May 3, 2016 Meet the JLTV: Part-tank, part-ultimate off-road racing machine Move over Humvee, there’s a new vehicle in town that combines the ballistic protection of a light tank with the off-road mobility of a Baja racer.
May 3, 2016 DARPA's XS-1 spacecraft could hit speeds of Mach 10 “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” buzz has already kicked off, but in the real world, the US military has taken a step closer to making advanced spacecraft a reality. The XS-1 is airplane-like space vehicle that can fly to space and rapidly launch small satellites, space weapons, and more into orbit at the edge of Earth's atmosphere. This space plane can then return, land, get refueled, and take onboard another delivery, before it blasts off again.
May 3, 2016 Happy centennial to the tank Russia’s state-of-the-art T-14 Armata tank was unveiled to the world during rehearsals for the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade in April. At nearly $7.5 million each, the T-14s are among the most expensive armored vehicles to ever roll out of a factory, underlining the ongoing importance of tanks 100 years after their World War I combat debut.
May 3, 2016 US Army tests drone-blasting cannon While drones becomes more prevalent, U.S. Army engineers are testing technology that can be used to blast potentially hostile unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) out of the sky. The Extended Area Protection and Survivability Integrated Demonstration program (EAPS ID) at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey has been developing a gun-based solution to defend against C-RAM (counter rockets, artillery, and mortars) technology, according to a U.S. Army press release.
May 3, 2016 New Army camouflage uniform hits stores The U.S. Army’s new camouflage pattern uniforms hit stores Wednesday.
May 3, 2016 US Army, Air Force, test lasers for high-tech bomb disposal The U.S. Army and Air Force are harnessing laser technology for bomb disposal in an ambitious project to minimize the risks posed by explosive devices to military personnel.
May 3, 2016 US Army eyes ‘Star Wars’-style hoverbikes for tactical reconnaissance “Star Wars”-style hoverbikes could become part of America’s high-tech arsenal, as the U.S. Army Research Laboratory looks to harness the unusual technology for military use.
May 3, 2016 Drone swarms join the Navy Just like how locust swarms can cause devastating natural disasters, the U.S. Navy’s Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology (LOCUST) drones could devastate adversaries.
May 3, 2016 The real 'Terminator:' Robots compete in the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge While “Terminator Genysis” brings back a fictional world ruled by robots to movie screens later this month, thanks to the U.S. military, the prospect of military robot military warfare became closer to reality thanks to the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge.
May 3, 2016 Cold War photo on Reddit connects soldiers’ grandsons in amazing coincidence Reddit isn't all cute puppies and AMA's - sometimes it's a place for unlikely connections and coincidences.