Author: Jack Bogart

ARCANI’s HARK Acoustic Sensor Featured on General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada’s Grizzly LAV Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) Platform to Enhance Counter-Drone Situational Awareness [CANSEC, Ottawa] — [14 July 2026] — Arcani Systems today announced that its HARK acoustic sensing system was featured on the recently unveiled Grizzly LAV Self-Propelled Howitzer vehicle, showcasing a passive 360-degree situational awareness layer designed to detect and alert crews to incoming drone threats. The Grizzly LAV Self-Propelled Howitzer, unveiled by General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada at CANSEC 2026 for the Canadian Army’s Indirect Fires Modernization project, combines a Canadian designed LAV armoured combat vehicle platform with KNDS automated…

Hazardous air quality caused by wildfires. Mudslides created by raging thunderstorms. Flash floods through inescapable slot canyons. The Great Outdoors often requires us to consider the threat of natural disasters — but this summer is exceptionally fraught for those seeking time in nature. Extreme weather has led to dangerous conditions for many national parks, leading to warnings to visitors, or closures of affected areas. Here are the closures you need to know about if you’re planning a national park vacation anytime soon. And no matter what public lands trips you might have planned, it’s a good idea to check on…

SOFWERX to Host 4th Psychological Operations Group (4 POG) Collaboration Event (CE) SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM 4th Psychological Operations Group (4 POG), will host a Collaboration Event (CE) 23-24 September 2026, to identify and select innovative software tools. The goal is to integrate these tools into a singular, comprehensive software solution to support information dissemination and influence activities.  To enhance operational effectiveness, there is an ongoing need for a unified software platform that can consolidate various influence and information-related tools. Currently, operators utilize a variety of tools to meet mission requirements. The vision is to develop a centralized, sustainable,…

Save 20% on Strike Industries’ Mass Driver Comp for GEN3 GLOCK Strike Industries is offering a 20% discount on their Mass Driver Comp for the GEN3 GLOCK. Product Features: -No threaded barrel needed (but can be used) -Eliminates the need for threaded barrels. 50 State Legal -Widened bore to reduce baffle strikes and keyholing rounds -2.5mm relief cut at the top rear of comp to reduce “lipping” and damage to the face of the slide -No permanent modification of weapon required -Blended, no snag profile -Matches with width of the slide, it can be used with open holsters, no special…

I grew up backpacking with my very outdoorsy parents, but once they hit their 50s, they drew a line in the sand. They were happy to go on hiking adventures, but refused to sleep on the ground, which is entirely fair. Their backs and hips hurt, and they were over the idea of schlepping around 30-plus–pound packs. And it’s not just folks in their older years who want to skip camping. There are plenty of people of all ages who love the outdoors, but, for whatever reason, don’t want to sleep in a tent. Unfortunately, that rules out participating in…

Much like any other popular and diverse product category, knives, multi-tools and everyday carry have particular tried-and-true materials that brands of all stripes gravitate toward … but century-old Cumarú wood is not typically found on that list. That rare material, along with its unique shape and quality-driven construction, help Best Made’s seaworthy new Sailor’s Knife stand out from the pointy-ended crowd. I like this. A lot. Made in Solingen, it passes the Hocky test too. At $320, it is priced a little steep for such a simple fixed blade though. Read the whole thing at GearPatrol.com https://www.gearpatrol.com/outdoors/best-made-co-sailors-knife/   Read the…

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Forward-facing sonar has changed how a lot of anglers fish, and Garmin just gave its LiveScope lineup a substantial overhaul. The new LiveScope 2 ($2,000) and LiveScope 2 HD ($2,200) systems debuted ahead of ICAST 2026 with better image quality, wider coverage, and a much simpler installation. Both systems now connect directly to a compatible Garmin display and power source, eliminating the separate black box required by previous generations. For anyone who has rigged a boat with LiveScope, that hardware change alone is a…

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives – spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital…

551st PIR Making A Comeback? On social media the Army has been sharing this teaser… With a promise of an activation on 16 August 2026, the video offers this insignia. This is the insignia of the 551st Parachute Infantry Regiment who boast a nickname of GOYA for “Get Off Your Ass.” The question is, which Division will absorb this Regiment? Originally stood up as an independent Airborne Battalion at the beginning of the war and stationed in Panama, members of the unit eventually fought in World War II in Italy and the invasion of Western Europe but absorbed into the…

Forty feet above my last piece of gear, I really wanted my shoes to work. I was midway through the second pitch on a blank slab, staring down at a spindly slung tree that might hold a short fall, and starting to get gripped (highly anxious). I scanned the rock, hoping to find a small dimple to stand on. Thankfully, I was wearing a new pair of La Sportiva Finale ($139) climbing shoes that fit perfectly and gave me a bit of extra confidence at the exact moment I needed it. Many serious climbers own three to four pairs of…