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...
View ArticleArmored 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...
View Article"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...
View ArticleTo 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...
View ArticleLaser 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...
View ArticleAdding 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...
View ArticleInside 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleRobot 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...
View ArticleSaab's Underwater Drone Will Hunt For Aquatic Explosives
Military Swedish fishing for IEDs Saab has a sea drone…
View ArticleNational Guard Blows Up Drone With Lunch Box Bomb During Training
Military Doling out Swift justice Bomb squad blew stuff up for training.
View ArticleIED 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.
View ArticleWhat We Know About ISIS's Scratch-built Drones
Military Clues from an abandoned drone workshop in Iraq Lessons from a captured ISIS drone workshop.
View ArticleReport 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.
View ArticleAdding 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...
View ArticleInside 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleRobot 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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