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Residential Buildings in London Will House Surface-to-Air Missiles During the Olympics

Large-scale, international events like the Olympics are often considered as targets for terrorist attacks. The UK’s Ministry of Defence is taking that extremely seriously: it’s placing surface-to-air missiles on a residential apartment building during the summer’s sporting event. The BBC reports that people living in a residential area in east London, near the Olympic site,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Apr 30

How to Kill China’s ‘Carrier-Killer’ Missile: Jam, Spoof and Shoot

China has developed a missile that would turn an aircraft carrier into a two-billion-dollar hulk of twisted metal, flame, and dead sailors. Publicly, the U.S. Navy downplays its importance. Privately, the sailors are working out several different options to kill it before it kills them. Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the Navy’s top officer, explained to reporters…

Tech News Spencer Ackerman - Wired Mar 16

There’s a New Mystery Strike Weapon Coming to the US Arsenal

This is Boeing’s next big destructive bad boy. “Boeing is in production on at least one “proprietary” strike weapon system” says Shelley Lavender, VP and general manager of Boeing’s global strike systems. Nobody knows anything about it. The weapon was shown for the first time at the Surface Navy Association’s annual conference in Washington D.C.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 16

Ship Bound for China Busted with American Patriot Missiles Labeled as “Fireworks”

Lucy, you got some ‘splainin to do! A German vessel carrying 69 American-made Patriot missiles and 160 tons of explosives was detained en route to China. Nobody has any idea who shipped it, or to whom. While this certainly puts Best Buy’s shipping woes into perspective, it’s no small slip-up—Patriot missiles are a coveted American…

Tech News Sam Biddle Dec 22

It’s Do or Die Time For The Mach 20 Missile

DARPA has a plan called Prompt Global Strike that’ll knock out any terrorist target within an hour using a remote aircraft. Sounds great, except the first trial of this advanced weapon failed miserably. The defense agency now has one more try to get it right or the project will be canceled. The idea behind the…

Tech News Kelly Aug 9

“Iron Curtain” Defense Computer Punches Rockets Out of the Sky

Dodging an incoming RPG is a pretty tall task for anyone, unless you’re a ninja on meth. For the rest of us, it’d be easier to just blow the damn thing up before it hits, right? That’s the Iron Curtain system in a nutshell: It uses “active protection” technology to blow RPGs and anti-tank missiles…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jun 24

How Big Weapons Hit Tiny Targets from Incredible Distances

So, let’s say our armed forces had to lend a hand in a conflict without deploying troops on the ground (*cough* *cough* Libya *cough*). How would they do that? Simple: GPS. Oh, and Lasers. And mechanized ordnance that is better at navigating than any meatbag with a map. In a tense conflict like Libya, where…

Tech News Rachel Swaby Apr 5

Missile-Blocking Lasers Will Protect the Army’s ‘Copters

As if lasers needed a public image overhaul! They’ve suddenly got cooler, now that a Michigan university professor is building only a friggin’ missile-blocking laser small enough to be affixed to US Army helicopters. While the lasers won’t physically hurtle them off in another direction, the wavelengths of heat will ensure the missile follows the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Sep 9

Major Laser: US Military’s Airborne Laser Tracks and Engages a Missile, in Mid-Air

The US military released this video of its YAL-1 airborne laser engaging a missile surrogate, all in mid-air. Guaranteed, it’s the most laser action you’ll see today. We don’t know much about this test. Here’s what we’ve got: The YAL-1 Airborne Laser engages the MARTI missile surrogate during a 10 January 2009 flight test. The…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jan 26

200MPH Bike Uses US Military Cruise Missile Engines

200mph in 7.887 seconds. That and liquified brains when you smash against a concrete wall is what this superbike will get you. I wish we could see the end of the run in this fiery video. Each of its J402-CA-702 Model 373 turbines—originally used in cruise missiles—have 1,000 pounds of trust. [Techeblog via Dvice]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 1

What it Looks Like When a Predator Drone Vaporizes People

Click to view If you ever wondered how it looks to obliterate a group of alleged terrorists from an unmanned air vehicle, this video is your answer. What you see here is a group of people trying to put together an improvised explosive device in Iraq, only to be vaporized by a Hellfire missile launched…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 6

Wiimote Mod Adds IR Targeting To USB Missile Launcher

Using the Wiimote’s IR sensor elegantly duct taped in place, Instructables user toelle was able to mod everyone’s favorite USB toy to launch precision, infrared-guided attacks, just like the big boys (kind of). Using a custom script which looks for IR sources to aim at, you can lay down precision fire by, say, putting your…

