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The Future Soldier Initiative's purpose is to ignite the imagination and spark discussion as to how current and emerging research can provide the Soldier and small combat unit unmatched capabilities to succeed in future conflicts and operations.

Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. A true hero.
10/13/2010

Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. A true hero.

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09/29/2010

Bob Munden and his awesome shooting ability showcased on Stan Lee's Super Humans. Now if we can only develop this talent in all of our soldiers.

Bob Munden is a Super Human because of what your going to see. 2 Shots 1 Bang? I Recorded this using my HD PVR.

Older article but the idea and practical application of an "Ironman like" ensemble is getting closer to reality everyday...
09/16/2010

Older article but the idea and practical application of an "Ironman like" ensemble is getting closer to reality everyday.

Iron Man 2 hits theaters today, telling a tale about a man in a suit of armor who flies around like a jet and shoots energy bolts from his palms. In the real world, we're not quite there yet, but you may be surprised just how close we are to an Iron Man of our own.

Not to be outdone by the Brits, the Army held a contest to design apps for Soldiers. Designers covered everything from p...
08/05/2010

Not to be outdone by the Brits, the Army held a contest to design apps for Soldiers. Designers covered everything from programs to help new recruits to mood health trackers.

Unleash the iPhones of war! The Army's announced the winners of their first-ever mobile phone app development contest. And the general behind the program

And you thought the iPad was just for music and watching movies. Looks like our UK friends are going to make a "military...
08/03/2010

And you thought the iPad was just for music and watching movies. Looks like our UK friends are going to make a "military app" section of the iTunes store.

The Apple iPad isn't meant for ordinary home users only as UK troops have the advantage of using a specially developed app that allows them to learn how to handle a fire mission. What's a fire mission? It involves artillery being fired at the enemy from several miles away. Troops at the Royal School...

MIT has developed a fiber that carries light and electricity. Read on to see how it could be used!
07/14/2010

MIT has developed a fiber that carries light and electricity. Read on to see how it could be used!

Mashing together optical fiber technology and piezoelectrics, MIT scientists have developed a new kind of multifunctional material that can not only carry and modulate light, but can sense or create pressure changes in the material, layering additional sophistication onto already complex materials. ...

An excellent example of how technology developed for the military often has applications for the civilian world
06/22/2010

An excellent example of how technology developed for the military often has applications for the civilian world

It's easy not to think much about oil spill remediation technology until something like the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster happens, but materials scientists spend a lot of time thinking about how different materials respond to all kinds of offending substances. In the case of one Texas Tech Universit...

05/28/2010

Cameras that will collect biometric data, so you don't have to.

Soon, keeping your head down won't be enough to stump high-tech security cameras, thanks to Pentagon-funded researchers developing mini-cameras that can nab

How close to reality is Iron Man? Check it out!
05/17/2010

How close to reality is Iron Man? Check it out!

Iron Man's suit isn't as science fictional as you might think. Most of its components exist right now in research and development labs. What would it cost Tony Stark today to put them together and become superhuman?

05/05/2010

Big Dog robotic mule: one method of unburdening the soldier.

The military's creepily life-like robotic pack mule can now trot along at five miles per hour -- and trudge through mud as it goes uphill. Earlier

04/30/2010

Because its important to have brains and brawn

The Pentagon's been trying to get ahead of the curve on neuroscience for years, toying with ideas like mind-reading whether people are lying and

Lightweight nightvision
04/27/2010

Lightweight nightvision

What we regularly refer to as “night vision goggles” are actually less like goggles and more like heavy, bulky (and outrageously expensive) pieces of machinery. But DARPA funded research at the U. of Florida ...

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