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class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/lasers-detect-roadside-bombs/19882/">New laser tech could detect roadside bombs</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>15:58 September 19, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/lasers-detect-roadside-bombs/19882/picture/142947/">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/lasers-detect-roadside-bombs/19882/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/laserbombs.jpg" title="A new system that utilizes laser light to detect the presence of explosive compounds could..." alt="A new system that utilizes laser light to detect the presence of explosive compounds could..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Approximately sixty percent of coalition soldier deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan are due to improvised explosive devices (IEDs), placed along the roads. Because these bombs are often planted in public areas, it is important to detect them in a way that doesn’t harm the surrounding infrastructure, or unnecessarily require civilians to evacuate nearby buildings. Researchers from Michigan State University believe that a laser-based system that they developed could fit the bill. <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/lasers-detect-roadside-bombs/19882/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/l-atv-humvee-replacement/19851/">Oshkosh L-ATV put forward as Humvee replacement</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>17:26 September 15, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/l-atv-humvee-replacement/19851/#comments">20 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/l-atv-humvee-replacement/19851/picture/142718/">6 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/l-atv-humvee-replacement/19851/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/l-atv.jpg" title="Oshkosh Defense's new light combat vehicle, the L-ATV, could replace the U.S. Military's H..." alt="Oshkosh Defense's new light combat vehicle, the L-ATV, could replace the U.S. Military's H..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Much as Hummer-owners may like to speak of their vehicles' military pedigree, the fact is that the U.S. Army now wants to replace its Humvees with vehicles that are better suited for use in war zones, particularly when it comes to protecting occupants. One potential Humvee-replacement has just been announced by Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense - the Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle or L-ATV. <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/l-atv-humvee-replacement/19851/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/adaptiv-ir-invisibility-cloak/19748/">BAE's ADAPTIV technology renders vehicles invisible to infrared</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>19:52 September 6, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/adaptiv-ir-invisibility-cloak/19748/#comments">9 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/adaptiv-ir-invisibility-cloak/19748/picture/141799/">7 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/adaptiv-ir-invisibility-cloak/19748/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/adaptiv-7.jpg" title="A CV90 Swedish infantry fighting vehicle fitted with the ADAPTIV panels (Image: BAE System..." alt="A CV90 Swedish infantry fighting vehicle fitted with the ADAPTIV panels (Image: BAE System..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Infrared imaging is used for a range of military applications - such as target acquisition, night vision, homing and tracking - which means that any vehicle with some kind of infrared “invisibility cloak” would hold significant advantages on the battlefield. BAE Systems has tested just such a technology that not only allows vehicles to blend into their surroundings, but can also let it mimic other vehicles or natural objects. <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/adaptiv-ir-invisibility-cloak/19748/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/smss-ugvs-headed-for-afghanistan/19452/">Lockheed Martin’s SMSS autonomous vehicle headed for Afghanistan</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>23:14 August 7, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/smss-ugvs-headed-for-afghanistan/19452/picture/139380/">6 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/smss-ugvs-headed-for-afghanistan/19452/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/smss-ugv.jpg" title="The SMSS Block I variant is heading to Afghanistan for a military evaluation" alt="The SMSS Block I variant is heading to Afghanistan for a military evaluation"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>As a result of winning the Project Workhorse Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) competition sponsored by the U.S. Army, four Lockheed Martin <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/smss-charge-batteries-soldiers/16755/" target="_blank">Squad Mission Support System</a> (SMSS) vehicles will be sent to Afghanistan as part of a three-month Military Utility Assessment (MUA). The 11-foot-long (3.3 m) SMSS, which can carry more than half-a-ton of a squad’s equipment on rugged terrain, will be the largest autonomous ground vehicle ever to be deployed with infantry. <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/smss-ugvs-headed-for-afghanistan/19452/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/long-distance-tele-operation-of-ugvs/19423/">Long Distance Tele-Operation system for remote control of unmanned ground vehicles</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>19:40 August 3, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/long-distance-tele-operation-of-ugvs/19423/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/talon-ugv.jpg" title="Long Distance Tele-Operation technology will allow UGVs such as the TALON robot to be cont..." alt="Long Distance Tele-Operation technology will allow UGVs such as the TALON robot to be cont..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>The U.S. military is currently able to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in far away countries from the U.S., while ground robotic systems such as the TALON can be remotely operated at distances of up to 1,000 m (3,280 ft). Now U.S. Army engineers have provided unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) with the long distance tele-operation capabilities of a UAS to allow them to be controlled from anywhere in the world and keep soldiers even further out of harm’s way. <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/long-distance-tele-operation-of-ugvs/19423/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/qinetic-robot-jet-ski-harbor-protection/19350/">'Blackfish' robotic jet-ski to bolster port security</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></p> <p><em>18:16 August 3, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/qinetic-robot-jet-ski-harbor-protection/19350/picture/138687/">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/qinetic-robot-jet-ski-harbor-protection/19350/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/blackfish-5.jpg" title="'Blackfish' is a remote controlled US military jet-ski, that can see under water (Image: Q..." alt="'Blackfish' is a remote controlled US military jet-ski, that can see under water (Image: Q..