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DARPA Has a Simple Plan to Clean Up the World’s Deadliest Weapons

Getting rid of chemical weapons is one of the military’s most unpleasant duties. But in the future, it may be no more difficult than incinerating garbage, thanks to a team of DARPA-funded scientists who think they can turn some of the world’s deadliest poisons into harmless dirt. Chemical weapons, including nerve agents and mustards, have…

Tech News Maddie Stone May 17

Russian Planes Just Came Really, Really Close to Hitting a US Navy Destroyer

The United States Navy just reported “multiple, aggressive flight maneuvers by Russian aircraft” on two separate occasions while in international waters. While conducting deck landing drills yesterday “two Russian SU-24 jets made numerous close-range and low altitude passes” near the USS Donald Cook. Earlier today, a Russian helicopter made multiple circles around the ship, followed…

Tech News Avery Ellis Apr 13

The US Military’s New Robot Is Ready to Go Submarine Hunting

DARPA recently christened its brand new Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV). The autonomous vessel can travel on the high seas at speeds up to 27 knots for months on end without a single crew member. The 130-foot ACTUV can be remote-controlled, but its primary use is as an autonomous vessel that can operate…

Tech News Avery Ellis Apr 7

Cool Angle of a Helicopter Aerial Refueling Makes It Seem As If the Blades Are Gonna Chop the Line

This rear angle capturing a MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter aerial refueling from a KC-130 tanker makes it look like aerial helicopter refueling is the most dangerous thing. The helicopter blades look like they would tangle up with the fuel line and send both aircraft tumbling down. Luckily, it’s not like that! Here’s a Black Hawk…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 1

Battleship Bridges Look Cooler in Real Life Than in the Movies

Looking like some kind of delectable mashup of Tron and The Hunt for Red October, this is actually a view inside the bridge of the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt. Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Lucas Robinson is studiously updating the status board in this image. It’s a vital part of the bridge—sometimes referred to at the pilot…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 31

The Government Blew $86 Million on a Would-Be Drug-Spy Plane That Never Flew

When the DEA bought a spy plane in 2008, it was supposed to be a way to catch and transport dealers in Afghanistan. Instead, it turned into a corroding rust bucket in the desert, and a reminder of how dumb the government can be. The “Global Discovery” program is focused on a single aircraft, an…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Mar 30

Flying Drone Can Hide Underwater For Months Like a Nuclear Submarine

A submarine’s periscope is a useful reconnaissance tool, but it puts the vessel at risk since it can only be used when the sub surfaces. As an alternative, researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a waterproof drone that can float up from the murky depths and then take to the skies to provide an…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 18

Marines Will Soon Need to Know How to Shoot a Moving Target, Because That Wasn’t a Thing Before

If you’re shooting at someone, it is highly likely that they will try to avoid getting hit. Ergo, for people who sometimes shoot at other people as part of their job—like the Marines, for instance—one might expect a certain level of training involving moving targets. Not so fast! According to a report in the Marine…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman Mar 16

Military Drones Have Been Used for Non-Military Surveillance Above the US

The Pentagon has admitted that the US military has used its drones for domestic surveillance missions. But, it also points out, the occurrences have been rare and always within the letter of the law. USA Today reports that the news stems from a Freedom of Information Act request. A Pentagon report explains that fewer then…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe Mar 10

Cool Photo of a F-18 Flyby of an Aircraft Carrier

It’s like the F/A-18E Super Hornet is splitting the horizon as it flies through the line between ocean and sky. It’s actually just zipping through a flyby during an aerial change of command ceremony above the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier. Either way, it’s such a perfect picture of a giant mothership and aircraft.

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 8

The F-35 Has Big Radar Problems and the Fix Is Hilarious

Now, more than $1 trillion into its development, the F-35 aircraft is experiencing glitches with its radar systems. US Air Force major general Jeffrey Harrigian explained the problem in an IHS Jane report: “What would happen is they’d get a signal that says either a radar degrade or a radar fail—something that would force us…

Tech News Michael Nunez Mar 8

North Korean Army to Assume ‘Pre-Emptive Attack’ Mode With Nuclear Weapons

North Korea isn’t happy. According to Reuters, Kim Jong Un has told the country’s military to assume “pre-emptive attack” mode and be prepared to use its nuclear weapons at any time. The news, released via North Korea’s state news agency KCNA, is a sign of increasing tension between the country and the rest of the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 4

