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New Unmanned Chopper Sniffs Out Improvised Explosives While Looking Adorable

HelipandaThis little fella likes flying through rainbows and sniffing for bombsScheibelRoadside bombs have long represented the greatest killer of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, but there's hope...

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Armored Airbags to Protect Vehicles from RPGs and Roadside Bombs

Airbag ArmorYou know what this vehicle could use? AirbagsChristian Marquardt, 7th Army JMTCDespite the vehicles' armor, rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) can still take out Humvees and MRAP vehicles...

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"SCARE" Software Predicts Insurgent Weapons Cache Locations Based on IED Attacks

Cutting Down IED AttacksIED attacks such as these can provide basic intel for SCARE to predict weapons cache locationsU.S. ArmyImprovised explosives used by insurgents represent the top killer for...

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To Clear IEDs, a Secret High-Tech Beam Bypasses Triggers and Detonates...

The U.S. Army Clears an IEDIEDs are the leading cause of U.S. casualties in Afghanistan, but a new high-tech beam countermeasure could clear roadways of threats from a safe distance.The U.S. military...

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Laser Sensor Can See Explosives' Vapor Trails Even at Extremely Low...

Detecting explosives, whether they're tucked into the roadside rubbish on a narrow street in Helmand Province or stashed in someone's undergarments at the airport, can be difficult to do. But UK...

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Adding Face Shields to Battle Helmets Could Drastically Reduce Brain Injuries...

Mapping the Magnitude of Brain Injuries from ExplosionsAn image from the computer models created by the MIT team.Michelle NyeinJust as the AK-47 rifle shifted the balance of power on battlefields the...

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Inside the Army's Next-Generation Shockproof Helmets

Shockproof HelmetThis helmet could help protect soldiers from the about 800 IEDs found in Afghanistan every month.Blanddesign.co.ukImprovised explosive devices are one of the biggest threats to...

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New Device Uses Electromagnetic Pulses to Detonate IEDs From a Safe Distance

IED CacheU.S. Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, search the location of a Improvised Explosive Device cache found in Sharana, Paktika...

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What Submarine Warfare and Cyber Security Can Teach Us About Defeating IEDs

A U.S. Marine searches for roadside IEDs in the vicinity of Fallujah in 2004Wikimedia CommonsNo enemy weapon has confounded U.S. military planners over the last decade like Improvised Explosive...

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Robot Rodeo, Y’all!

REMOTEC Andros contemplates the task before itKelsey AthertonIt's 10 a.m. on a Wednesday, and I'm watching a robot poke a forest camouflage backpack with a stick. Here on the southern edge of...

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Saab's Underwater Drone Will Hunt For Aquatic Explosives

Military Swedish fishing for IEDs Saab has a sea drone…

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National Guard Blows Up Drone With Lunch Box Bomb During Training

Military Doling out Swift justice Bomb squad blew stuff up for training.

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IED Drone Kills Kurdish Soldiers, French Commandos

Military Though long anticipated, this may be the first attack of its kind An ISIS drone carrying a bomb killed two Kurdish fighters and injured two French commandos in Iraq.

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What We Know About ISIS's Scratch-built Drones

Military Clues from an abandoned drone workshop in Iraq Lessons from a captured ISIS drone workshop.

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Report from ISIS factory of war reveals a vast, standardized arsenal

Military It takes a state to arm an insurgency Conflict Armament Researchers visit Iraq and documented the ISIS factories and workshops they found.

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Adding Face Shields to Battle Helmets Could Drastically Reduce Brain Injuries...

Technology Just as the AK-47 rifle shifted the balance of power on battlefields the world over during the second half of the last century, the improvised explosive device (IED) has… Just as the AK-47...

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Inside the Army's Next-Generation Shockproof Helmets

Technology Next-generation blast-ready headgear draws inspiration from Nascar and Star Wars alike Improvised explosive devices are one of the biggest threats to soldiers in Afghanistan and across the...

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New Device Uses Electromagnetic Pulses to Detonate IEDs From a Safe Distance

Technology A new technique uses electromagnetic pulses to detonate improvised explosive devices from afar, potentially thwarting the roadside bombs that have been the scourge of the… A new technique...

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What Submarine Warfare and Cyber Security Can Teach Us About Defeating IEDs

Technology A new White House strategy to counter IEDs takes a surprisingly holistic approach. No enemy weapon has confounded U.S. military planners over the last decade like Improvised Explosive...

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Robot Rodeo, Y’all!

Technology This is what happens when police, military folks, and scientists get together to play with very expensive robots. It's 10 a.m. on a Wednesday, and I'm watching a robot poke a forest...

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