USAF Buys TASER X26P
The US Air Force has placed an order for 1,345 TASER X26P Smart Weapons through manufacturer Taser International’s exclusive sole source distributor, Aardvark, according to a company announcement on 2 February.

Taser CEO Rick Smith explained that the company has a long-standing relationship with DoD and that the weapons are set to ship to the customer in the first quarter of 2017. Since transforming public safety with the introduction of the electrical weapon in 1993, the company claims that over 177,000 lives and an incalculable number of dollars have been saved through the deployment of TASERs.