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India working on hot chili grenades

India working on hot chili grenades

India's Defense Research and Development Organization is working on a new non-lethal weapon using something that some people would actively...
 
5.11 tactical-grade 'Light for Life' flashlight charges in only 90 seconds

5.11 tactical-grade 'Light for Life' flashlight charges in only 90 seconds

5.11's tactical-grade "Light for Life" flashlight impressed us in two big ways: it charges in only 90 seconds, and it...
 
Navy/Raytheon working on 100kW weaponized laser: cue the 'pew-pew' sound effects

Navy/Raytheon working on 100kW weaponized laser: cue the 'pew-pew' sound effects

Raytheon has just been granted a one-year contract from the Navy for the preliminary design of a 100-kiloWatt FEL (Fee...
 
Holodeck-like F-16 flight simulator called 'the world's most accurate'

Holodeck-like F-16 flight simulator called 'the world's most accurate'

We've seen some fancy simulators, but this one beats all. Military-financed wonks networked 120 Intel dual core PCs, each with...
 
Robot snake is the IDF's latest battlefield innovation

Robot snake is the IDF's latest battlefield innovation

So just where the melon-farming farm is Samuel L. Jackson when you need him? Joining Big Dog in the menagerie...
 
XM-25 rifle shoots tiny laser-targeted smart bombs

XM-25 rifle shoots tiny laser-targeted smart bombs

Let's hope this XM-25 rifle with its smart bullets doesn't find its way into enemy hands. The system is clever...
 
USAF-modified sports cars have cockpits for interiors

USAF-modified sports cars have cockpits for interiors

We compare a lot of sleek-looking vehicles to aircraft 'round these parts, but this X-1 Mustang, modified for the Air...
 
Patriot Paintball guns let you get out your aggression legally

Patriot Paintball guns let you get out your aggression legally

There's no better way to get out some aggression than via some controlled violence. You know, so you can be...
 
Nutty 'Urban Hopper' robot leaps 25 feet in the air to clear obstacles

Nutty 'Urban Hopper' robot leaps 25 feet in the air to clear obstacles

The Precision Urban Hopper may ride around on wheels, but that doesn't mean it'll let a wall or some other...
 
Boeing's Airborne Laser shot down by the DoD along with another sci-fi weapon

Boeing's Airborne Laser shot down by the DoD along with another sci-fi weapon

We're never going to get to The Future at this rate. The Department of Defense is cutting two big sci-fi-ish...
 
Tiny, silent RC spy helicopter for  inch-high private eyes

Tiny, silent RC spy helicopter for inch-high private eyes

Cute remote-controlled helicopter toy for kids, right? Wrong. This is the PD-100 Black Hornet nanocopter, a tiny, flying spy video...
 
Trek Aerospace flying exoskeleton looks naked without laser cannons, missile launchers

Trek Aerospace flying exoskeleton looks naked without laser cannons, missile launchers

Trek Aerospace's Springtail exoskeleton will come in handy once we're invaded by similarly equipped aliens, just like in Exosquad. The...
 
Dutch 'Canna Chopper' sniffs out cannabis fields from the air

Dutch 'Canna Chopper' sniffs out cannabis fields from the air

Like a drug-hunting K9 with wings, the "Canna Chopper" is the Dutch police force's latest addition to its weed-fighting arsenal...
 
New helmets keep firemen cool while looking like hot Imperial Stormtroopers

New helmets keep firemen cool while looking like hot Imperial Stormtroopers

Firemen had always had a certain mystique, and let's face it, sex appeal. These helmets will certainly further that image....
 
Sniper rifle-equipped robo-copter uses an Xbox 360 controller to line up kills

Sniper rifle-equipped robo-copter uses an Xbox 360 controller to line up kills

The military currently has thousands of robots operating overseas, including unmanned aerial scouts and small-payload bombers, bomb disposal 'bots, and...
 

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