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Weapons
Weapons, Robots And Spy Gear From The Paris Military-Police Expo
1:00AM Apoorva Prasad | The Milipol exhibition in Paris is where all the pros play with the military-industrial complex’s hottest toys. I used special commando skills (and a press badge) to infiltrate the premises and show you the world’s freshest, most mind-blowing security tech. More »
Weapons
Photo Of Boeing’s Matrix Laser Destroying An Air Drone
4:36AM Jesus Diaz | Boeing has successfully tested their new Matrix laser over airborne targets, which is a world first. In total, they shot down five drones at various ranges. That’s a lot of pew pew in a day. More »
Design
12:19AM Danny Allen | These JSDF shades have apparently been endorsed by the Japanese military because they won’t fracture even if struck at 170km/h by a 6.5mm-diameter object. Not quite bulletproof, but the picture looks cool. More »
Japan Self-Defence Force Sunglasses
12:19AM Danny Allen | These JSDF shades have apparently been endorsed by the Japanese military because they won’t fracture even if struck at 170km/h by a 6.5mm-diameter object. Not quite bulletproof, but the picture looks cool. More »
Weapons
US Military Wants Armed Bots In Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
9:21AM Jesus Diaz | The problem: The US Army — purveyors of all things camouflage green — thinks that spy planes are too slow for recognising remote battlegrounds. The solution: Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles loaded with weaponised spy bots. The side-effect: World War III. More »
Design
Bomb-Proof Wallpaper Is Stronger Than The Wall It Papers
6:10PM Dan Nosowitz | Holy crap, you guys, bomb-proof wallpaper. This stuff is strong enough to keep very heavy flying objects from breaking walls — in tests, one thin layer was enough to keep a wrecking ball from knocking down a concrete wall. More »
Gadgets
Old-Timey Sound Locators Enhanced Hearing In Times Of War
4:20AM Adam Frucci | Back before radar, dudes in the military had to rely on their ears to detect incoming enemy planes. So they enhanced them with these flat-out crazy “sound locators”. More »
Vehicles
Japan Developing Its Own Stealth Fighter Jet
11:20AM Jesus Diaz | This is the Shinshin ATD-X, the prototype of what could be Japan’s very own stealth fighter if they don’t get to buy Lockheed Martin F-22s. It’s very sleek, but I’m sad it doesn’t transform like a Varitech. More »
Weapons
US Army Rail Gun Fires For The First Time
9:59AM Jesus Diaz | Not to be less than the US Navy, the Army has tested their own electromagnetic rail gun, firing several times at Dugway Proving Grounds. Manufacturer General Atomics calls it Blitzer. I call it Hey Enemy Tank, You Have Been Blended. More »
Gadgets
The Bomb-Sniffing Gadget That’s (Definitely Not) Saving Iraq
1:51AM John Herrman | The promise of the ADE 651 is seductive: a handheld detector which susses out bombs, guns, drugs and human bodies from up to a kilometre away. And the Iraqi military swears by it! One problem: It doesn’t seem to work. More »
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