All the stories tagged with military
Striker HMSS helmet endows fighter pilots with ‘X-ray vision’
09/03/2012, All right, the kind of x-ray vision that I am referring to here has absolutely nothing to do with Superman’s ability, but rather, BAE Striker’s smart helmet is said to be able to allow a pilot in a Eurofighter Typhoon [...]
Heat resisting camouflage face paint
08/24/2012, Most soldiers who fight on the battlefield wear some sort of face paint for camouflage purposes, and these tend to comprise of oil and wax, which will actually melt when exposed to intense heat. As we all know, the battlefield [...]
Bullet trap goes portable
08/22/2012, I guess the word “portable” is used extremely liberally here – especially since portable does not mean you are able to just pick it off the ground and pop it into your pocket. I am referring to the Portable Encapsulator, [...]
Artificial skin is super sensitive
07/30/2012, Over the past decade, Hollywood has churned out summer blockbusters that more often than not involved a comic book character, and they tend to come with a set of special powers. Well, we normal humans can only continue living our [...]
Female body armor for the army, Samus grins
07/23/2012, I am quite sure that those of us who are old enough to play the original Metroid on the NES were pretty much shocked when we realized that Samus was not a testosterone-filled hero, but rather, a more tender version [...]
Vertical ascender makes everyone a Spiderman
06/12/2012, I know, there is going to be a Spiderman movie reboot on the silver screen later this summer, and before you start thinking that getting a spider exposed to radioactivity to bite you is going to endow you with superpowers [...]
Smart bullet set to make Wanted a reality
05/28/2012, Do you remember the movie Wanted? That particular show had the babelicious Angelina Jolie act as one of the world’s deadliest assassins, who is capable of bending a bullet around an obstacle before hitting the target some distance away. Well, [...]
“Ironman” spits out bullets like there is no tomorrow
05/17/2012, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance can be said to be a box office flop among all the Marvel movie franchises to date, with wooden acting, a poor script, and no Eva Mendes. One memorable scene from the movie though, would [...]
Raytheon interceptor hits test missile
05/10/2012, Star Wars for the US government is far more than just sentimental attachment to a cultural pop phenomenon that was created by George Lucas, introducing the world to a whole new galaxy of Jedi Knights, the Sith as well as [...]
DARPA’s Sea Shadow stealth ship on sale from $50,000 onwards
04/30/2012, If you have always wanted to get your hands on some military technology but do not have the contacts to do so, here is your chance. DARPA has put its stealth ship, the Sea Shadow, up for auction, where the [...]
US Army “magic bullet” floats around while searching for a human target
04/25/2012, Smartphones, smart TVs, smart windows – how about smart bullets? Sure, you do not have the mad skills of the assassins in the action flick Wanted, but how about letting technology work on your behalf? The US Army has come [...]
New radar detects human behavior signatures
04/24/2012, When it comes to stealth technology, you know for sure that ninjas are the pioneers in many a folklore. Solid Snake, too, does pretty well in being deadly and silent. However, the real world is not that dense as some [...]
iOptik dual focus contact lenses gets Pentagon order
04/13/2012, The Pentagon has just placed an order for a bunch of prototype contact lenses known as the iOptik dual focus contact lenses which are touted to deliver a far wider field of vision for its wearer. Basically, these new contact [...]
