Category Archives: Nav Aids
ODU System Solutions for High End Dismounted Soldier Systems (DSS)
ODU System Solutions for High End Dismounted Soldier Systems (DSS) We combine several individual parts into a composite whole and refer to this as a system. Similar to a chain, a system is only as strong as the weakest link. … Continue reading
INDRA STRENGTHENS THE SPANISH AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM
· The company will modernize and strengthen the encryption of the IFF (identification, friend or foe) systems to adapt them to the new NATO standards · These are systems with the capability to interrogate and identify an aircraft in flight … Continue reading
Empower Target Protect Prevent HONEYWELL’s TALIN Solution
Honeywell’s TALIN surface navigation products provide precise pointing and navigation solution for a variety of military and commercial applications.TALIN has demonstrated robust performance on a wide range of global defense platforms including artillery guns, missile launchers, combat vehicles and … Continue reading
HENSOLDT UK presents a new generation of its Integrated Navigation System
Manta NEO is the next-generation of the Kelvin Hughes Integrated Navigation System (INS), designed for all types of vessels up and to and including the largest state-of-the-art cruise ships. At Europort in Rotterdam, HENSOLDT UK presents Manta NEO, the next-generation … Continue reading
Casio Announces Release Date for PRO TREK Smart WSD-F30 Smartwatch for Outdoor Enthusiasts
Tokyo, November 29, 2018 — Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today that it has set a January 18, 2019 release date for the PRO TREK Smart WSD-F30 smartwatch for outdoor enthusiasts. The original announcement of the WSD-F30 caused a … Continue reading
GARMIN INTRODUCES A NEW RINO 700 HANDHELD
Features: A robust 5 W GMRS two-way radio offering extended-range voice communication — up to 20 miles to stay in touch with other Rino-carrying members of your group. Built-in worldwide basemap and high-sensitivity dual GPS and GLONASS receiver, for … Continue reading
GARMIN FORETREX 601 and 701 BALLISTIC EDITION
Garmin has introduced two new Foretrex models with some impressive capabilities. The 701 Foretrex Ballistics Edition features the Applied Ballistics Elite® software. Announcement details below… OLATHE, Kan. /July 6, 2017/Business Wire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin … Continue reading
CASIO INTRODUCES THE PRO TREK GPS MAP WATCH
Casio Introduced its new outdoor adventure watch, the Pro Trek Smart WSD-F20. The watch supports a number of GPS satellite networks and features downloadable maps. Users can locate their position or record their track with the ability to make notes … Continue reading
MIL SISTEMIKA Integrates Thermoteknix’s TiCAM 1000 LRF Target Locator With Its PERSONAL EYE SYSTEM (PES)
The TiCAM 1000 LRF Target Locator from Thermoteknix is a versatile target acquisition and observation sensor for day and night-time use. The device has a direct-view optical channel for daytime use, a MicroCAM high resolution uncooled thermal imager, laser range … Continue reading
ATN BinoX-HD 4-16X Smart Binoculars Now Shipping
South San Francisco, Calif. (December 2015) – ATN, innovators of advanced night vision, thermal imaging and digital Smart HD optics for hunters, outdoor enthusiasts, military and law enforcement, is pleased to announce that the long awaited BinoX-HD 4-16X Smart Binoculars … Continue reading
EVOLUTIONAL CHANGES IN GOOGLE’S ANDROID – ARE THEY FOR YOU?
Nearly all of our readers use a smart device for field use to include ballistics computation and navigation. If you fit that mold, it’s important for you to know that changes in the Android operating system may not support the … Continue reading
What The Hell Is Differential GPS?
This Friday’s shoot-the-shit topic consists of a quick tutorial on DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System). Why should you care? Simple, it’s capable of 1 to 2 centimeter accuracy. DGPS is currently being used by surveyors and its is being broadly … Continue reading
BAE’s Q-Warrior Closer To Primetime.
As battlefield objectives become more specific, the need for precision increases correspondingly. The successful kinetic operation needs a greater level of accuracy if we are to avoid collateral damage, fratricide and maintain the good will of indigenous people. So, … Continue reading
SHOT SHOW 2014 – Horus Vision
Horus Vision, San Bruno, CA is a company that I’ve had the opportunity to follow for a number of years. To say that they’ve revolutionized long range shooting is an understatement. The company made its mark with the introduction of … Continue reading
USSOCOM Partners With Industry and Allies To Develop Land and Sea Capabilities.
If you attended SOFIC 2013 in Tampa, one of the many focal points articulated is the need, and desire, to return Navy SEALS to their waterborne lineage. Interpret that to mean the 10+ years of conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq … Continue reading
NavELite Partners with HZO Adding WaterBlock™ Technology to NavELite Compasses.
–NavELite, makers of a patented backlit magnetic compass, has signed an agreement with HzO, Inc., a provider of a patented, award winning WaterBlock™ technology used to protect electronics from damage due to moisture, water and small debris. The newly formed … Continue reading
The NavELite Compass Android App Now Available for Download
NavELite, has unveiled a new NavELite Compass Android application available to Android devices version 2.2 and up. The NavELite Compass app provides basic compass functionality using the Android device’s magnetometer. There are two lighting modes showing a daylight (white) face … Continue reading
NavELite Compass Smartphone App Approved For Use by Apple…
Andy and his team have been busy. The result is the NavELite Compass smartphone application now available for the iPhone, iPod and iPad. Inspired by the NavELite Wrist-Worn, Backlit Magnetic Compass, the NavELite Compass app provides basic compass functionality using the … Continue reading
The NavELite Backlit Magnetic Compass (BLMC) Is Approved For Use By The U.S. Army Ranger Training Brigade
The NavELite Backlit Magnetic Compass (BLMC) Is Approved For Use By The U.S. Army Ranger Training Brigade In Accordance With The Published Ranger School Packing List (Optional Items). A six-month government sponsored field testing was conducted by select 5th Ranger … Continue reading
NavElite Wrist-Worn Backlit Magnetic Compass (BLMC) Is Coming To A Retailer Near You
Among the more pronounced deficiencies, identified by military trainers, are core individual soldier competencies like map reading and navigation. During a televised Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP) held at Ft. Benning, GA, home of the 75th Ranger Regiment over … Continue reading
It’s Back To Basics For Two SOF Entrepreneurs…
NavElite, a Palm Harbor, FL company got its beginnings in October of 2010 when two former SOF operators decided to reinvent the wrist magnetic compass. Their experience in Afghanistan and Iraq highlighted the need for a … Continue reading
SOF Get New Wireless Appliance – RTHD-2 from VT Miltope
Just when you thought life couldn’t get better, technology steps in shattering the illusion. VT Miltope’s RTHD-2 is a ruggedized handheld computer that obviates a need for a smartphone. It is a, first of its kind, wireless appliance integrating a … Continue reading
Garmin’s Montana™
For all you situational awareness guys – you know who you are! Garmin, a global leader in GPS technology has introduced a new handheld receiver Montana™. Montana™ is offered in a variety of configurations that include 5 mp camera. It … Continue reading
SOFIC 2011 – Communicate
In my last SOFIC 2011 post, I touched on the “Understand” component of Adm. Olson’s vision for USSOCOM post Geronimo EKIA. It is at the heart of everything that USSOCOM does but more importantly it is key to meeting our military and … Continue reading
Rockwell Introduces its MicroGram GPS Receiver
Rockwell Collins unveiled its MicroGRAM GPS receiver, which is 90 percent smaller than the earlier version of its Miniature Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver Engine SAASM (MPETM-S). The size reduction means that equipment such as handheld radios, ruggedized field computers, laser range … Continue reading
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