Tech News John Mahoney Aug 12

Lockheed’s Multiple Kill Vehicle-L Missile Will Get All the MIRVs

Anti-missile systems have popped up often on Giz, but until now none of them have promised what Lockheed Martin’s excellently-named Multiple Kill Vehicle-L will do: tackle all the threats inside an ICBM. Each ICBM contains a bunch of Multiple Independently targetable Reentry Vehicles, some containing genuine warheads, some dummies to confuse defense systems. https://gizmodo.com/airborne-laser-kicks-missile-ass-322612 The…

Gadgets Kit Eaton May 23

Georgian UAV Films its Own Demise in Russian MiG Attack

Apparently the latest twist in an ongoing tussle over separatist Abkhazia, this video shows an "unarmed, umanned aerial vehicle" belonging to the Georgian Interior Ministry performing "basic reconnaissance over Georgian territory," according to the Georgians. Whether or not you believe the details in that statement, it’s pretty hard to argue with what happens at around…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Apr 22

Video of Spy Satellite Getting Shot Down

Watch as General Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (and apparently Jack Bauer’s older brother) shows how the Lockheed Martin’s Aegis missile launches and successfully destroys the rogue spy satellite. This is a huge success for the Pentagon and the anti-missiles system that was first conceived in the mid-80s as part of…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 21

DIY AIM-9 Sidewinder Air to Geek Missile Lamp

After all of this talk about the Pentagon preparing to blow a spy satellite out of the sky, missiles have never been hotter. So it is high time you got a piece of the action with this AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile floor lamp. Unfortunately, you can not purchase the lamp in one piece—it has to be…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 20

Can a Robotic Weapon Be Programmed to Have Ethics?

Combat robots and computerized missile launchers may one day be better soldiers than humans because they are programmed with ethical behavior and will never engage in friendly fire. You learn about all this and more from videos just posted from the awesome Technology in Wartime conference, held two weeks ago at Stanford’s Center for Internet…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 6

USB MSN Missile Launcher Ads Video Streaming to Office Warfare

We’ve been following USB missile launcher development for some time now. And what we have witnessed today, ladies and gentleman, may be the greatest watershed moment in USB armament history. The USB MSN Missile Launcher features a webcam that, when coupled with MSN messaging service, allows your friends to shoot you from anywhere in the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 11

Striker II: USB Laser Guided Missile Launcher

We’ve preached the merits of USB missile launchers before, which is why this new product is such important news. The $50 Striker II is the “next generation” USB missile launcher, featuring a class 3 “laser guidance system” for better aiming. https://gizmodo.com/usb-missile-launcher-reviewed-verdict-nobodys-getting-211450 You control the launcher through fully mod-ready PC software. But why no Mac support?…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Nov 26

USB Missile Launcher Reviewed (Verdict: Nobody’s Getting Any Work Done)

How fun are these USB Missile Launchers? Very. A single launcher comes with 3 foam missiles, a three foot USB cable, sound effects, and a Windows XP control program. Once installed, you control the cannon with either your mouse or the arrow keys, and fire with the space bar. We kinda wish they came with…

Gadgets Jason Chen Oct 31

Residential Buildings in London Will House Surface-to-Air Missiles During the Olympics

How to Kill China’s ‘Carrier-Killer’ Missile: Jam, Spoof and Shoot

There’s a New Mystery Strike Weapon Coming to the US Arsenal

Ship Bound for China Busted with American Patriot Missiles Labeled as “Fireworks”

It’s Do or Die Time For The Mach 20 Missile

“Iron Curtain” Defense Computer Punches Rockets Out of the Sky

How Big Weapons Hit Tiny Targets from Incredible Distances

Missile-Blocking Lasers Will Protect the Army’s ‘Copters

Major Laser: US Military’s Airborne Laser Tracks and Engages a Missile, in Mid-Air

200MPH Bike Uses US Military Cruise Missile Engines

What it Looks Like When a Predator Drone Vaporizes People

Wiimote Mod Adds IR Targeting To USB Missile Launcher

Lockheed’s Multiple Kill Vehicle-L Missile Will Get All the MIRVs

Georgian UAV Films its Own Demise in Russian MiG Attack

Video of Spy Satellite Getting Shot Down

DIY AIM-9 Sidewinder Air to Geek Missile Lamp

Can a Robotic Weapon Be Programmed to Have Ethics?

USB MSN Missile Launcher Ads Video Streaming to Office Warfare

Striker II: USB Laser Guided Missile Launcher

USB Missile Launcher Reviewed (Verdict: Nobody’s Getting Any Work Done)

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