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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/20150813223837/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/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/bulletproof-self-inflating-life-vest/38295/">FATS bulletproof life vest self-inflates when it hits the water</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/" rel="author">C.C. Weiss</a> - July 24, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/bulletproof-self-inflating-life-vest/38295/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/bulletproof-self-inflating-life-vest/38295/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837im_/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/20150813223837/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/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/maxfas-exoskeleton-improves-soldiers-aim/38314/">MAXFAS exoskeleton improves soldiers' aim</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - July 13, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/maxfas-exoskeleton-improves-soldiers-aim/38314/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/maxfas-exoskeleton-improves-soldiers-aim/38314/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837im_/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/20150813223837/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/20150813223837/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/20150813223837/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/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/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> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - May 30, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/lightweight-high-energy-liquid-laser-hellads-live-fire-tests/37742/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/lightweight-high-energy-liquid-laser-hellads-live-fire-tests/37742/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837im_/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/20150813223837/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/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/us-army-ballistic-wallpaper/37658/">Ballistic wallpaper to help protect soldiers seeking temporary shelter</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - May 27, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/us-army-ballistic-wallpaper/37658/pictures"> 1 Picture </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/us-army-ballistic-wallpaper/37658/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837im_/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. It may not be very decorative, but the new ballistic wallpaper under development by the US Army Corps of Engineers uses a special fiber inlay to help prevent walls from collapsing under blast effects.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/us-army-ballistic-wallpaper/37658/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37688"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37688"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/us-army-mrap-electronic-stability-control/37688/">US Army installs electronic stabilty control on MRAP vehicles</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/" rel="author">Darren Quick</a> - May 25, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/us-army-mrap-electronic-stability-control/37688/pictures"> 1 Picture </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/us-army-mrap-electronic-stability-control/37688/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mrap-esc@2x.jpg" alt="The US Army is outfitting the MaxxPro family of MRAP vehicles with electronic stability control (ESC) technology to help prevent rollovers"> </a> </div> <p>It's not uncommon for technology developed for the military to eventually find its way into consumer products, but the US Army is taking things in the other direction. In an effort to improve the safety of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, it is fitting them with electronic stability control (ESC) technology like that found in commercial vehicles for years.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/us-army-mrap-electronic-stability-control/37688/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37643"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37643"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/onr-battlefield-augmented-reality-glasses-aitt/37643/">ONR's augmented reality glasses turns golf course into a virtual battlefield</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - May 24, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/onr-battlefield-augmented-reality-glasses-aitt/37643/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/onr-battlefield-augmented-reality-glasses-aitt/37643/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/aitt@2x.JPG" alt="The Augmented Immersive Team Trainer (AITT) system being demonstrated on May 21, 2015 at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, VA"> </a> </div> <p>The smallest distraction can break a golfer's concentration and ruin their shot, so how would they react to tanks and explosions? If they were at the 18 hole course at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, last week, probably not at all. That's because the fairways and greens were only turned into a battlefield complete with tanks, mortar fire, and smoke thanks to the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Augmented Immersive Team Trainer (AITT), which made the firefight visible only to participants wearing special glasses.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/onr-battlefield-augmented-reality-glasses-aitt/37643/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37604"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37604"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/bae-systems-virtual-reality-cockpit-command-centre-battlefield/37604/">BAE Systems is preparing to bring VR tech to the battlefield </a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/author/anthony-wood/" rel="author">Anthony Wood</a> - May 21, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/bae-systems-virtual-reality-cockpit-command-centre-battlefield/37604/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/bae-systems-virtual-reality-cockpit-command-centre-battlefield/37604/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bae-vr-battlefield-tech@2x.jpg" alt="Artist's impression of the Portable Command Centre in action"> </a> </div> <p>BAE Systems is aiming to bring augmented reality to the battlefield as it develops a new system that would overlay virtual information on the real world. The company believes that in a timeframe of 20 years we could see the system condensed into a contact lens. Working in conjunction with the University of Birmingham, BAE is confident that the new tech could be applied to provide an edge in battle, or save lives in an emergency situation.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/bae-systems-virtual-reality-cockpit-command-centre-battlefield/37604/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37456"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37456"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/sandia-nuclear-bomb-test-cannon/37456/">Sandia shoots (dud) nuke out of a cannon</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - May 18, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/sandia-nuclear-bomb-test-cannon/37456/pictures"> 7 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/sandia-nuclear-bomb-test-cannon/37456/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sandia-nuke-impact@2x.jpg" alt="The test fire of the mock warhead showing the reaction mass being ejected"> </a> </div> Earlier this year Sandia National Laboratories fired a nuclear warhead out of a cannon in New Mexico. The reason you didn't hear an earth-shattering kaboom is because it was an inactive weapon that was fired into a tank of water as part of a federal program to improve the longevity and effectiveness of the US nuclear stockpile. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/sandia-nuclear-bomb-test-cannon/37456/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37303"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37303"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/"> — Military </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/bae-night-vision-goggles-thermal-targeting/37303/">BAE Systems combines night vision goggles with thermal targeting</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - May 5, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/bae-night-vision-goggles-thermal-targeting/37303/pictures"> 1 Picture </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/bae-night-vision-goggles-thermal-targeting/37303/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bae-goggles@2x.jpg" alt="The BAE system combines night and thermal vision systems"> </a> </div> <p>In military parlance, the job of a soldier is to find, fix, and finish the enemy. However, this is a bit difficult when the soldier has to fumble with different scopes while keeping eyes on the target. To simplify things, BAE Systems is developing a combination night vision and thermal imaging system that not only allows soldiers to rapidly acquire and engage targets in all weather and lighting, but also to remotely aim their weapons without looking through the sights.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/bae-night-vision-goggles-thermal-targeting/37303/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <div class="pagination"> <span>1</span> <a rel="next" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/2/">2</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/3/">3</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/4/">4</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/5/">5</a> <a rel="next" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150813223837/http://www.gizmag.com/military/2/">Next »</a> 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