Cripes, why don’t we just hand the planet over to the robots already. Things were bad with the self-controlling war machines and computers capable of destroying our greatest trivia minds, but now we’ve invented biological electricity harvesters. Might as well build a fleet of Squids while we’re at it. More »
Depths might not be the right expression, actually, as all of these photographs were taken from space, decades and decades ago. Russian rockets, aircraft carriers, secret military compounds — one legendary spy satellite saw it all from orbit. More »
This is war: 3D cones flying in every direction, dramatic music, boats everywhere, missiles, missiles, more 3D cones! If this doesn’t persuade our government to hand over money to Lockheed Martin, nothing will. More »
People have been affixing cameras to RC car chases since forever but those primitive spybots always had one fatal flaw when surveiling urban areas — stairs. The SCORP, however, can drag itself up a flight if it needs to or be thrown in directly through a second-story window. More »
This is a very good roundup on the effect of drones and the increased robotisation of warfare from documentary series Fault Lines. If you have 20 minutes over lunch, it’s a must-watch. More »
Sergey Larenkov has published a new series of his amazing World War II photo mashups. This time they are photos of the Nazi’s Siege of Leningrad travelling forward in time to the modern city, now called Saint Petersburg. Yesterday, Russia celebrated the day they broke the siege. More »
It’s bad enough that the US Navy’s newest ship has had wicked problems with corrosion, missed out on the latest naval wartime missions and is generally something of a Frankenstein’s monster. Now the Pentagon’s top weapons tester has found problems with its abilities to find and withstand mines — which is a big problem for a ship that’s supposed to be the Navy’s minehunter of the future. More »
Ninjas have been usurped as the number one threat to pirates. The new “Ghost” high-speed attack vessel from Juliet Marine Systems is going to severely mess up some scallywags. More »
The military’s UAV fleet will soon be getting a small addition — DARPA’s hummingbird-shaped covert surveillance drone. More »
