Gizmodo: memorial day

In Russia's Red Square, 2009 Is Still 1959

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:00:00 EDT

The Cold War may be over—well, maybe it is not—but some things never change in the Russian Empire. Like the Victory Day parade in Red Square, showing off the mighty Soviet machinery.

People have this idea that, after the end of the Cold War, the Red Army was in shambles. In part that is true, but it never lost its power. Now, it's all the contrary. They are in better shape than ever, and still developing weaponry that—while it may not compare to the best that the United States has to offer—is still ingenious, like their missiles designed to avoid missile defense.

The Big Picture has some beautiful photos of their yearly parade in the Red Square, which it's as impressive as it was in the years of Stalin, Brezhnev, and Khrushchev.

Click to see the rest of the photos. [Big Picture]

U.S. Army Future Combat System: Like Battlefield 2142, But in Real Life

Matt Buchanan — Mon, 28 May 2007 18:15:57 EDT

It's Memorial Day, so CNET got into the act by putting together a rundown of some of the Army's Future Combat System, which "envisions a family of high-tech gear including sensors, aerial drones, and manned and unmanned ground vehicles, all fully networked and linked to individual soldiers" that will ultimately help save lives.
– Matt Buchanan

The system's development timeline stretches into the next decade, but some of it might see some action by the next fiscal year, which starts in October. While I think the Class I Unmanned Aerial vehicle is pretty cool, admittedly I'm fairly smitten by the Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle solely because it's controlled with a modified Xbox 360 controller.

The Army's vision for soldier tech [CNET via CrunchGear]