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Vehicles
Insurgents’ Drone Video Hack Works On Almost Every Military Plane
9:05AM John Herrman | So, Iraqi insurgents found a way to hack into Predator drones’ unencrypted video feeds with cheap Windows shareware. Ridiculous? Obviously! But also kind of minor – the story was more embarrassing than alarming; a gaffe, not a disaster. Then, this. More »
Software
Iraqi Militants Hack $4.5m Predator Drones With Shareware
1:46AM John Herrman | Today, in terrifying things about the world: Iraqi militants have been able to intercept video feeds from the US military’s Predator surveillance drones with a Windows app. To rephrase, the shining beacon of our military superiority can be foiled by shareware. More »
Software
iPhone App Track Friends And Foes In The Battlefield
7:54AM Jesus Diaz | This is One Force Tracker, a cool military iPhone application that shows friends and foes over maps in real time, providing with secure communications This is how it works, according to Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems’s CTO J Smart… More »
Weapons
This Is What A Drive-By Bombing Looks Like
6:45AM John Herrman | Or rather, what it would look like: Lockheed Martin’s Scorpion glide bombs, seen here floating toward their targets mesmerising slow-mo from the bay of a high-speed ground sled, will drop from the skies, not the carpool lane. More »
Science
Aliens Invading Russia In The Middle Of Winter
5:40AM Rosa Golijan | Oh, will those pesky aliens never stop? First they show off in the Norwegian skies, and now they’re hovering over Russia, too? Did they not consult history books before coming here? Russia, winters and invasions just don’t mix, ET. More »
Weapons
Mysterious Spiral Explanation Was Part Of Alien Sighting Cover-Up
6:20AM Jesus Diaz | I admit it: I’m part of a worldwide plot coordinated by a secret international agency. We’re the same people who covered the fake Apollo landings, JFK’s assassination, and Tom Cruise. Fortunately, some readers uncovered the truth behind Norway’s mysterious spiral. More »
Software
You Can Blame The French Military For Any Thunderbird 3 Issues
9:00PM Kat Hannaford | If you use Mozilla Thunderbird as your email client, you’re in good company, as not only does the military use it, but they also contributed code to the latest Thunderbird 3. Alright, so it’s the French military… More »
Science
The Internet: Now Available At The Bottom Of The Ocean
6:20AM Sean Fallon | No, Google is not trying to corner the market on undersea searches. Actually, the “Neptune” internet network is designed to make it easier for researchers to communicate with robots and submarines. More »
Weapons
