. -- In a groundbreaking effort to enhance operational capabilities, the U.S. Air Force has launched a new initiative aimed at incorporating Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) into the training of Airmen across various career fields.

Officially titled the Enhanced Night Vision Goggles-Binocular, the ENVG-Bs — which the Army has been fielding to soldiers since 2019 — are every bit as badass as we’d heard.

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Battlefield communications in any setting can be tricky, but conducting operations in and around mountains, jungles, and the Pacific Ocean creates even more challenges to connecting commanders with their troops.

Following the successful fielding of the Integrated Tactical Network’s (ITN) Capability Set 21 (CS21) kit of equipment to four Infantry Brigade Combat Teams, Capability Set 23 (CS23) is inching closer to bringing the same modernized network capabilities to Stryker formations.

(Nov. 22, 2021) — The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)-led Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) Product Center, in partnership with the Army, will host the eighth annual TAK Offsite in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3.

Military units operating in GPS-denied environments will be able to establish their location with an app that gets its bearings from man-made or natural terrain features in the vicinity, like a skyline. The project is led by Skyline Nav AI, which has secured a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to provide GPS-independent localization capability for the ATAK platform. Work on the $750,000, 15-month contract began in March 2022.

This combat readiness exercise provided Airmen with the opportunity to coordinate with other squadrons and test their ability to respond to high-level threats to the installation and base personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)

The demonstration focused on enabling a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) to control the Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor on a Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and rapidly call for direct and indirect fire on an array of targets.

On June 12-15, soldiers of the 1st Podlaska Territorial Defense Brigade went on a training trip to the permanent area of ​​responsibility (SRO) of the 12th border defense battalion in Suwałki. The main goal of the exercise was to check the preparation of the host unit to perform tasks in accordance with its purpose.