More On Gear and Equipment

New storage containers that can keep blood fresh for up to three days could change battlefield medicine.

The new lightweight body armor system offers better mobility with improved fits.

The U.S. Marine Corps' F-35B made its combat debut this week, conducting its first strike in Afghanistan.

An Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk broke apart and crashed last year because of false navigation data.

BeaverFit's new Air Delivery Platform lets troops rappel from 60-foot towers built to mimic helicopter exits and skids.

The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab just finished a rapid capability assessment of a pair of Microsoft goggles.

The Marine Corps wants flame-resistant gear for Marines serving in cold climates as more troops deploy to the Arctic.

The document draws on reports that have estimated soldiers carried an average of 119 pounds apiece in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Soldiers and Marines will soon have the chance to train to take and return simulated fire from a model JLTV.

The service recently issued a stop-work order to SAIC, which was under contract to improve the four-decade-old vehicle.