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How To Disguise An Aeroplane Factory As A Subdivision
11:20AM Adam Frucci | During World War II, the Army Corps of Engineers wanted to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant in case the Japanese decided to attack the West Coast. So, of course, they built a fake subdivision on its roof. More »
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76m Long Hybrid Airship Will Spy Over Afghanistan In 2011
6:40AM Danny Allen | Sometimes it feels like I’m already living in the future. The US Army’s Space and Missile defence command plans to have an unmanned spy-ship capable of loitering at 6000 metres (for up to three weeks) ready to deploy by mid-2011. More »
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Lockheed Martin Developing ‘Maple Seed’ Flying Cameras
3:00AM Adam Frucci | The Pentagon is giving the war profiteers over at Lockheed Martin a nice chunk of change to develop a spy camera modeled after a maple seed. Loaded up with two rockets, the wee, single-winged camera would be used in large clusters over war zones, capturing loads of imagery to give a complete picture of a situation. In addition to the camera and rockets on board, the devices will be stocked with telemetry, communications, navigation and a power source. They look pretty neat to me, but it’d be nice if we didn’t have as much of a use for them by the time they’re developed. [Scientific American via The Raw Feed] More »
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Armoured RC Military Robotic Vehicle Defends Soldiers, Kills Baddies
1:00AM Seamus Byrne | Here’s a video of Lockheed Martin’s MULE advanced robotic vehicle in action, complete with Joes and baddies shooting at each other while the MULE fires its machine gun, gives away free rockets to an enemy tank and pinpoints targets for ballistic missiles. It gives you a good idea of what this amazing machine would do in real-life missions. And you gotta love the A-Team-style effects and music. Full explanation by Mr. T right after the jump. More »
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