A new hardware system is looking to combine the best of consumer smartphones or tablets and military-grade optical systems. The Special Operations Apps / System for Optical Attachments or [SOA]2, Continue reading…
There's not much cellular connectivity to speak of when one is out at sea, but the US Navy will be changing that with a plan to equip three different ships with their own LTE-based networks this year. Continue reading…
NovaLogic, developer of the first-person shooter series Delta Force, is suing Activision for the use of its core franchise's name in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. NovaLogic currently holds a Continue reading…
Robots are no strangers to combat, and the US military is currently debating ethical questions posed by using autonomous machines in war zones. Before that even becomes an issue, though, they have to Continue reading…
The US Army Medical Research and Material Command is hoping to change the way its doctors think about pain. A call for proposals is looking for a system of imaging or sensors that would take an Continue reading…
DARPA has released the findings from an independent engineering review board on what caused the unmanned Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV-2) to fail nine minutes into its August 11, 2011 test Continue reading…
General Atomics, which builds the Reaper "hunter-killer" drones used in Iraq and on the US border, has proposed an upgrade that would increase the MQ-9 Reaper's flying time from 27 hours to 42. Two Continue reading…
We first brought you news of the Navy-funded fire-fighting robots Lucas and Octavia earlier this month, and since then a video has emerged showing Octavia successfully extinguishing an (admittedly Continue reading…
The Pentagon has placed an order for a prototype augmented reality display system that is based on dual focus contact lenses with an expanded field of vision. The system, called iOptik and developed Continue reading…
If you're a US service member facing deployment, you may be able to take your iPhone with you. According to MacRumors, AT&T has begun unlocking in-contract iPhones for deployed military, letting them Continue reading…
