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more about #defense more comments → banmojo: We have so much more to learn from God's amazing designs found in the nature He created. more » frigg: When is DARPA going to make reconnaissance spiders? I thought the rule was anything in Minority Report has to get made first. more » Curves: As of today, the Hummingbird feeder in my back yard comes down. more » Pope John Peeps II: Oh yes, the CYBER COMMAND is going to orchestrate security between hundreds of separate companies working with DOZENS of giant military corporate grou... more » Hello Mister Walrus: I don't know. It only takes one data security person to show his hot blonde girlfriend the inner workings of the cyber security system, without knowin... more » Ryanraven: Government outsourcing is good and bad at the same time. I can never tell if I love or hate it but at this point there is virtually no turning back. more » Skorpius: With all the random hackers we have in the US, I could totally see something like the Lone Gunmen working for the gov. more » N@tedog: Where can I buy that inflatable decoy F-16? I'd buy one for my fraternity's lawn and instantly be the best alumnus ever. more » OMG! Ponies!: Still, none of these resemble a paper house so how is it newsworthy? more » zenpoet: I would have loved to have the inflatable scud missile launcher at my 9th birthday. That way I could have scared the shit out of Jonny Caplione, when ... more » frigg: I wonder what the solution is since there can't be a ban on individual storage forever. more » hiimcliff: that virus story sounds like bull. someone prolly stole some sensitive info. more » KhaiJB: [blog.wired.com] more » 92BuickLeSabre: Can someone clarify for me what the advantage (today) of small portable drives (or using say an iPhone App to turn your iPhone into a drive) is over s... more » strider_mt2k: Hmmm, too little too late knee-jerk reaction? Sounds like us. more » -
#uavs
Pentagon Wants a Flying Bug: This Flapping Nano Bot is Phase One
Last year, DARPA granted aerospace firm, Aeronvironment, a chunk of change and six-months to demonstrate a bird-sized Nano Air Vehicle (NAV). This video shows the result: the "smallest ever free-flying aircraft to hover and climb with flapping wings." More » -
#cybersecurity
Pentagon to Create Cyber Command to Hopefully Avoid More Cybersecurity Screwups
After unidentified hackers made away with untold amounts of protected data on a highly-classified fighter jet project, the Pentagon decided to step up their cybersecurity. The first step? Creating the badass-sounding Cyber Command. More » -
#decoys
8 Inflatable Military Decoys
The life-size inflatable jumbo jet was impressive, but the military has been doing this sort of thing forever. As proof, check out OObject's list of eight military-grade spy camera fake-outs. [OObject] -
#batmanboat
Navy "Batman Boat" Has Drug Runners Thinking They're Being Chased By UFOs
The Navy's 80-foot $6 million "Stiletto" with its Batman-esque twin m-shaped hull has been floating around as a prototype project for several years now, but it has suffered from budget cuts in the Defense Department. However, it appears that the Stiletto is starting to see some action in the war against drugs. Recently a group of drug runners in Florida tried to elude one by sailing near reefs and sandbars at 42 knots and skimming over water less than 5 feet deep. But the Stiletto kept on coming. After a two-hour chase, the drug boat finally ran out of gas and the passengers were apprehended. They told authorities that it was like being chased by a UFO. A UFO boat, huh? These guys were so f'ing high. More » -
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#wow
The Pentagon Preps for World of Warcraft Invasion (No, Seriously)
Terrorism. It could be all around you. It could be in the air you breathe, the food you eat, the loved one you kiss goodnight and even the MMO you play. Yes, friends, according to a recent presentation by Dr. Dwight Toavs, professor at the Pentagon's National Defense University, virtual worlds could easily hide a real terrorist plot. And to illustrate his point, Toavs supplied this example screen from World of Warcraft. It looks innocent enough, just documenting a good old dragon fire spell on the south gates of the Keep. Unless...wait...what could they really be referring to? More » -
#pewpew
Northrop Grumman Death Star Lasers Are Weapons-Grade, Could Be Out in 2008
Wired's Danger Room blog is spot on in comparing Northrop Grumman's upcoming solid state laser system to the Death Star. Promised to arrive before the end of 2008, and far earlier than Boeing's 25kW laser, it's supposed to have 100 kilowatts of power (SERIOUS pew pew action) and make use of multiple, less powerful lasers to form one giant one (see also: Voltron). More » -
#robots
Roomba Maker to Develop DARPA's ChemBot Morphing Robots
Last year DARPA began the search for a company that could develop robots capable of squeezing through small openings and returning to their original size, shape, and functionality on the other side. Like most of DARPA's projects, the idea was way-out there. However, it appears that iRobot (the guys behind practical home robots like the Roomba vacuum and the Looj Gutter cleaner) have answered the call. More »
