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08/13/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

American tanks could become unstoppable thanks to force field tech

When you compare the smartphones of today to cell phones from 20, 10 or even five years ago, it’s easy to see how quickly technology can evolve. It’s not only our phones that are getting smarter; tanks are also enjoying new capabilities that were unheard of a few short years ago. New technology could help […]

06/10/2018 / By Jayson Veley

US Navy to defend coastal waters with military drones

Imagine an army of robots lining the coastal waters of the United States capable of launching both aerial and sub drones in order to neutralize incoming threats before they reach the mainland. If this sounds like something straight out of science fiction to you, guess again – researchers at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) are currently working […]

02/21/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

China may have an electromagnetic hypersonic railgun – photos leaked on Twitter show superweapon mounted on a ship

Pictures of what appears to be a ship-mounted electromagnetic railgun have surfaced on Twitter. The weapon, semi-obscured by cloth, was spotted aboard the Haiyang Shan, a landing ship tank (LST), under the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). No official word has been given on the authenticity of these photos. But if true, this makes […]

10/18/2017 / By Ethan Huff

U.S. military invests millions in killer robot technology

Nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money has already been spent by the United States military to develop next-generation microchips that are powerful enough to animate killer artificial intelligence (AI) robots, new reports indicate. A hefty sum of $900 million, to be more precise, is the exact figure that government officials have announced is being “invested” […]

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