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Go Army, Beat Navy!

By Blair Tomlinson on November 30, 2011 Army, Artillery, Outside the wire, West Point

‘Tis the season for the Army-Navy game. So to help you get in the spirit we’ve gathered a few “Go Army, Beat Navy” spirit spots. We’ll debut the blog post with one of those comedic Action Figure Therapy spots. “Jungle” spouts off his top five reasons why Army will beat Navy in the upcoming bout. My personal favorite is number four, check them out. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBwIU4jD0RY&feature=relmfu[/youtube] Grade: A Apparently therapy is a popular spirit spot subject this year for Army fans. Air Defense Artillery out of Fort Sill, Oklahoma is channeling the recent Geico commercial featuring R. Lee Ermey. Warning, a harsh…

New IR illumination helps soldiers own the night

By Lance Bacon on January 28, 2011 ARDEC, Artillery, Product Announcement, Weapons

Artillery’s cool factor just shot higher than a 155mm Excalibur on steroids. The Army is fielding three illumination rounds that let soldiers see at night while the enemy remains in the dark. This is because the rounds produce infrared light that is invisible to the eye but visible through NVGs. These rounds also illuminate twice as much area as traditional illumination, according to a press release issued this morning. The cost of these artillery rounds is at or slightly higher than existing illumination rounds. Better still, the infrared technology has been honed down for use in 40mm weapons such as…

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