Author: Jack Bogart

Ultra-compact chip delivers trusted positioning, navigation, and timing resilience amid rising spoofing and jamming threatsMCLEAN, Va., July 14, 2026 – Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, today announced the commercial availability of the Iridium PNT ASIC, a first-to-market chip designed to help protect GPS- and GNSS-dependent devices from jamming, spoofing, and other growing threats. Since the Iridium PNT ASIC’s unveiling in October 2025, Iridium has received unprecedented demand from more than 150 organizations worldwide, spanning maritime, unmanned and autonomous systems (UXV), aviation, telecommunications, and other critical…

NEW from Zeiss is the V3 line of SFP hunting scopes! We’ve been sitting on this information for over 6 months now so we’re pretty excited to be able to finally talk about it. From major changes in the Zeiss business model to production changes to a new focus for the company, there is a lot to unpack. Plus, a whole new line of hunting scopes! THE V3 LINEUP This might read as a bit confusing, but here are the 12 new options from Zeiss in the V3 line: 2.5-8×35 RF – Rimfire – 1″ – XRR (#84) – Capped…

Developed with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and Mercury Marine, MRLN enables Ghostworks’ M-Hull and powercat vessels to perform multiple missions from a single platform, without trading off speed, range, or payload. CARLISLE, PA — July 14, 2026 — At the 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, hosted by U.S. Senator Dave McCormick at the U.S. Army War College, Ghostworks today unveiled MRLN (Multirole Remote Littoral Node), a remote-pilot autonomy system that equips a single vessel to take on multiple mission types under human-in-the-loop command and control. MRLN is not a vessel; it is the mission systems layer that deploys…

We take a look at some very high-end, expensive European revolvers from companies like Korth, Manurhin and Spohr.There was a time here in the States when most firearms underwent substantial hand-fitting by artisans skilled in the gunsmithing trade. The quality of many of these guns was even unsurpassed by some of today’s standards. Over time, however, advances in machining processes negated the need for substantial man-hours to turn out good products in some cases.That’s a good thing, but, unfortunately, something was lost along the way.I won’t pretend to be a business expert, but it seems as though today’s bottom-line profits…

As I descended a steep run at Mt. Hood Meadows, I reminisced about learning to snowboard on Badger Pass in Yosemite National Park as a kid in the ’90s. The era’s outerwear was workmanwear-styled. I realized ThirtyTwo has captured that spirit. Introducing the ThirtyTwo TM Recycled Patch x Grenier Jacket, a collab between snowboard legend Chris Grenier and the boot-making juggernaut. I like fashionable gear that doesn’t look overly technical. So, I’m happy to see snowboarding cycling back toward a rugged, canvas-heavy tradesman aesthetic. But, as any boarder who’s worn denim or a field jacket on a powder day knows,…

FORT BENNING, Ga. — Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, completed a comprehensive five-day operational training exercise July 6-10, 2026, at Fort Benning to evaluate and employ the Bumblebee V2 counter-drone system in defense of military installations and domestic critical infrastructure. This training represents the latest tactical integration of low-cost, low-collateral air-to-air interceptors designed to secure domestic airspace and installations from drone threats. The training at Fort Benning marks a major step forward in transitioning cutting-edge, artificial intelligence-enabled drone technology into the hands of elite rapid-response warfighters. Developed under an initial $5.2 million agreement…

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Costa has built a beloved following among water lovers for a reason: by continuing to expand and improve a full lineup of sunglasses that offer both polarized eye protection and effortless style. Here, we explore the expanded Del Mar Collection, including the Middles, Shipwrecks, and Gravels frames. We also explore a couple of noteworthy standbys for active on-water adventures in the Pilothouse PRO and Broadbill II XL, providing (respectively) purpose-built full-screen vision and bigger coverage for broader pursuits.  Check out our deeper rundown of…

I have tested many knife steels over the past several years and reported the results in many articles. I also have an article where I created ratings for each steel based on those past experiments. In that article I spent quite a bit of space on what is behind the properties of each steel. For example, I showed an equation I developed that predicts the CATRA edge retention of different steels based on carbide types, carbide volume, steel hardness, and the edge angle of the blade. I wanted to try to demystify the ratings a bit to show that steel…

New bonding capability, breakthrough brightness performance, and rapid progress toward full?color MicroLED integration mark major steps toward future programs such as Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) WESTBOROUGH, Mass., July 14, 2026–Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), a leading provider of application-specific optical systems and high-performance microdisplays for defense, training, enterprise, industrial, consumer and medical products, today announced three major milestone achievements in its color MicroLED development program for the U.S. Government’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) program. These accomplishments represent significant progress toward establishing a fully U.S.?based MicroLED manufacturing capability and advancing next?generation soldier vision systems. Milestone 1: Breakthrough MicroLED Performance…

Cruising the logging roads of Washington state in my rig, it can be easy to lose your way. That’s why I’ve now made a GMRS walkie-talkie a standard piece of kit, and recently, I’ve been using the Cobra TrailBlazer 450 to keep in touch with trail partners on my off-road overnights. Just last week, I was high above the Skagit River staring down a washout, and keying up the 450, I was able to relay the info to the end of our convoy to begin finding a workaround. Bubblepack FRS radios would struggle to span the dense second-growth and switchbacks,…