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With her 12-in (305 mm) guns, high speed capabilities and other innovations, she rendered all other major warships obsolete. Inspired by this revolutionary design, the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) think-tank project Startpoint has unveiled its vision of a Navy vessel 35 years from now with the Dreadnought 2050 – an automated fusion-powered surface warship equipped with lasers, hypersonic missiles, a high-tech composite hull, and torpedoes that can travel at over 300 knots (345 mph, 555 km/h).</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/royal-navy-startpoint-dreadnought-2050/39204/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38895"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38895"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/passive-exoskeleton-transfers-pack-weight/38895/">Passive exoskeleton to lighten the load for soldiers</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Ben Coxworth </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 18, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/passive-exoskeleton-transfers-pack-weight/38895/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/passive-exoskeleton@2x.jpg" alt="The Australian military's weight-diverting prototype exoskeleton"> </a> </div> <p>Imagine if you were to carry over 100 lb (45 kg) of gear in a backpack, for several hours at a time. Well, that’s just what some soldiers have to do, and it can cause great stress to their torso and legs. That’s why engineers at the Australia’s Department of Defence have developed a new exoskeleton, that diverts two thirds of pack weight directly to the ground.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/passive-exoskeleton-transfers-pack-weight/38895/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38880"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38880"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-next-gen-vacuum-tubes/38880/">DARPA sees future in vacuum tubes</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 15, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-next-gen-vacuum-tubes/38880/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/darpa-valves@2x.jpg" alt="Millimeter wave vacuum tubes, including ones like the travelling wave tube (TWT) depicted here, amplify signals by exchanging kinetic energy in the electron beam (shown as a blue line) with electromagnetic energy (shown as a wave) in the signal"> </a> </div> <p>In today's world, vacuum tubes or radio valves seem as dead as high button shoes and buggy whips, but DARPA sees them as very much the technology of the future. As part of a new program, the agency is looking to develop new tube designs and manufacturing techniques for use in tomorrow's high-powered communications and radar systems.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-next-gen-vacuum-tubes/38880/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38735"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38735"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-declared-operational/38735/">F-35B Lightning II declared operational</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> July 31, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-declared-operational/38735/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 2 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-declared-operational/38735/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/f-35b-operational@2x.JPG" alt="Two F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters complete vertical landings aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) during the opening day of the first session of operational testing"> </a> </div> <p> The US Marine Corps has declared the <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-first-night-sea-vertical-landing/28785/">F-35B Lightning II</a> operational. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, based in Yuma, Arizona, which has ten of VSTOL multi-role fighters, was today officially cleared for worldwide deployment after a five-day Operational Readiness Inspection.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-declared-operational/38735/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38295"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38295"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/bulletproof-self-inflating-life-vest/38295/">FATS bulletproof life vest self-inflates when it hits the water</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> C.C. Weiss </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> July 24, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/bulletproof-self-inflating-life-vest/38295/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 3 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/bulletproof-self-inflating-life-vest/38295/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bcb-fats-vest@2x.png" alt="The Floatation Armor Torso System is a bulletproof vest that floats"> </a> </div> <p>Bulletproof vests are great if you happen to get shot, but what happens if you get shot on a boat and fall overboard or have to dive into choppy waters to escape a fire? Well, hopefully you're wearing the Flotation Armor Torso System (FATS) from BCB International. Not only does this vest protect you from bullets, it self-inflates to serve as a life vest.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/bulletproof-self-inflating-life-vest/38295/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38314"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38314"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/maxfas-exoskeleton-improves-soldiers-aim/38314/">MAXFAS exoskeleton improves soldiers' aim</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> July 13, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/maxfas-exoskeleton-improves-soldiers-aim/38314/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 3 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/maxfas-exoskeleton-improves-soldiers-aim/38314/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/maxfas-exoskeleton@2x.jpg" alt="MAXFAS uses an exoskeleton to train shooters to aim more accurately"> </a> </div> <p>Mention military <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/lockheed-martin-lab-testing-hulc-exoskeleton/16768/" target="_blank">exoskeletons</a> and it will likely conjure up visions of something like Iron Man, that gives a soldier super strength or the ability to march all day with a pack the size of a piano. However, exoskeletons can provide more than brute strength. Taking a page from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/harmony-rehab-robot/37293/" target="_blank">therapy exoskeletons</a>, Dan Baechle, a mechanical engineer at the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL), is developing the MAXFAS exoskeleton that doesn't make soldiers stronger, but better shots instead.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/maxfas-exoskeleton-improves-soldiers-aim/38314/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37742"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37742"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/lightweight-high-energy-liquid-laser-hellads-live-fire-tests/37742/">Lightweight High-Energy Liquid Laser (HELLADS) prepared for live fire tests</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> May 30, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/lightweight-high-energy-liquid-laser-hellads-live-fire-tests/37742/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 3 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/lightweight-high-energy-liquid-laser-hellads-live-fire-tests/37742/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hellads-test@2x.jpg" alt="HELLADS is primarily intended as an air-to-ground laser weapon"> </a> </div> <p>A high-power laser weapon light enough to be carried by tactical aircraft has moved out of the laboratory and onto the testing ground. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' High-Energy Liquid Laser Defense System (HELLADS) has finished its US Government Acceptance Test Procedure and is on its way to the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico for live-fire tests.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/lightweight-high-energy-liquid-laser-hellads-live-fire-tests/37742/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37658"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37658"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/us-army-ballistic-wallpaper/37658/">Ballistic wallpaper to help protect soldiers seeking temporary shelter</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> May 27, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325/http://www.gizmag.com/us-army-ballistic-wallpaper/37658/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054325im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ballistic-wallpaper@2x.jpg" alt="Nick Boone with a sample of the ballistic wallpaper"> </a> </div> <p>It sounds like an old <em>Goon Show</em> joke, but soldiers may one day protect themselves from blasts by wallpapering temporary shelters. 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If they were at the 18 hole course at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, last week, probably not at all. 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