Tag Archives: Military

Alan Titchmarsh: not a fan of video games (via guardian.co.uk)

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Wow, a British accent even makes a video game journalist sound brilliant! I kid!! Mr. Ingham handles himself perfectly, deflecting the tired (and un-scientific) correlation of video games with causing children to be violent. He’s like Adam Sessler, but with no stutter. (I kid!): Thankfully, CVG editor Tim Ingham acquits himself very well in the [...]

Iraq insurgents ‘hack into video feeds from US drones’ (via BBC News)

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Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from unmanned American drone aircraft, US media reports say. Shia fighters are said to have used off-the-shelf software programs such as SkyGrabber to capture the footage. Iraq insurgents ‘hack into video feeds from US drones’ (via BBC News) More: Pentagon: Insurgents intercepted drone spy videos (via [...]

Soldier makes stand against current wars (via NYTimes.com)

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Anybody know of more soldiers refusing to server in the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Seems like more should be… Private Agosto said he lost faith in the war efforts abroad after returning in late 2007 from a 13-month stint in Iraq, in which he worked with computers and saw no combat. Soldier Who [...]

Good news: Special Weapons Observation Remote Reconnaissance Direct Action Systems still not ready for primetime

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Foster-Miller, the maker of gun-wielding robots called “SWORDS” has a s.n.a.f.u. in Iraq: Armed Robots Still in Iraq, But Grounded (Updated) | Danger Room from Wired.com

Only in Baraboo: DuraCoat Gun Refinishing

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Baraboo, WI is not well known outside of Wisconsin, but this site should change all that: Jim’s Gun Supply – DuraCoat Refinishing. Wow!

“Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise”

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Wow. Haven’t heard about this on the TV yet… The uninvited guest: Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise, leaving military chiefs red-faced | the Daily Mail (The real story there, however, is, “Image of Chinese sub pops up in middle of news about huge bras and celebrities…”) Chinese Sub Came Close [...]

MGS4 enemy bosses revealed

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This is old news to hardcore fans, but I have been too busy to post. Should be asleep right now as it is… New footage of some of the bosses in MGS4 is out and about on the Web. If you like spoilers, check out the four beastly bionic beauties of the Beauty and the [...]

Humvees just aren’t doing the job…

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Humvees are under-armed and under-armored, so the military is looking for something new: LiveScience – NASCAR Engineers Help Design New Combat Vehicle Georgia Tech Research News – Improving Survivability and Mobility: Concept Vehicle Illustrating New Options for Military Combat Vehicles Unveiled EurekAlert! – Concept vehicle illustrating new options for military combat vehicles to be unveiled

SCRAMJET!!!!!!

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NASA’s prototype hypersonic scramjet is set for a flight test this weekend. The 12-foot scale mockup of the X-43A aircraft is expected to reach Mach 7 (approx. 5,000 mph) at an altitude of 100,000 feet. A scramjet, having few to no moving parts (unlike a conventional jet engine), is propelled by the combustion of the [...]

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