technology

Watch: Marines skip the runway, snatch their drones out of midair

The introduction of drones has led to a number of shifts in the way America’s military conducts both combat and reconnaissance operations.  Drones like the MQ-1 Predator and the MQ-9 Reaper have demonstrated that large-scale drones, comparable in size to many aircraft already employed by the U.S. military, offer a real value to the war […]

DIUx+Cyber: For the long term, investment public and private is necessary

POTUS Trump wants to shut down part of the internet to combat ISIS. At first pass, it sounds like a solid idea and plan that ought to be executable. But I’m sure anyone and everyone might feel as though this won’t be something that’s convenient for anyone’s daily routine. Before such a plan can play out […]

Drone Pilot Says Technology Helping People During Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

There have been over 1000 reported water rescues due to flooding from Hurricane Harvey. FAA Certified drone pilot, Seale Adams says the technology can help save people. Featured image: The Coast Guard assessed damage and offered search and rescue assistance during an overflight from Port Aransas to Port O’Connor, Texas, Aug. 26, 2017. The Coast Guard […]

Smartphone apps in Brazil track firefights in the streets

In response to the increasing levels of gun violence racking Brazil, smartphone apps have been released in that country which tell users where gunshots have been reported or where active firefights are ongoing. Two apps, “Fogo Cruzado” or Cross Fire, and “Onde Tem Tiroteio” Where are the Firefights, have been developed in conjunction with aid […]

Reaper Tips: High-angle shooting

Precision high-angle shooting is an art form in its own right. High-angle shooting is described as when the rifle is sighted-in (zeroed) on a level or nearly level range, and then it is fired either in an up-hill or down-hill direction, such as from a mountain top or tall building onto a target below. This […]

New Motorola Smartphone for the IDF

Yes you read it right. The Israeli Defense Forces have recently announced that they finished developing their first Smartphone which supports both 4G networks and the IDF closed network, which obviously means this Smartphone has encryption capabilities. Knowing the IDF from the inside, this is not the first device that resembles the IDF’s innovative attempt to […]

One American team, four others, enter last stage of race for the the moon

In 2011, Google announced the Google Lunar X Prize; a contest intended to usher in a new era of privatized space exploration by offering $20 million to the first team that successfully lands a rover on the surface of the moon, operates it, and sends back HD footage of the event.  Twenty-nine of the world’s […]

The Method 2 Robotic Exoskeleton makes science fiction a reality

The idea of wearing a robotic exoskeleton to increase an individual’s combat capabilities isn’t a new one in science fiction.  I grew up watching cartoons like Exo-Squad and movies like Aliens, where Sigourney Weaver taught me that hell hath no fury like a woman wearing a hydraulic exo-suit.  The Fallout series of video games relies […]

Defense Department should build off Special Operations Command Ghost Program, advisory committee recommends

Washington, D.C. – A federal advisory committee has recommended President-Elect Donald Trump’s Department of Defense emulate a Special Operations Command (SOCOM) rapid acquisition initiative. In the past few years, the military services have launched initiatives for conventional forces to learn rapid acquisition techniques from SOCOM. The Ghost program, named after Gen. George Patton’s Ghost platoon […]