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This
winter the US Air Force is set to deploy a Wide-area Airborne
Surveillance Sensor (WASS) under its MQ-9 Reaper UAVs that
will allow
troops to look at the battlefield from more angles.
The sensor, named the Gorgon Stare, will film an area with a
four-kilometer radius underneath the Reaper during both
day and night operations from 12 angles. Read More...
VIDEO: Soldier Sensors & Lasers Overview
US
Soldiers are being equipped with increasingly
sophisticated lasers and sensors that are improving
their detection capabilities and increasing their
lethality. See video below. (Source: PEO Soldier, US
Army)
Navy Railgun Sets World Record
The Office of Naval Research
Electromagnetic Railgun at the Naval Surface
Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, fired a world-record
setting 33 mega-joule shot, breaking the previous record
established in 2008. The railgun is a high-energy, long-range gun launch system that uses electricity
to launch
projectiles capable of hitting targets at
more than 200 nautical miles away with Mach 7 velocity. A
future tactical railgun planned for US Navy ships will
be able to hit targets at ranges
almost 20 times farther than existing US Navy surface ship
combat systems.
Click here to see
video.
Robot Cargo Carrier for Soldiers
Lockheed Martin has developed a robotic vehicle, the
Squad Mission Support System, that can follow Soldiers over
rough terrain and carry up to a ton of their gear and
equipment.
F-35 Takes STOVL to a New Level
The 5th Generation F-35B Joint Strike Fighter makes
vertical landings look easy, but advanced technology is behind
this remarkable craft.
REVIEW: S.O.Tech
Mission Go Bag
The S.O.Tech Mission
Go Bag is a multi-purpose carryall that can be configured for
numerous missions. The bag can be easily configured as a combat
life-saver kit, as a sniper or EOD tool bag, as a field laptop
bag, as a camera/photojournalist bag, as a gun toolkit, or as
an "Armageddon" survival kit. More...
From Our Readers
Iraq Vets Stress Project
The Iraq Vets Stress Project is determined to make a
difference. It offers returning vets free or low-cost
sessions using Energy Psychology, a method which many
therapists and coaches are using to help veterans with
PTSD to get their lives back.
REVIEW: S.O.Tech
Mission Go Bag
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