answer technical questions regarding integrations and feature development during video conferences with potential clients
Bonus Points
· Experience with data gathering/mining/scraping
· Experience with image recognition, steganography, geospatial programming
· You’ve recently led a team through rapid development of a complex web application
· You have experience using Atlassian products such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket
· You’ve implemented data integrations between your stack and third-party providers
· Passionate about making the world a better place using modern technology
· You live near or would move to Albuquerque, NM, Dallas, TX or Whitefish, MT to work from our offices
· You send us a 1-minute video cover letter introducing yourself and describing why you want to join DeliverFund
What We Offer
At DeliverFund, we are committed to improving the quality of human life, and that starts with well-cared for employees. As a well-funded startup and nonprofit, we offer competitive salaries along with cash bonuses, flexible working hours, unlimited PTO, and a variety of health and wellness benefits. You can grow your role to match your strengths and aspirations, and choose your own title if you find that ours does not match your work. Most importantly, we offer a chance to have a direct impact on making the world a better place.
Special Instructions to Applicants
If you would like to send us a video cover letter, please email a one-minute video answering the question “Why do you want to join DeliverFund?” to careers@deliverfund.org. Please be sure to include the job title in the subject line.
