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DARPA Plans Lightning-Based GPS for Underground Warfighters | Popular ScienceDARPA envisions a future in which U.S. Special Forces or spooks have to assault underground bases. And the Pentagon agency wants to give those warriors an underground navigation system that works on lightning bolts, The Register reports. The Global Positioning System (GPS) has transformed how ...Thanks to all! Bye. added 8 days ago
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Air Force's Flying Assassin Robot Enters Final Development Stage | Popular ScienceThe deadly drone could find and dispatch single-person targets, with "very low collateral damage"Thanks to all! Bye. added 2 weeks ago
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Northrop Grumman Introduces an Advanced Network for Combat VehiclesNorthrop Grumman Introduces an Advanced Network for Combat Vehicles Customizable, shared displays keep information accessible within the user’s allowed clearance level, ...Thanks to all! Bye. added 3 months ago
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Defense-Update.com Technology, News and Business Intelligence for Military and Defence Industry ProfessionalsDefense Update International is an online defense news magazine covering modern aerospace and defense technology from the defense industry worldwide. Defense Update includes current news, reviews of new products, trade events, exhibitions, airshows, tradeshows and conferences, business analysis ...Thanks to all! Bye. added 3 months ago
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NSA to store yottabytes of surveillance data in Utah megarepositoryNSA to store yottabytes of surveillance data in Utah megarepository by Devin Coldewey on November 1, 2009 There’s an interesting article in the current New York Review of books (predictably, a book review) detailing the history of the National Security Agency, that shadowy ...
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Video: Army’s Robot-Man Walks Like the Real Thing | Danger Room | Wired.comThe makers of the eerily lifelike robotic mule have a new creation: a machine that walks around like a real human being. Boston Dynamics is building the “Petman” prototype for the U.S. Army, to test out protective clothing.Thanks to all! Bye. added 4 months ago
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US drones protecting ships from Somali pirates - Yahoo! NewsFor the first time, sophisticated U.S. military surveillance drones capable of carrying missiles have begun patrolling waters off Somalia in hopes of stemming rising piracy. Three ships have been seized in a week off Africa's lawless eastern coast and Vice Adm. Robert Moeller, the deputy ...Thanks to all! Bye. added 4 months ago -
Raytheon Sends Android To Battlefield - Forbes.comRaytheon Sends Android To Battlefield Elizabeth Woyke , 10.19.09, 07:40 PM EDT The defense contractor is the latest--and perhaps least likely--convert to Google's mobile platform. Google 's mobile operating system Android has won plenty of adherents among cellphone makers and gadget ...Thanks to all! Bye. added 4 months ago
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Exclusive: U.S. Spies Buy Stake in Firm That Monitors Blogs, Tweets | Danger Room | Wired.comExclusive: U.S. Spies Buy Stake in Firm That Monitors Blogs, Tweets America’s spy agencies want to read your blog posts, keep track of your Twitter updates — even check out your book reviews on Amazon. In-Q-Tel , the investment arm of the CIA and the wider intelligence community, is ...
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GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable Security InformationThe Cost of Commitment in Afghanistan by Council on Foreign Relations, 8 Oct 2009 -- "As U.S. President Barack Obama ponders whether to commit additional forces to the Afghan war or--as some congressional Democrats are urging (Politico)--remain open to other options, the debate appears to be ...Thanks to all! Bye. added 5 months ago