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Cobra Gold 2010 Vids and Pics...

Cobra Gold 2010 Vids and Pics

| February 21, 2010 | 140 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...

Cobra Gold 2010 Thailand...

Cobra Gold 2010 Thailand

| January 21, 2010 | 478 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...

U.S Army Universal Remote...

U.S Army Universal Remote

| December 20, 2009 | 295 Views |

The U.S. Army has been testing a new ‘universal remote’ to give troops complete control over drones, robots and surveillance equipment, in one simple Common Controller. The Common Controller device currently controls the Class I Unmanned Aerial System (aka the “flying beer keg“), the Multifunctional Utility/Logistics Equipment vehicle (a robotic cart) and the Small...

Sea Lions Enlisted In U.S. Navy...

Sea Lions Enlisted In U.S. Navy

| December 2, 2009 | 228 Views |

Californian sea lions have become the U.S. Navy’s newest animal recruits alongside dolphins and a Beluga whale. The sea lions are trained to help disarm underwater mines by swimming down and placing a clamp on to the device,handlers from the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific are then able to reel it in. U.S. Navy Sealion The sea lions have also...

Sony PSPs To Train Britains Marines...

Sony PSPs To Train Britains Marines

| November 26, 2009 | 306 Views |

Britain’s Royal Navy have called upon the help of Sony’s new PlayStation Portable to help troops brush up on their cognitive skills and academic achievements. Preloaded with eight to twelve minute study packages, comprising of slides and commentary prepared by instructors, the £120 portable device provides a practical solution for sailors needing to revise subjects such as...

Navy Ships With Shark Skin...

Navy Ships With Shark Skin

| October 28, 2009 | 348 Views |

The U.S Navy has announced that it will begin coating the hulls of its ships with a bacteria-busting film, Sharklet, designed to inhibit or enhance microorganism growth. The new film, inspired by the rough skin of sharks, is the first no-kill, non-toxic surface developed to control bacteria including Staph a., MRSA, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli and others. The Sharket surface,...

USS New York...

| October 14, 2009 | 474 Views |

The USS New York, a Navy ship built with tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center towers, began its maiden voyage last Tuesday, down the Mississippi River on route to New York. The USS New York, was built and named to commemorate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But the ship means so much more to many, as the workers were tragically hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, during the...

The Navy’s Command Center Of The F...

The Navy’s Command Center Of The Future

| October 2, 2009 | 482 Views |

A prototype facility being built at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SPAWAR) in San Diego, may become the Navy’s new command center. And looking at the images, the place is clearly inspired by Star Trek. The The Command Center of the Future (CCoF) prototype is designed to bring together senior decision makers from remote locations to make strategic decisions,...

DIY Rail Gun...

| September 23, 2009 | 904 Views |

As soon as we saw this video clip, there was no question that it would make it onto our blog. I mean how many other rail guns have you seen? Let alone DIY rail guns. Colorado Springs, CO maker Ravi Gaddipati has spent the last year working on his own DIY railgun, and while it might not be as powerful as the Navy’s rail gun (read our original article here), it sure packs some...

VIP Google Voice Account For US Military...

VIP Google Voice Account For US Military

| August 3, 2009 | 417 Views |

With Google being at the forefront of the Information Technology business, its ties with the military have inevitably grown. And now, Google are showing its appreciation by giving military personal VIP access to a new Google Voice account. So if you have a .mil email address, you can head on over to the dedicated military sign-up page –...

Ultra-Fast Mini-Sub Travels At 100 Knots...

Ultra-Fast Mini-Sub Travels At 100 Knots

| August 1, 2009 | 608 Views |

Turning science fiction in fact once again, DARPA, is ready to begin testing phase of a new ultra-fast mini submarine, capable of traveling at 100 knots. Currently, the Navy’s fastest submarine can only travel at 25 to 30 knots while fully submerged. But the new sub, dubbed the Underwater Express, will shatter existing speed records. The DARPA program was first announce in 2006,...

USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Supercarrier...

USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Supercarrier

| June 5, 2009 | 785 Views |

After receiving an amazing video from a former Marine of the USS Kitty Hawk in high seas, it prompted me to create this post. The power of the US Military is amazing and the conditions that our service members is even more extraordinary. I think it is best I just start with the video to give you a sliver of the potential of the Kitty Hawk: USS Kitty Hawk During High Seas Video It is no...

Non-lethal Solutions To Combat Pirates...

Non-lethal Solutions To Combat Pirates

| May 15, 2009 | 1,212 Views |

Over the last year, every source of mass media has been inundated with reports on the pirating off Afric’s coast. The loss suffered from these attacks is phenomenal and has lead some of the worlds largest freight companies like Maersk, to re-route cargo at the costs of millions. Combating the threat of pirates is much more difficult than it may seem. Pirates typically use...

TV Crew To Film Pirates Of Somalia...

TV Crew To Film Pirates Of Somalia

| April 6, 2009 | 651 Views |

Pirating of the coast of Africa is big business, so big in fact that the world wants to know more. Spike TV are filming a new reality TV series which covers in detail, the US Navy’s ongoing operation to end the threat of hijacking off the African coast. The US Navy has allowed Spike TV and production company 44 Blue in-depth access on their mission which embarks from a military...

Navy Gun Turret Weapons...

Navy Gun Turret Weapons

| March 16, 2009 | 1,910 Views |

A gun turret is as armored rotating platform that protects the crew or weapon, from incoming fire. Gun turrets are often mounted on buildings, anti-naval land batteries, armored vehicles, naval ships or military aircraft, and can be armed with one or more machine guns, automatic cannons, large-caliber guns, or missile launchers. A turret that carries no weapons, only sighting devices,...

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