Military Tech

All forms of military technology

Apr 27, 2011
"If all of the bureaucratic and security hurdles can be overcome, the Army will soon launch its version of an app store, where soldiers can download Army-relevant software to their work computers and -- with a little luck -- mobile phones. Here's what it'll look like."
Apr 18, 2011
"Analysis of unmanned aircraft in combat urges Britain to establish policy on 'acceptable machine behaviour'"
Apr 13, 2011
"In a demonstration near California's San Nicholas Island last Wednesday, scientists with the U.S. Navy tested a laser weapon aboard the USS Paul Foster by shooting a 15-kilowatt beam at an inflatable boat from a mile away, causing the outboard engines to burst into flames."
Mar 22, 2011
"They're called 'missiles.' But the new Tomahawk cruise, um, weapons are smart and maneuverable, like unmanned aircraft. Think of them as drones, but packed with explosives."
Mar 21, 2011
"Now that jammers are cheap and potentially ubiquitous, how do Tomahawk missiles stay on course?"
Feb 22, 2011
"Store military secrets in the cloud? Float that idea in the Pentagon, and you'd be called crazy or worse. Until now."
Feb 15, 2011
"The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is merging a satellite demo mission with ground and sea missile tests."
Feb 10, 2011
"The U.S. military has killed thousands of militants with armed drones. Now the Pentagon is launching a plan to use the same tech to prevent genocides and aid in humanitarian relief."
Feb 9, 2011
"[T]he Air Force is planning to launch a second Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) on March 4 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on top of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas rocket."
Feb 8, 2011
"The U.S. Navy's X-47B stealth drone is slated to launch from and land on aircraft carriers, a first for unmanned aerial vehicles."