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Apache Copters Get New Targeting System That Uses Infrared To Detect Muzzle Flashes

3:00PM May 3, 2011 | Husain Sumra

America’s enemies beware: Apache Attack helicopters just got a little more badass. One of the new weaponry advances for the U.S. Army’s Longbow Apache copters is a targeting system that uses infrared cameras to detect muzzle flashes from ground fire, which means the Apache’s virtual eyes will be instantly drawn towards anybody shooting anything. More »

This Is How Boeing’s Airborne Laser Takes Out Ground Targets

12:30AM October 3, 2009 | Danny Allen

You might remember that the US Air Force and Boeing have equipped a C-130 plane with an Advanced Tactical Laser for initial air-to-air tests. In September it was aimed at a ground target — the “defeated” truck in this video: More »

Build Your Own LED-Based Weapon To Make Your Frenemies Sick

12:10AM September 29, 2009 | Danny Allen

Homeland Security loves non-lethal weapons, like these sound cannons. And now you can build your own for $US250! Does it really work? Not that well, but it’s great for raves… More »

LRAD Sound Cannon Used On Pittsburgh G20 Protesters

8:06PM September 28, 2009 | Danny Allen

I guess military tech always finds its way home. Pittsburgh city officials believe their police department’s use of a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) at last week’s G20 protests was “the first time the sound cannon had been used publicly”. More »