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US Military To Get Secure Android Handsets

11:00PM February 6, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

In a war zone, a standard mobile phone, with its countless possible security flaws, is no use — which is why the military doesn’t rely on them. But now that’s changing, as the US military is investing in secure Android handsets. More »

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US Military Replacing Humans With Drone Surge

12:30PM January 27, 2012 | Sam Biddle

The Pentagon has to cut a lot of costs. Humans are expensive. Humans need to eat and sometimes they get sick. But drones? They can fly and kill for hours — so the military’s ordering a ton to replace flesh. More »

Science

The Next Hummingbird You See Could Be A Spy

7:00PM January 17, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

The military’s UAV fleet will soon be getting a small addition — DARPA’s hummingbird-shaped covert surveillance drone. More »

News

US Army Testing Ghost Hummers To Take IEDs For The Team

3:00AM November 19, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The military can’t beat IEDs. For every way we have of jamming or avoiding them, militants find another crafty way to blow people up. So why not just give and sacrifice remote controlled vehicles? That might be the plan. More »

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US Army Tests Secret Supersonic Attack Vehicle

8:00PM November 18, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The good old days of threatening the world with a jillion nuclear ICBMs are over. Drones work great, but are relatively sluggish. So what if we need to blow something up in a hurry? The US Army’s got a new toy. More »

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How The Iowa National Guard Built Their Own Predator-Style Ammo Packs

2:00AM October 19, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Remember in Predator when Jess Ventura is unleashing his M-134 Mini-gun into the forest? It was being fed by an ammo box strapped to his back. Turns out, that wasn’t an actual piece of Army kit, at least until members of the Iowa National Guard created it themselves. More »

Science

Another Benefit Of Smoking Weed? It Might Help Cure PTSD

5:35PM September 23, 2011 | Casey Chan

There’s such a long list of awesome things about smoking weed that I’m starting to lose track of all the benefits. One thing I’m pretty sure I never heard of before though: marijuana might be able to cure post-traumatic stress disorder. More »

Entertainment

Feature: The CIA Really Wants To Make Hollywood’s Next Blockbuster

7:00AM September 18, 2011 | Mark Riffee - Wired

Are you an aspiring filmmaker who wants to produce a spy thriller? Well, you’re in luck because the CIA has a pile of script ideas lying around. More »

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Why Are US Army Soldiers’ Pants Breaking?

12:43AM September 2, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Our soldiers just got one more enemy in Afghanistan: their own pants. It seems their pants — which are completely new and supposed to be more durable than previous models — can’t survive the rigours of the desert. They’re ripping apart seemingly at random. More »

Science

Did A New Taliban Weapon Kill A Chopper Full Of Navy SEALs?

3:20AM August 9, 2011 | David Axe - Wired

The US suffered a tremendous loss Saturday in Afganistan when the downing of a Chinook helicopter took the lives of 31 special forces troops. As Danger Room reports, it may have been an entirely new Taliban weapon that did it. More »