Shape-Shifting Mini Tank Transforms Into an Infinite Number of Vehicles

Estonian defense company Milrem has developed a seriously cool military robot that is totally modular, so that it can easily morph from an unmanned combat unit, to a humanless firefighter, to a makeshift medevac. The robot is called THeMIS (Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System). It’s six-and-a-half feet wide, nearly three feet tall, and it can…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Feb 17

DARPA’s New Autonomous Submarine-Hunter Could Change Naval Combat Forever

In 2010, DARPA announced it was creating an autonomous, submarine-hunting war machine that would be manned with exactly zero people. Now, that vehicle is ready for action. The Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel, or ACTUV, is now scheduled to be launched April 17 from the Vigor Shipyards in Oregon. The ACTUV will continue sea-trials…

Tech News Michael Nunez Feb 12

Scientists Found a Way to Control Machines With Your Mind, No Brain Surgery Required

The US military is looking for ways to insert microscopic devices into human brains to help folks communicate with machines, like prosthetic limbs, with their minds. And now, DARPA’s saying scientists have found a way to do just that—without ripping open patients’ skulls. In the DARPA-funded study, researchers at the University of Melbourne have developed…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Feb 8

The Pentagon’s New List of F-35 Bugs Is Predictably Awful

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is the most expensive military program in the world, so it should be no surprise that the F-35 aircraft is loaded with powerful weapons controlled by powerful computers. Unfortunately, the guns don’t fire yet, and the computers still don’t work right. A Pentagon official released a damning report on…

Tech News Michael Nunez Feb 3

Awesome Photo of US Air Force Airmen Jumping Off a C-130 Hercules Aircraft

Here’s a fantastic shot of US Airforce Airmen flying off the back of a C-130J Hercules. The angle is pretty damn perfect as the airman with the camera captures the fearlessness of the parachute jumpers and gets the entire giant transport aircraft in the background. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter,…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 28

The US Navy Will Power an Entire Fleet With Biofuel Made From Beef Fat

The potential sources for green biofuels never cease to amaze: Now, the US Navy is fueling one fleet with a bizarre cocktail of petroleum and cow fat. The group of ships has been dubbed the PR-friendly “Great Green Fleet,” a nod to Teddy Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet. The vessel group is made up of an…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Jan 21

How the Russian Navy Would Invade a Beach Today

It’s not quite the Evil Empire but seeing the Russian Navy storm a beach doesn’t exactly elicit warm and fuzzy feelings now, does it? This training exercise of the Navy was held at the Barents Sea by the Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet and shows soldiers being deployed from helicopters, armored vehicles being released from landing…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 14

This A-10 Thunderbolt II Being Aerial Refueled Looks Like a Bad Ass Flying Shark Machine

Here’s a photo of a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling an A-10 Thunderbolt II over the clouds. The perfect angle of the picture and the lovely nose art of the aircraft makes the fighter jet look like a flying shark machine that has a machine gun as its mouth and scars on its battered…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 13

DARPA Has a Simple Plan to Clean Up the World’s Deadliest Weapons

Russian Planes Just Came Really, Really Close to Hitting a US Navy Destroyer

The US Military’s New Robot Is Ready to Go Submarine Hunting

Cool Angle of a Helicopter Aerial Refueling Makes It Seem As If the Blades Are Gonna Chop the Line

Battleship Bridges Look Cooler in Real Life Than in the Movies

The Government Blew $86 Million on a Would-Be Drug-Spy Plane That Never Flew

Flying Drone Can Hide Underwater For Months Like a Nuclear Submarine

Marines Will Soon Need to Know How to Shoot a Moving Target, Because That Wasn’t a Thing Before

Military Drones Have Been Used for Non-Military Surveillance Above the US

Cool Photo of a F-18 Flyby of an Aircraft Carrier

The F-35 Has Big Radar Problems and the Fix Is Hilarious

North Korean Army to Assume ‘Pre-Emptive Attack’ Mode With Nuclear Weapons

Shape-Shifting Mini Tank Transforms Into an Infinite Number of Vehicles

DARPA’s New Autonomous Submarine-Hunter Could Change Naval Combat Forever

Scientists Found a Way to Control Machines With Your Mind, No Brain Surgery Required

The Pentagon’s New List of F-35 Bugs Is Predictably Awful

Awesome Photo of US Air Force Airmen Jumping Off a C-130 Hercules Aircraft

The US Navy Will Power an Entire Fleet With Biofuel Made From Beef Fat

How the Russian Navy Would Invade a Beach Today

This A-10 Thunderbolt II Being Aerial Refueled Looks Like a Bad Ass Flying Shark Machine

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