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DARPA To Harness Power Of Lightning...

DARPA To Harness Power Of Lightning

| March 13, 2010 | 31 Views |

Hoping to go a stage further in harnessing the power of electricity than Nikolas Tesla, DARPA envisions a future where underground intelligence centers send and receive data on the strikes of lightning bolts. The project known as Sferics-Based Underground Geolocation or S-BUG, involves harnessing low-frequency radio signals or pulses created naturally by lightning strikes, then using...

Project Anubis MAV...

| March 10, 2010 | 32 Views |

Unmanned Aircraft Systems company AeroVironment, has recently been awarded a $1.2 million Phase-III (typically the final development stage) Air Force contract for the completion of Project Anubis. While specifications remain scarce, Pentagon budget documents for FY2010 reveal Project Anubis as a “Tactical MAV for Time-Sensitive Fleeting Targets,” with the objective of...

Testing Bulletproof Vests...

Testing Bulletproof Vests

| March 3, 2010 | 43 Views |

Only the most effective bulletproof vests are worthy of being certified by the National Institute of Justice. But the question is – which vest stops bullets with the least pain? Over at the Oregon Ballistics Lab, one of six NIJ-certified facilities in the US, testing is carried out by mounting the armor on a 220-pound block of modeling clay then using a mechanized rig to fire six...

Cobra Gold 2010 Vids and Pics...

Cobra Gold 2010 Vids and Pics

| February 21, 2010 | 168 Views |

Cobra Gold 2010 was our second year sponsoring events held by MCCS. We were able to offer several great prizes to our military men and women in uniform as a sign of our thanks for what they do. In total over $4,000 in prizes were raffled, free all-inclusive golf tournament, and a free pizza party (with soda and beer included) to watch the Super Bowl. For those of you who could not make...

Python Rocket Mine Sweeping Vehicle...

Python Rocket Mine Sweeping Vehicle

| February 19, 2010 | 121 Views |

Briton’s Ministry of Defence has successfully deployed a new mine sweeping system known as the Python rocket. Similar to the U.S military’s Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC), The Python rocket is a trailer mounted ‘whip’ containing a string of explosives, designed ‘to open routes through complex battlefield obstacles and clear a path through minefields.’ Once launched, the...

Armored Wall System...

Armored Wall System

| February 13, 2010 | 97 Views |

Troops in Afghanistan may soon be ditching the sand bags, and the rigorous task of installing them, for Lego-style armored wall system. McCurdy’s Armor – named after Ryan S. McCurdy, a marine who was killed whilst pulling wounded a comrade to safety – consists of attachable steel panels that once assembled, provide protection from mortars, grenades, rockets and improvised...

Airborne Laser Engages Missile...

Airborne Laser Engages Missile

| February 7, 2010 | 158 Views |

Check out this amazing video clip of Boeing’s YAL-1 Airborne Laser engaging a missile MARTI missile surrogate. Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser For those that don’t know, the YAL-1 Airborne laser is a “high-energy chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) carried aboard a modified Boeing 747-400F freighter is capable of autonomous operation at altitudes above the clouds. The Airborne Laser...

Russian T-50 PAK-FA Stealth...

Russian T-50 PAK-FA Stealth

| February 5, 2010 | 316 Views |

Russia has unveiled its next-gen stealth fighter which is set to compete head-to-head with the U.S. F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II. The T-50 PAK-FA jet, developed by the Sukhoi Company in collaboration with India, is claimed to have all weather capability and the ability to sustain super sonic flight though repeated in-flight refueling. T-50 PAK-FA Stealth Fighter Jet The jet...

Lockheed Martins HULC To Get Fuel Cells...

Lockheed Martins HULC To Get Fuel Cells

| February 1, 2010 | 133 Views |

The development of Lockheed Martin’s new Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC) Exoskeleton is not too far from complete. However there are still a few kinks that need ironing out, and Lockheed are right on track. The newest upgrade to the super exoskeleton comes in the form of power – battery power. Lockheed Martin HULC Exoskeleton To Get Fuel Cells Previous prototypes of the...

Army Medic Treats Himself After Sniper S...

Army Medic Treats Himself After Sniper Shot

| January 30, 2010 | 109 Views |

The main role of a combat medic is provide first aid and frontline trauma care for the platoon. But what happens when the medic himself is injured? In Spc. Mortensen’s case, he treated himself. A medic with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Spc. Matthew Mortensen, of Olathe, Kan. was part of a patrol conducting a neighborhood search, Dec. 10, in an area well...

AirMule VTOL UAV...

AirMule VTOL UAV

| January 26, 2010 | 240 Views |

Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is currently developing a hover capable, VTOL drone primarily designed for medevac and cargo missions. The AirMule is a specialized UAV concept first unveiled back in 2008, but earlier this month the aircraft made it’s first successful (but tethered) liftoff. AirMule VTOL UAV The AirMule is powered by a 730shp Turbomeca Arriel I turboshaft...

NASAs One Man Electric Plane...

NASAs One Man Electric Plane

| January 22, 2010 | 223 Views |

NASA scientists have officially unveiled plans for a hover-capable, electric-powered aircraft, nicknamed “the Puffin,” The one man aircraft will stand around 12 ft tall, have a wingspan of 13.5 feet, and will sport 2.3 meter wide propellers powered by rechargeable lithium phosphate batteries. NASA Puffin VTOL One Man Aircraft On the ground the Puffin is designed to stand on its...

Facebook Discount Promotions...

Facebook Discount Promotions

| January 22, 2010 | 172 Views |

As our blog has grown, so has our Facebook page and other internet presence. Social websites are all the rage and allow interaction like never before. Sometimes it can be over whelming, while others times very beneficial and entertaining. We have dedicated our page to providing the military community access to articles and news that specifically pertain to them. If you have spent any...

Cobra Gold 2010 Thailand...

Cobra Gold 2010 Thailand

| January 21, 2010 | 492 Views |

Cobra Gold is under way and 800HighTech will participate again this year. We will link up with MCCS and offer FREE PRIZES to the men and women in uniform participating in this year’s exercise. We will be offering the high-end electronics during the popular annual MCCS Super Bowl Party. We will also be offering two additional prizes for the MCCS Golf Tournament as well. Over $4,000...

Flash Drives Security Threat...

Flash Drives Security Threat

| January 8, 2010 | 231 Views |

SanDisk Corp. and Verbatim Corp. have joined Kingston Technology Inc. in issuing a security warning to customers alerting them to the potential security threat posed by a flaw in the hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption on their USB flash drives. Military Security All three companies claimed their USB drives had met security criteria set by the Federal Information Processing Standard...

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