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White House To Scrap Eastern European Missile Defense Shield
Reversing years of Bush administration policy, the White House announced that it has scrapped plans for an Eastern European component...
A Portable Device for Frying Electronics
An enemy missile has no strategic value if its computer is down. A high-power-microwave emitter can disable a missile’s electronics...
Darpa’s First Robotic Ornithopter Hovers, Flies Like a Hummingbird
The creepy, tiny wing-flapping UAV, designed for indoor flight, is modelled on hummingbirds
Network of Wi-Fi-Enabled Cyborg Insects Hunts Down WMDs
A wireless network allows electronically enhanced bugs to chirp, tweet, and blog (some day!) about weapons they find
A Lightweight Display Brings Instant Army Intelligence to Your Wrist
The flexible, durable, wearable screen could soon be standard issue
A Word With the Inventor of the Battlefield Snakebot and the Wall-Scaling Snailbot
Israeli roboticist Amir Shapiro looks to the animal kingdom to design robots that can go where humans can't
Drones Hone In On Taliban Targets Marked With Tiny Microchips
Minuscule beacons tell pilotless aircraft where to bomb.
“Luke” Arm Begins Widespread Testing Among Veterans
Dean Kamen's ground-breaking prosthetic enters large-scale military trial
Meet Ember, the Littlest Warbot
iRobot's lovable fighting machine can be toted in your pocket
