The Pentagon's New Blimp Could Change Everything From The Battlefield To The...
Getting heavy stuff to locations far away, without spending a ton of money on fuel, and without the need for a runway is a dream of military planners and corporations alike. Enter, the Aeros blimp: It...
View Article'Silent Circle' Military-Grade Encryption App Now Available In The App Store
Silent Circle, the military-grade encryption and information protection app that we covered recently, is now officially part of the App Store, as of this week. The following available apps are: Silent...
View ArticleThere Is Simply No Other Plane In The World Like Air Force One
Air Force One, the call sign of whichever Air Force plane the President of the United States is flying on, has long been known for the security and comfort it provides its famous cargo. But everything...
View ArticleTSA Removes Controversial X-Ray Scanners From Major Airports
Months after a congressional report stated that controversial X-ray body scanners are a waste of money, the TSA has begun removing them from major airports. Michael Grabell of Pro Publica reports that...
View ArticleThese Old Mountain Bunkers In China Are Stark Reminders Of Two Japanese...
As tensions between China and Japan in the China Sea make headlines, it's easy to believe all the fuss is from a couple little islands atop a big pile of petroleum reserves. Maybe it is, and maybe it...
View ArticleThis Video Game Weapon Turned Out To Be Too Realistic For Its Own Good
Just 10 days ago, we told you about a super-realistic video game gun due to hit the market after the holidays. This morning, David Kotkin, owner of Kotkin Enterprises, the company that created the...
View ArticleJapan Takes Its Anime Very Seriously — Check Out Its New Cobra Paint Job
The custom of painting a mascot onto an aircraft is nothing new, but this is the first time we've seen one quite so lively and in this particular style. To celebrate the its 20th anniversary, Japan's...
View ArticleThis F-15 Aerial Dogfighting Video Was Shot Entirely By Pilots
We first posted this several weeks ago and it proved such an enjoyable weekend distraction, that in case you missed it, we're posting it once more. Filmed over 12 months by fighter crews themselves...
View ArticleColombian Rebels Say They're Ready To End The Longest Running War In The...
After 50 years of war--the longest in the Western Hemisphere, the New York Times notes--the Colombian government and representatives from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) sat down in...
View ArticleIran And The White House Issue Opposing Statements About Post-Election...
The White House dismissed reports a deal had been reached for one-on-one nuclear talks with Iran but said it was still working on a "diplomatic solution". The report and subsequent denial come at a...
View ArticleInternational Private Security Firms Are Growing Up And Planning For The Future
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On a rooftop terrace blocks from the White House, a collection of former soldiers and intelligence officers, executives and contractors drink to the international private...
View ArticleHow To Access Fortune 500 Company Servers For $4 And Other Cyber Secrets
A Russian company called "dedicated express" is selling access to private company servers for as little as $4, according to a recent report. Security investigative journalist Brian Krebs said in a...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Is Taking Potential Threats Against The Nation's Pacemakers Very...
Just this morning, the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) posted an information and equipment request to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website concerning cardiac pacemakers and their...
View ArticleThese Abandoned Soviet Radar Sites Show How Quickly The Cold War Ended
Picking up almost where World War II left off, the Cold War waged on for almost 50-years, defining U.S. foreign policy and a way of life across the globe. It was painted in the West as a simple good...
View ArticleVeterans Say The Economy Is A Bigger Security Risk Than Terrorists
A recent poll conducted by nonpartisan veteran's advocacy group has found that veterans believe that the American economy is the biggest threat to national security. The poll, reported by Politico,...
View ArticleHere's Everything You Need To Know About The Foreign Policy Plans Of Barack...
While the economy and jobs remain the bread-and-butter issues of the 2012 presidential race, tonight's final debate will focus on topics that remain important to voters deciding on who will be their...
View ArticleFrance Has Reversed Its Position And Is Sending Military Assistance Into Mali
Barely two weeks after saying it wouldn't intervene in Mali but suggested that other African nations do, France announced it would send drones to its former colony, and that it would make its...
View ArticleRetailers May Start Targeting Customers With New Surveillance Technology
We've covered surveillance tech that identifies faces and people under the influence, even an iPhone app that helps block potential spies, government or otherwise. Now there's surveillance that could...
View ArticleArgentina's Throwing A Tantrum Over Ship Detained In Ghana
Crew members on the Argentinian naval ship ARA Libertad, which has been impounded in the port of Tema in Ghana, have been ordered to fly home as the diplomatic crisis over the vessel's future looks...
View ArticleHere's The Reason Why The Military Still Has Horses And Bayonets
In the run up to last night's debate, the Army Old Guard used its caisson horses in the burial of six veterans at Arlington, and certainly since twitter was ablaze with Obama's "horses and bayonets"...
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