Looking to expand tactical and logistical capabilities while enhancing safety aboard US Navy vessels, an American technology firm contracted by the Navy has conducted a test of their new railgun prototype- one that pushes projectiles at six times the speed…
In addition to a startling array of sensors and equipment, the Army’s new Soldier Protection System may have a touch of luxury added- in the form of transition lenses. These lenses provide protection to soldiers’ eyes from hazards such as…
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — In describing how little room the Pentagon has to extend the life of its decades-old nuclear forces, the top U.S. nuclear war-fighting commander, Navy Adm. Cecil Haney, says “we’re at the brick wall…
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — the agency credited for pioneering civilian technology like GPS — is now working on a project that could mean “faster information acquisition on enemy positions and swifter relay of instructions on the…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy is launching a carrier strike group to be powered partly by biofuel, calling it a milestone toward easing the military’s reliance on foreign oil. The maritime branch is touting the warships as the centerpiece…
Now more than ever, the Air Force needs drones for counterterrorism missions in multiple war zones around the world. But a “mysterious surge in mishaps” in the Air Force’s newest “hunter killer” has engineers working overtime, to find the root…
