According to the Bagdhad Post, Iraq is readying a new deadly robot called the alrobot for use on its soil. Specifically, the alrobot, which features a rocket launcher, automatic turret, and four cameras, is being prepped to help take down ISIS. Arabic for “robot”, alrobot would represent the first machine of its kind to be […]
Read MoreThe Mine Kafon Drone (MKD) is an autonomous device capable of mapping, detecting, and ultimately detonating land mines. While there are an estimated 100 million lands mines around the globe, the creators behind the Mine Kafon Drone believe its possible to rid the world of these deadly land mines in approximately 10 years’ time. Designed […]
Read MoreThe Air Force’s B-52 Bomber is a legendary aircraft, having been around since the 1950s and is easily one of the most recognizable planes in the world. Incredibly, a B-52 Bomber can carry 70,000 pounds of weapons, is 40 feet tall, 156 feet in length, and features a wingspan of 185 feet. Not only can […]
Read MoreResquared’s new HDMS 551s1 robot, made for the Army, can easily perform delicate tasks the majority of other robots are not capable of carrying out. While it is controlled by a human operator, the brunt of the work falls on the HDMS 551s1 robot, as it can open bags and unscrew bottles by utilizing its […]
Read MoreA new video entitled “US Army Size Comparison” from YouTuber MetaBallStudios helps put the size of some of America’s weapons into perspective. While the video doesn’t cover every single thing the military owns, it does show A LOT of America’s weapons arsenal lined up from smallest to largest. And yes, every weapon depicted is technically […]
Read MoreThe US Air Force has released an image of Senior Airman Daniel San Miguel supervising tests of General Electric’s F110-GE-129 engine. Misawa Air Base, in Japan, is where the tests took place, with the F110-GE-129 engine boasting 29,000 pounds of force at its peak output. Obviously, the engines go through many rigorous tests at peak […]
Read MoreAs a Carolinian and Panthers fan, let’s just say Super Bowl 50 was tough to watch to say the least. I can’t bring myself to watch highlights of the game but rewatching the flyover from the big game is a whole different story entirely. The US Navy recently released a cockpit video featuring the Blue […]
Read MoreMost DIY projects are things like building stuff around the house or fixing the playset in the backyard. Not in Russia… When the folks over at UFO Garage have free time on their hands, they build a freaking homemade tank. Over the course of 8 months, they built the first Soviet designed tank, an MS-1, […]
Read MoreThe Air Force would like to forget about last year because a lot its drones crashed, most notably its Reaper drone which seemed to continuously drop out of the sky. In fact, 2015 represents the worst year for drone crashes the USAF has ever experienced. As a result, The Washington Post recently looked into the […]
Read MoreA top executive from Airbus has announced that the company is making good progress when it comes to the sale of its defense electronics activities. The assets, which are value at around 1 billion euros, were expected to be sold by the end of December, but of course with this type of deal Airbus is […]
Read MoreIn a somewhat surprising announcement, Military.com is reporting there are no “future experiments or upgrades planned” for the Boston Dynamics-built LS3 robotic pack mules. The LS3 robotic pack mules have become extremely popular on the internet and seemed to represent the future of military robotics. Except, the robots apparently had one major problem that prevented […]
Read MoreThe US Air Force wants to greatly increase the scope of its drone program and is currently looking to get a $3 billion plan approved by Congress. If the plan is approved, around 3,500 new pilots and other personnel would be hired, in addition to acquiring 75 “Reaper” drones and flying squadrons being increased from […]
Read MoreThe US military is in the process of testing the PD-100 Black Hornet 2, a $40,000 high-tech camera drone. The Black Hornet 2 is specifically designed to be extremely stealthy, from it being able to fit in the palm of your hand to the fact it only weighs 18 grams. Developed by the Norwegian company […]
Read MoreAirbus Group has named Siemens executive and former Renault research engineer, Dirk Hoke, the next head of the company’s Defense and Space division. Europe’s largest aerospace group says the 46-year-old Hoke will progressively take over from Bernhard Gerwert in January, who is due to retire in mid-2016. Hoke, who currently runs Siemens large industrial drives business, will be […]
Read MoreLockheed Martin debuted its new amphibious assault vehicle, the ACV 1.1, in a bid to replace the 40-year-old fleet of amphibious assault vehicles the US Marine Corps currently operates. The ACV 1.1 is an eight-wheel-drive armored beast capable of hauling up to 13 marines over land or water, built to be modular, easily upgradable, use […]
Read MoreThe US military’s Humvee has become an iconic vehicle over the years, and even though it has widespread admiration, the vehicle itself is old. As a result, the military awarded the $6.7 billion contract to replace the Humvee to Wisconsin-based truck maker Oshkosh. Oshkosh is expected to produce approximately 17,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) […]
Read MoreIn 2014, the United States defense budget surpassed the combined expenditures of China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the UK, France, Germany, Japan, India, and South Korea. Yep. You read that correctly… In fact, the world’s second-largest military spender, China, spent merely 22% of what the US spent on defense in 2014. The infographic below from the […]
Read MoreSeoul’s military procurement agency has announced that Airbus beat out Boeing for a $1.33B contract to supply air refueling tankers to South Korea. Airbus Defense and Space will supply four A330 MRTT aircraft by 2019 to South Korea’s air force as part of the 1.488 trillion won deal. The state agency added that the A330 […]
Read MoreThe term “transparent aluminum” has been tossed around for some time now, but no one has ever really come close to creating a viable product. That is, until now… While the United States Navy is working diligently to develop a new bulletproof material called Spinel, Surmet Corportation is already commercially producing its own version called […]
Read MoreThis past Sunday, United Technologies announced it would be selling its Sikorsky Aircraft unit and getting out the helicopter business as a whole. CEO Gregory Hayes said in a statement that the, “separation of Sikorsky from the portfolio will allow both United Technologies and Sikorsky to better focus on their core businesses.” In the end, […]
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