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Army to Deploy Automated ATVs to Carry Packs and More in the Field

Army to Deploy Automated ATVs to Carry Packs and More in the Field

The closest I have ever come to being in the military would be playing high school football and having to endure the not at all fun two-times-a-day practice in the weeks leading…

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Lockheed Martin HALE-D Airship Takes off from Ohio (and Crash Lands in Pennsylvania)

Lockheed Martin HALE-D Airship Takes off from Ohio (and Crash Lands in Pennsylvania)

Lockheed Martin has announced that its cool blimp, more technically called an airship, dubbed the HALE-D has had its first flight. The test vehicle isn’t full size, but is made to climb…

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Robot Jet Ski Patrols Harbors Looking for Baddies

Robot Jet Ski Patrols Harbors Looking for Baddies

Sometimes it seems like the military wants to shed all the people from many aspects of its operations. We will always need eyes on the ground, but many tasks are now being…

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Haptic Belts Allow Soldiers to Get Directions Without Looking at GPS Screens

Haptic Belts Allow Soldiers to Get Directions Without Looking at GPS Screens

All the movies I have seen where a group of soldiers need to travel quietly they always use hand signals to let everyone know what is going on. The thing that is…

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Rumor Claims Military Testing Night Vision Contact Lenses

Rumor Claims Military Testing Night Vision Contact Lenses

Certainly one of the biggest stories of the year so far has been the death of Bin Laden at the hands of the U.S. military. The tech used in that raid that…

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Getac X500 Rugged Laptop Perfect for Jack Bauer Missions

Getac X500 Rugged Laptop Perfect for Jack Bauer Missions

I’ve got no idea why I want one, but this rugged laptop from Getac does look surprisingly good. You’ve probably seen these types of laptops in movies, used by the military or…

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My What Big Pockets You Have…

My What Big Pockets You Have…

Well, now you can show everyone who thought that the iPad 2 wasn’t pocketable that yes, it can fit in your pants. However it does look quite uncomfortable though. Would you like…

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F-35 Ejector Seat Gets 600mph Tested on Video

F-35 Ejector Seat Gets 600mph Tested on Video

All I know about ejector seats and jet aircraft I learned from watching Goose hit the canopy in Top Gun. I can only imagine that pulling the ejector handle at 600 mph…

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7-Year-Old Buys Harrier Jet on eBay, Dad Refuses to Pay

7-Year-Old Buys Harrier Jet on eBay, Dad Refuses to Pay

When I was a kid, I always wanted a Harrier jet. They aren’t the best looking or fastest, but they can take off and land like a helicopter, which made up for…

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Navy Has Breakthrough in Laser Tech

Navy Has Breakthrough in Laser Tech

Sharks with friggin’ laser beams it ain’t, but the Navy is proudly boasting that its laser program for a laser defense system mounted on it ships is ahead of schedule. The Navy…

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British Military Wants Invisible Tanks by 2013

British Military Wants Invisible Tanks by 2013

Researchers at BAE systems are hard at work on a system that uses E-ink and a hoard of sensors to render tanks almost invisible to the naked eye. The system is dubbed…

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Mega Hurtz Tactical Robot Means Business

Mega Hurtz Tactical Robot Means Business

Most of the time when I think of robots, I think of tame little droids like R2-D2 and Asimo. But this robot-on-wheels means serious business. Created by Chris Rogers of Inspector Bots,…

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Nicaragua Invades Costa Rica, Blames Google Maps

Nicaragua Invades Costa Rica, Blames Google Maps

If anything ever proved holding a high rank in any military the world over doesn’t mean you aren’t a dumb ass this does. Apparently, an error with a border on Google Maps…

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Researchers Develop Laser Missile Defense System for Helicopters

Researchers Develop Laser Missile Defense System for Helicopters

All Dr. Evil wanted was sharks with frickin’ laser beams on their heads. For now, he will have to settle for helicopters with bad attitudes instead. A group of researchers at the…

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Electricity-Grabbing Hook: Bender Would Want One

Electricity-Grabbing Hook: Bender Would Want One

Developed by Air Force engineers in Ohio, the RAPS (Remote Auxiliary Power System) was designed to provide electricity to field operatives by taking power directly from power lines. The hook has a…

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Black Fox Stealth System for Combat Vehicles: Invisible Tanks? Are You Kidding Me?

Black Fox Stealth System for Combat Vehicles: Invisible Tanks? Are You Kidding Me?

A company called Eltics has developed a stealth suite that can cloak “military vehicles, combat helicopters and even entire naval surface ships,” rendering them “invisible to thermal imaging surveillance sensors, targeting systems…

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