DefenseNews

2,000 Expert Soldier Badges Have Been Awarded in 3 Years. But Do Non-Combat Units Want It?

July 8, 2022
A U.S. Army soldier stands in formation with their newly earned Expert Soldier Badge May 20, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gabrielle Pena) The Army has awarded the Expert Soldier Badge 2,000 times since it was introduced in 2019, according to service data reviewed by Military.com. Yet senior leaders might face an uphill battle selling the necessity of non-combat arms…
Read more
NewsPhotography

2021 Was Leica’s Best Financial Year Ever

July 8, 2022
Leica has announced that 2021/22 was its best financial year in its more than 100-year history. It increased revenue by 16% to 450 million euros. The financial year was between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022 which resulted in the best business result in the company’s history of more than 100 years. Leica CEO Matthias Harsch says that in addition to these numbers, sales of cameras…
Read more
NewsPhotography

The Spinn CW.01 is a Soft Yet Self-Adhesive Protective Wrap for Cameras

July 8, 2022
Spinn.Design has announced a new self-adhesive protective wrap for cameras and lenses. The company promises that its CW.01 protective wrap quickly turns items dust, scratch, and shockproof in seconds without Velcro or zippers. The German-based company says that with its CW.01 protective wrap, all “sensitive” items like cameras, lenses, filters, tablets, laptops, or binoculars can be…
Read more
NewsSpace

NASA Shares List of Cosmic Targets for Webb Telescope’s First Images

July 8, 2022
. NASA Shares List of Cosmic Targets for Webb Telescope’s First Images The images will include some taken by Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument, which is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will soon reveal unprecedented and…
Read more