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Currently being developed by defense contractor QinetiQ in collaboration with the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR), "Blackfish" is a robotic jet-ski designed specifically to patrol harbors and search for underwater intruders. The remote-controlled craft carries an array of sensors that allow it to "see" under water and can travel at speeds of 40 mph (64 km/h) as well as tracking at lower speeds than conventional jet-skis. <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/qinetic-robot-jet-ski-harbor-protection/19350/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/mk-38-mod-2-tactical-laser-system/19346/">Boeing and BAE team up to develop laser weapon for the U.S. Navy</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>20:17 July 26, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/mk-38-mod-2-tactical-laser-system/19346/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/mk-38-mod-2-tactical-laser-system/19346/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mk38mod2tls.jpg" title="Boeing and BAE Systems have teamed up to develop the Mk 38 Mod 2 Tactical Laser System for..." alt="Boeing and BAE Systems have teamed up to develop the Mk 38 Mod 2 Tactical Laser System for..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Both <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-us-navy-contract-free-electron-laser/11480/" target="_blank">Boeing</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/bae-systems-anti-pirate-laser/17579/" target="_blank">BAE Systems</a> have been working on laser weapon systems for use at sea for a number of years and now the two companies have teamed up to develop the Mk 38 Mod 2 Tactical Laser System for the U.S. Navy. The system combines both kinetic and directed energy weapons capability by coupling a solid-state high-energy laser weapon module with the Mk 38 Machine Gun System that is already in use on many U.S. Navy vessels. <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/mk-38-mod-2-tactical-laser-system/19346/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/metal-storm-maul-taser-ammunition/19284/">Metal Storm and Taser developing less than-lethal ammunition</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/author/mike-hanlon/">Mike Hanlon</a></p> <p><em>07:16 July 21, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/metal-storm-maul-taser-ammunition/19284/#comments">9 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/metal-storm-maul-taser-ammunition/19284/picture/138250/">24 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/metal-storm-maul-taser-ammunition/19284/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/extended-range-electronic-projectile-xrep-taser-ammunition.jpg" title="Metal Storm and Taser developing less than-lethal ammunition" alt="Metal Storm and Taser developing less than-lethal ammunition"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Metal Storm is to begin working with TASER on less-than-lethal ammunition for the its aptly-named <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/metal-storm-completes-first-shoulder-firing-of-maul-shotgun/11584/" target="_blank">MAUL</a> rapid-fire 12-gauge launcher. The tiny 800 gram MAUL can be operated independently from its own shoulder stock, fitted as an accessory to an assault rifle (pictured), or used with a pistol grip. A five round reload takes two seconds and each bullet incapacitates those it hits with the same Neuro Muscular effect of a handheld TASER. <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/metal-storm-maul-taser-ammunition/19284/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/sbirs-geo-1-missile-warning-satellite/19160/">SBIRS GEO-1 Missile Warning Satellite Delivering Unprecedented Infrared Surveillance Capabilities</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/author/gizmag-team/">Gizmag Team</a></p> <p><em>03:58 July 9, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/sbirs-geo-1-missile-warning-satellite/19160/#comments">3 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/sbirs-geo-1-missile-warning-satellite/19160/picture/137490/">6 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/sbirs-geo-1-missile-warning-satellite/19160/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sbirs-geo-1-missile-warning-satellite.jpg" title="SBIRS GEO-1 Missile Warning Satellite Delivering Unprecedented Infrared Surveillance Capab..." alt="SBIRS GEO-1 Missile Warning Satellite Delivering Unprecedented Infrared Surveillance Capab..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>The first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft launched a month ago, has begun delivering infrared imagery to the SBIRS ground station. The satellite includes highly sophisticated scanning and staring sensors that will provide wide area surveillance of missile launches and natural phenomena across the globe, while the staring sensor will be capable of observing much smaller areas of interest with vastly increased sensitivity. The system will massively enhance the U.S. military’s ability to detect missile launches around the globe, significantly improve technical intelligence gathering capability, and increase situational awareness on the battlefield. <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/sbirs-geo-1-missile-warning-satellite/19160/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/dtv-shredder-jackal-military-ugv/18990/">The Jackal: DTV's Shredder gets a military makeover</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></p> <p><em>00:59 June 22, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/dtv-shredder-jackal-military-ugv/18990/#comments">6 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006111356im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/dtv-shredder-jackal-military-ugv/18990/picture/136438/">10 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/dtv-shredder-jackal-military-ugv/18990/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/dtv-shredder-jackal-military-ugv-0.png" title="The DTV Jackal, beefed up for military use." alt="The DTV Jackal, beefed up for military use."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>We first wrote about the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/dtv-shredder-tracked-vehicle/16668/" target="_blank">DTV Shredder</a> late last year - a wild, go-anywhere cross between a Segway and a powerboard, with twin tank tracks and a steering/control column to hang on to as you blast through the underbrush at frightening speed. Well, it seems like many fun extreme sports ideas, the Shredder may end up being co-opted by the military. And to that end, DTV has designed the Jackal - a hybrid-drive, weather and waterproof, militarised version of the Shredder that's fitted with twin grenade launchers and a full remote control system that allows it to operate as an unmanned ground vehicle. The Jackal can sneak silently across contested areas in fully electric drive modeand lay an explosive smackdown on hidden enemies with no risk to live soldiers. <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/dtv-shredder-jackal-military-ugv/18990/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <center class="snap_noshots"> <div class="next_prev"><strong> <span>1</span> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/military/2/">2</a> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/military/3/">3</a> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/military/4/">4</a> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/military/5/">5</a> <a href="/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/military/2/">Next </a> » </strong></div> </center> <div class="dotsontop">  <div id="search_form_bottom"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006111356/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-bottom"> <span class="title">Looking for something? 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