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China Admits Having an ‘Army of Hackers’ to Help with Cyberwars
China has finally admitted that it has cyber warfare units after its government previously denied having any organised cyber warfare elements in an investigation blaming the People’s Liberation Army as being the source for hacking attacks on the US. Expert on Chinese military strategy at the Center for Intelligence Research…
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Studio Behind Pokemon to Produce “Badass” Elephant Game
Titles don’t come much better than, Tembo the Badass Elephant. On that alone, it could be the best game of 2015. It’s an upcoming side-scrolling action game that looks almost like Contra starring an elephant commando: you destroy tanks and soldiers, and at one point you can use a giant bowling…
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British Army to Set Up 77 Brigade ‘Social Media Unit’
01 The British Army is to set up a ‘social media unit’ called 77 Brigade. The army is reportedly interested in creating the Brigade due to the ‘ineffectiveness’ of conventional weapons in the face of modern day threats. The unit will consist of social media experts, psychologists and behaviourists who will…
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Watch: Vladmir Putin Gets Bored Over Quad Bike Riding Robot
Watching the video bellow, you might find yourself actually agreeing with Vladimir Putin for once. He’s far from excited – and so will you be when you see this robot that rides a quad bike. In a landscape that looks as baron as the middle of Siberia, “the world’s most powerful…
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Watch a Laser Cannon Shoot Down a Drone
The US Navy has a big new toy – the USS Ponce with its massive laser cannon. This giant cannon can shoot objects from great distance, moving at speed and with incredible accuracy. In one of their tests in the video bellow, they fire at an object aboard a boat, alongside a dummy…
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Chinese University Uses Urine to Charge Smartphones
A teaspoon of gray powder, a small amount of mineral water and a splash of urine was the chemical concoction that Sichuan University students used to charge their smartphones from dead to 100% recently. Yes, you read it right – urine. The three science and engineering students completed this project as part…
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DARPA Reveal New Ground X-Vehicle Technology for Tanks
DARPA have been working hard to design new tanks that use significantly less armour in a bid to make them incredibly agile, while still making them safe for their occupants. No easy task given that tanks typically have a lot of heavy armour for a damn good reason. The new…
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US Hypersonic Weapon Destroyed Just Seconds After Testing Began
The US recently tested their new Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2, a new missile deployment systems that could allow them to strike a target anywhere in the world within one hour, but the initial test flight of the new technology resulted in a self destruct just four seconds after the…
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Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? Nope, It’s a Flying Police Man.
UK-based manufacturer Parajet International now believe that one-man flying machines are now viable option for the police and military. If you are thinking this sounds like a game of Halo 4, jet packing your way through a map to snipe someone, that’s because it is exactly what they’re trying to create……
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UK Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Reaper Fleet in Afghanistan Increases
The UK Ministry of Defence recently confirmed the addition of five new MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), used for reconnaissance and combat operations. The 10 Reaper UAVs are flying from the Kandahar airfield with a focus on supporting the International Security Assistance Force. Despite combat operations ending at the…
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Google Robot Pulled out of Military Service, Aims to Develop Consumer Model
Schaft was working on developing some truly impressive robotics hardware for the military as part of the $2 million Robotics Challenge. This was an incentive setup by the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to seek the most advanced robotics in the world. With barely half of the three year…
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DARPA Wants Deployable Ballistics Wall From Inside a Portable Canister
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is currently asking for proposals in the future development of BlockADE (Block Access to Deny Entry). For companies and researchers interested in submitting a proposal, a statement of work isn’t currently required, as DARPA wants to just receive proposals. If designed to meet…
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UPS Now Delivering $400,000 Drones
Ever fancied having your very own UAV to spy on those pesky neighbours or the psychotic other half that has been stalking you for the last 6 months? Well fear not as it appears UPS are delivering drones to your door – even if it’s not yours. OK so this…
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US Army Invents Virtually Immortal Pizza
I’m sure many of you have eaten a pizza that wasn’t exactly fresh, personally I think my upper limit was around the 46 hour mark and even that it was a decision based on being tired, hungry, drunk and an abundance of left over pizza being available. So can you…
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BAE Systems ‘Taranis’ Stealth Drone Revealed
BAE Systems have revealed their latest innovation, the Taranis stealth drone which has been named after the Celtic god of thunder. After flying successful test flights in the Australian desert last August, the Teranis is now officially complete and is currently deployed as a technology demonstrator. 1.5 million man hours…
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