All the stories tagged with: Military
Lockheed Martin begins to test HULC robotic exoskeleton
10/28/2010, The folks over at Lockheed Martin must have plenty of pent-up rage, since they have started to test the HULC robotic exoskeleton. OK, so that was a rather lame reference to the angry green giant, but we do know that [...]
DARPA DiscRotor might just be UFO that fooled everyone all the while
10/27/2010, You can bet your bottom hard-earned dollar that DARPA has a bunch of devices, gizmos and vehicles that we have yet to lay eyes upon as the US strives to maintain their military might worldwide. Recently spotted was the DiscRotor, [...]
Military iPad App Makes War Look Like A Video Game
10/27/2010, Most of us have played an RTS game before such as Red Alert or Starcraft, allowing us to have a top-down view of the battle field and defeat our friends with our tactical prowess. Now it looks like the real [...]
North Korea jams GPS systems with vehicle-mounted jammers
10/12/2010, Just how paranoid is North Korea? The correct answer would be “overly”. This reclusive communist nation was speculated to use vehicle-mounted GPS jamming devices which are capable of covering anywhere from 50 to 100 kilometers with a blanket, rendering GPS [...]
Automatic aiming system in the works by Lockheed and DARPA
10/12/2010, Have you ever played a First Person Shooter game online? If the answer is in the affirmative, then you might have come across some opponents who seem too good to be true, they are able to fire you the moment [...]
Demon UAV flies sans flaps
10/04/2010, The Demon UAV will boast a first – we’re looking at an aircraft that flies without any flaps, where it will “control its elevation using jets of air; the plane works by manipulating the air that flows immediately next to [...]
Iran rolls out Bavar 2 flying boats
09/30/2010, Iran recently flexed their militarty muscle by unveiling three squadrons of new flying boats known as the Bavar 2, where it will feature a machine gun, the possibility of missile attachments as a deterrent while toting surveillance cameras to keep [...]
Flying Humvee could be a reality in the future
09/29/2010, Having the best offense could be the greatest defense option of a country, and the boffins at DARPA have decided that the Transformer project could usher in the future. This unique project is meant to be an amalgamation of a [...]
Raytheon Updates Military XOS Exoskeleton Suits
09/27/2010, Defense contractor Raytheon has announced an updated version to the company’s Sarcos XOS exoskeleton suit that allows for armed forces people to do heavy duty activities and lifting with greatly reduced muscle fatigue. The new model, dubbed the XOS 2, [...]
GUSS, the Robot Mule Helps Marines Haul Loads
09/24/2010, What looks like a small off-road vehicle is actually GUSS, an autonomous robot with a number of embedded sensors that will help Marines haul loads and serve a secondary purpose as a counterinsurgency tool. GUSS–which stands for Ground Unmanned Support [...]
US Marines Take Solar Technology Into The Field
09/24/2010, Solar technology seems to be making inroads into the military as an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps is planning to deploy to Afghanistan with a new collection of solar-powered equipment that will be able to reduce their [...]
Pain ray could be a reality
09/21/2010, Mike Booen, VP of Raytheon’s advanced security and directed energy systems, is looking forward to the day where his company will be able to roll out a pain ray handheld device, making it THE assault intervention weapon of choice. That [...]
DTV Shredder militarized skateboard
09/19/2010, Joining the military is a vocation that one should take seriously, since it helps a country sleep under a blanket of security at night. Well, some of the benefits from the military would be playing with cool “big boys’ toys” [...]
