Author: Braxton Taylor
The Pentagon aims to get AI tools to its entire workforce next year, the department’s chief technical officer said one month after being given control of its main AI office.“We want to have an AI capability on every desktop — 3 million desktops — in six or nine months,” Emil Michael, defense undersecretary for research and engineering, said at a Politico event on Tuesday. “We want to have it focus on applications for corporate use cases like efficiency, like you would use in your own company…for intelligence and for warfighting.”Four weeks ago, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office was demoted from reporting to Deputy…
Andrew Seepe always dreamed of sitting behind the controls of an F-18 Super Hornet.When he was a boy and his mother — a medical officer in the Navy at the time — was stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina, his family attended air shows. The Blue Angels fascinated Seepe.Later on, Seepe was mesmerized by an article about what it was like for a fighter pilot to take off and land on an aircraft carrier.“It was just so vivid and emotional and exciting,” Seepe told Military.com. “That kind of bug blossomed more into a burning passion…
When Anna Gabulya saw a television report of a POW’s return to Hungary a half-century after he served during World War II, she noticed the resemblance immediately.She saw in András Toma a likeness that reminded her of her late father. As she described to a Los Angeles Times reporter a year after Toma’s release in 2000, she struggled with whether to contact authorities and list herself as a potential relative.Her husband strongly cautioned against it.Read Next: How the Men on a Navy Submarine Survived After Sinking 240 Feet in the Atlantic“Do you want to end up making a fool of…
Trijicon, Inc. is releasing a 3.25 MOA green dot version of the popular RMR Type 2 Adjustable LED reflex sight. The Trijicon RMR (Ruggedized Miniature Reflex) is well-regarded for its ability to provide fast, both-eyes-open target acquisition, accurate aiming and proven reliability on a wide variety of firearms platforms. The Trijicon RMR in made in the USA and has been proven in the harshest environments on Earth by U.S. Special Operations, law enforcement and outdoorsmen. Built from forged 7075-T6 aluminum to MIL-spec standards, Trijicon’s RMR Type 2 is one of the most rugged and durable reflex sights on the market.…
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded FN America an additional $6.9 million contract for M240 and M249 machine gun barrels. The agreement specifies nine U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime deliveries. “The contract to provide these barrels for M240 and M249 machine guns is a testament to our partnership with the U.S. DoD, which dates back nearly five decades,” said Mark Cherpes, president and CEO for FN America. “We are honored to support the U.S. military with the highest-quality cold hammer-forged barrels. The durability and accuracy of FN barrels provide our servicemen and women with the…
A second Russian drone incursion led NATO to scramble aircraft on Friday, the same day the alliance announced a new quick-response effort, officials said Monday. A Rafale jet and a Polish helicopter responded to a drone over Romania on Sept. 12, marking the first action of the new Eastern Sentry effort, a press release said. The effort was unveiled by U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe.“Although the immediacy of our focus is on Poland, this situation transcends the borders of one nation. What affects one ally affects us all. This is an issue that impacts the entire…
Occasionally I’ll have someone boldly tell me that they’ve found the perfect solution to all their home-defense shotgun needs. “Oh yeah?” I say. “And what’s that? A complete and total reform of the criminal justice system?” “Just No. 4 Buck,” they’ll respond. “I’m listening,” I say, mainly because I love this stuff. I’ve had more than one person go on to explain that they are concerned about over-penetration through walls—collateral damage—in their house if they ever have to use their shotgun, and so they settle with using birdshot. But, on top of birdshot not functioning well in some semi-autos, they…
We hear you (pun intended)! This year, we are reporting manufacturer’s sound-reduction rating where available. Now, not every manufacturer makes that information publicly available, so you’ll see a fair number of “N/As” where no decibel-reduction numbers were provided, but rest assured that, despite what you might think, the noise-reduction rating is one of the least important factors when choosing a new suppressor (more on that in a future article). All of these cans reduce firearm report significantly enough that your hearing will be protected when you use them in conjunction with ear pro. It’s never been easier to buy a…
Other than the rut, I can’t think of a more exciting time of deer season than opening day. Aspirations are high. Weather patterns start to turn. Those bucks you’ve cleverly nicknamed are still stuck on their patterns and sporting more headgear than your favorite football team.If opening day dreams always unfolded according to plan, there’d be a lot fewer mature bucks on the landscape. Unless you have a tightly manicured hunting situation, your odds of killing a mature buck on Oct 1 aren’t exactly in your favor. This is especially true if your opening day involves public land, where you’re…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light, Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host Tony Peterson. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Hey, everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, which is brought to you by first Sight. I’m your host, Tony Peterson, and today’s episode is all about the early season and the mistakes that a lot of us are going to make and we don’t have to, and…