DARPA Plans to Arm Drones With Missile-Blasting Lasers
The Pentagon this week edged closer to mounting missile-destroying lasers on unmanned and manned aircraft, awarding $26 million to defense contractors to develop the technology. ...
Hypersonic Successor to Legendary SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane Unveiled
Lockheed Martin’s famed Skunk Works has finally unveiled the long-awaited successor to the SR-71 Blackbird. Aviation Week and Space Technology’s Guy Norris pulled the covers...
Iran’s Cyberwarfare Chief Gunned Down
Two bullets to the heart have terminated the life of Iran’s chief of cyberwarfare, according to the Daily Telegraph. Mojtaba Ahmadi, commander of Iran’s Cyber...
Video: Pentagon-funded Atlas robot refuses to be knocked over
Meet Atlas, a humanoid robot capable of crossing rough terrain and maintaining its balance on one leg even when hit from the side. (more…)
Navy completes 1st unmanned carrier landing
The Navy successfully landed a drone the size of a fighter jet aboard an aircraft carrier for the first time Wednesday, showcasing the military's capability...
Special Forces, Marines Embrace Palantir Software
Military Special forces and Marines are embracing the commercial software Palantir for analyzing battlefield intelligence even as the Army seeks to downplay its effectiveness, according...
IE8 Exploit Had US Nuke Workers in Its Sights
Security researchers revealed that series of "Watering Hole" has been conducted exploiting a IE8 zero-day vulnerability to target U.S. Government experts working on nuclear weapons...
Locating Snipers with a Smartphone app.
A team of researchers at Vanderbilt University has developed two hardware modules along with corresponding software that uses an Android smartphone to spot the location...
Syria drops off the Internet
It looks like internet access into and out of Syria has been deliberately shut down. (more…)
Pentagon Paying China — Yes, China — To Carry Data
Chalk this one up to the you kidding Right?? The Pentagon is so starved for bandwidth that it’s paying a Chinese satellite firm to help...