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The U.S. Navy Wants Nonlethal Weapons
Technology

The U.S. Navy Wants Nonlethal Weapons

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Week In Drones: Cameras That Follow You, Retro Police Copters, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: Cameras That Follow You, Retro Police Copters, And More

By Kelsey D. Atherton

New CombatGuard Four-Wheeler Is An Armored ATV
Technology

New CombatGuard Four-Wheeler Is An Armored ATV

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Crowd-Cataloguing The Guns Of World War One
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Crowd-Cataloguing The Guns Of World War One

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Warships, Glenn Frey and the Gas Stations of the Ocean
Technology

Warships, Glenn Frey and the Gas Stations of the Ocean

By Sam LaGrone

The Week In Drones: Pepper Spray Paintballs, Celebrity Selfies, And More
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The Week In Drones: Pepper Spray Paintballs, Celebrity Selfies, And More

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russia Just Finished A Submarine It Has Spent 20 Years Building
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Russia Just Finished A Submarine It Has Spent 20 Years Building

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Lockheed’s Vision: Autonomous Drones With Lasers
Technology

Lockheed’s Vision: Autonomous Drones With Lasers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

CV-18 Air Wing
Technology

Is this a model of China’s next aircraft carrier?

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

China’s Navy Heads for Hawaii (for RIMPAC exercise)
Technology

China’s Navy Heads for Hawaii (for RIMPAC exercise)

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Stealth Radar Tests on Passenger Jet
Technology

Stealth Radar Tests on Passenger Jet

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Target Practice: Chinese Helicopter Tests Shooting Down Drones
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Target Practice: Chinese Helicopter Tests Shooting Down Drones

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

A New Naval Oil Tanker Will Help China’s Navy go Blue Water
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A New Naval Oil Tanker Will Help China’s Navy go Blue Water

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Not A Shark, But A Robot: Chinese University Tests Long-Range Unmanned Mini Sub
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Not A Shark, But A Robot: Chinese University Tests Long-Range Unmanned Mini Sub

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

New Chinese 052D Destroyers, 3 In A Row At A Shipyard
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New Chinese 052D Destroyers, 3 In A Row At A Shipyard

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Reverse-Engineering The Technology Of D-Day
Technology

Reverse-Engineering The Technology Of D-Day

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Chinese A-100 Heavy Rockets on Display in Tanzania
Technology

Chinese A-100 Heavy Rockets on Display in Tanzania

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

War, Pirates and the Story of the First D.C. Memorial
Technology

War, Pirates and the Story of the First D.C. Memorial

By Sam LaGrone

New Chinese 5th Generation Fighter Jet–J31 Performs More Flight Tests
Technology

New Chinese 5th Generation Fighter Jet–J31 Performs More Flight Tests

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Chinese Special Forces Take 1st, 2nd And 4th Place At ‘Olympics’ For Elite Warriors
Technology

Chinese Special Forces Take 1st, 2nd And 4th Place At ‘Olympics’ For Elite Warriors

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Congress Is Making Plans To Limit Use Of Military Drones
Technology

Congress Is Making Plans To Limit Use Of Military Drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Terrible Thing That Waits (Under the Ocean)
Technology

A Terrible Thing That Waits (Under the Ocean)

By Sam LaGrone

The Navy’s Next Heavy-Duty Helicopter Can Carry 27,000 Pounds
Technology

The Navy’s Next Heavy-Duty Helicopter Can Carry 27,000 Pounds

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Chinese Air Force Deploys Monkeys… For Real
Technology

Chinese Air Force Deploys Monkeys… For Real

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Chinese Air Force Takes Delivery of New J-16 Strike Fighters
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Chinese Air Force Takes Delivery of New J-16 Strike Fighters

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Tanker Buddies: Chinese Navy J-15 Fighter Planes Refuel in Flight
Technology

Tanker Buddies: Chinese Navy J-15 Fighter Planes Refuel in Flight

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Tianhe 2
Technology

New Chinese Supercomputer Goes Beta (Tianhe 2 Ahead Of Schedule And On Budget)

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Chinese Drones Soon Flying Over Saudi Arabia
Technology

Chinese Drones Soon Flying Over Saudi Arabia

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

The Week In Drones: A War In Yemen, Farming At Night, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: A War In Yemen, Farming At Night, And More

By Kelsey D. Atherton

North Korea’s New Drones Are Chinese (Which Opens A New Mystery)
Technology

North Korea’s New Drones Are Chinese (Which Opens A New Mystery)

