Little-known fact: One of your favorite outdoor brands is likely making gear for the military. From Arc'teryx to Polartec, a large slice of the gear industry takes on massive military contracts ...

Well, everyone except for the troops forced to work with shoddy equipment. This is why the term "Military Grade" elicits a different response from a servicemember than a civilian. Marketing pros ...

The acquisitions can include nonlethal, military-grade items — from binoculars to coffee makers — but more often police target equipment that was originally designed for convoys during ...

For the ordinary person, "military grade" may just sound like a fancy ... which is meant as a benchmark for a piece of military equipment's survivability throughout its service life.

Military gear is expensive, and fighting forces worldwide ... Thankfully, there is one company that has numerous options ready to place military-grade protection in the hands of professional ...

Is that the kind of town that I want to live in?,'" Balko said. But, Balko agrees there is a role for some military-grade equipment, like protective gear. "It's about keeping that role limited to ...

Santa Clara began tracking its own use of military-grade equipment earlier this year. The law also requires police to annually report to the public how it used the equipment, complaints received ...