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

A Silent, Hybrid Motorcycle For The U.S. Military
Technology

A Silent, Hybrid Motorcycle For The U.S. Military

By Kelsey D. Atherton

HQ-17: A Classic Russian Missile With A New Chinese Twist
Technology

HQ-17: A Classic Russian Missile With A New Chinese Twist

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

The World’s Most Dangerous Naval Weapon
Technology

The World’s Most Dangerous Naval Weapon

By Sam LaGrone

The Week In Drones: Shooting One Down In Montana, The FBI’s Robot Missions, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: Shooting One Down In Montana, The FBI’s Robot Missions, And More

By Kelsey D. Atherton

car-impaling crossbow
DIY

A Homemade Crossbow Designed To Impale A Car Door [Video]

By Chris Hackett

Transforming Helicopter-Truck Hybrid Makes First Flight
Technology

Transforming Helicopter-Truck Hybrid Makes First Flight

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Badger Fits Inside An Osprey
Technology

This Badger Fits Inside An Osprey

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The next new major Chinese warship arrives, on land
Technology

The next new major Chinese warship arrives, on land

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Missiles And Rockets Might Soon Smell Like Pine Trees
Environment

Missiles And Rockets Might Soon Smell Like Pine Trees

By Ina Yang

The Navy Wants To Fire Its Ridiculously Strong Railgun From The Ocean
Technology

The Navy Wants To Fire Its Ridiculously Strong Railgun From The Ocean

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Taiwan Navy Launches New Stealth Boat
Technology

Taiwan Navy Launches New Stealth Boat

By Kelsey D. Atherton

No, U.S. Drones Weren’t Shot Down Over Crimea
Technology

No, U.S. Drones Weren’t Shot Down Over Crimea

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ukraine Unveils Half-Finished New Radar System
Technology

Ukraine Unveils Half-Finished New Radar System

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Week In Drones: North Korea Builds A Target, Rare Dolphin Video, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: North Korea Builds A Target, Rare Dolphin Video, And More

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The World’s Longest Aircraft Is Half-Blimp, Half-Zeppelin
Technology

The World’s Longest Aircraft Is Half-Blimp, Half-Zeppelin

By Kelsey D. Atherton

2014: Year of the Eastern Arsenal
Technology

2014: Year of the Eastern Arsenal

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Technology

Eastern Arsenal- Why we write

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Nazis Studied Using Mosquitoes As Biological Weapons
Technology

Nazis Studied Using Mosquitoes As Biological Weapons

By Douglas Main

The Week In Drones: Flying Cameras At The Olympics, A Corvette Sinkhole, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: Flying Cameras At The Olympics, A Corvette Sinkhole, And More

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Meet Taranis, The UK’s Shiny New Stealth Drone
Technology

Meet Taranis, The UK’s Shiny New Stealth Drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Science Confirms The Obvious: Being Shot In The Face Is Bad
Technology

Science Confirms The Obvious: Being Shot In The Face Is Bad

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How A Simple New Invention Seals A Gunshot Wound In 15 Seconds
Technology

How A Simple New Invention Seals A Gunshot Wound In 15 Seconds

By Rose Pastore

Several Reasons Why Aircraft Carriers Are Super Dangerous
Technology

Several Reasons Why Aircraft Carriers Are Super Dangerous

By Sam LaGrone

Big Pic: The U.S. Navy Tests A Virtual Reality Headset
Technology

Big Pic: The U.S. Navy Tests A Virtual Reality Headset

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Lasers To Join Israel’s Missile Defense System
Technology

Lasers To Join Israel’s Missile Defense System

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Robots May Replace One-Fourth Of U.S. Combat Soldiers By 2030, Says General
Technology

Robots May Replace One-Fourth Of U.S. Combat Soldiers By 2030, Says General

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The U.S. Army Is Testing Auto-Aiming Rifles
Technology

The U.S. Army Is Testing Auto-Aiming Rifles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Video: A Marine With A Prosthetic Hand Controlled By His Own Muscles
Technology

Video: A Marine With A Prosthetic Hand Controlled By His Own Muscles

By Rebecca Boyle

Will This Helicopter Truck Fly?
Technology

Will This Helicopter Truck Fly?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Rise and Fall of the Battleship (And Why They Won’t Be Coming Back)
Technology

The Rise and Fall of the Battleship (And Why They Won’t Be Coming Back)

By Sam LaGrone

This Robot Just Won The DARPA Robotics Challenge
Technology

This Robot Just Won The DARPA Robotics Challenge

By Colin Lecher

A Guide To Spotting And Hiding From Drones
Technology

A Guide To Spotting And Hiding From Drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

An Extremely Brief History of Military Submarines
Technology

An Extremely Brief History of Military Submarines

By Sam LaGrone

Big Pic: Submerged Navy Submarine Launches Drone
Technology

Big Pic: Submerged Navy Submarine Launches Drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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