Technology: Military & Law Enforcement

Technology: Military & Law Enforcement Archive

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Budget Wars Spell Grim Future For F-22 and F-35 Planes News of cost overruns roil the debate over the world’s two most advanced warplanes, the costly F-22 Raptor and the too-big-to-fail F-35 Lightning II. Will UAVs be the final victor?
The Future For UAVs in the U.S. Air Force When the Air Force recently mapped out a game plan to 2047, its report contained a big surprise: Fewer pilots and more robotic planes acting on their own. Are we ready for UAVs that can fire their weapons without human permission? (Published in the March 2010 issue)
How UAVs Will Replace the Air Force's Current Fleet In the future, the Air Force envisions swapping its pilots for a fleet of versatile—and affordable—unmanned airplanes. A single UAV with interchangeable payloads could replace several legacy airplanes. Here's a look at some possible trade-offs. (Published in the March 2010 issue)
Band of Bots: Two Military Robots Team Up to Cover Land and Air In recent tests at Ft. Benning, Ga. a Northrop Grumman Fire Scout unmanned helicopter ferried a ground robot, the QuinetiQ's Dragon Runner, to its deployment point.
Behind the Scenes With the U.S Military in Haiti: Gallery The NGOs and disaster-relief teams might have stolen the spotlight in the battle for survival in post-quake Haiti, but behind most of the aid was a massive U.S. military backbone. Here is a behind-the-scenes photo gallery of the U.S. military effort.
How Israel's Biggest Drone Could Take Out Iranian Nukes This week the Israeli Air Force held a ceremony spotlighting the "operational acceptance" of its biggest unmanned aerial vehicle. Here, we explore how Israel could use this new vehicle to take out Iranian nukes.
Can Sophisticated Mathematical Models Help Police Fight Crime? Is it possible to predict crimes from studying human behavior? A new paper from researchers at the University of California shows how mathematical modeling may soon lead to truly predictive police work.
Special Ops Gunships To Get Pain-Inducing Weapons Nonlethal energy-beam blasters that cause pain without killing their targets could finally find a home—inside special operations gunships. Here's how they work. (Published in the February 2010 issue)
The MV-22 Osprey Finds Purpose In Disaster Relief The Osprey survived Congressional inquiries, scandalous crashes and volumes of argument to sit on the flight deck of the USS Bataan. The mission to Haiti is only the Ospreys second deployment and by far the youngest aircraft in the fleet.
Are Iran's New Anti-Helicopter Missiles A Real Threat to Apaches? A new Iranian missile and the Pentagon's funding illustrate the importance, and the vulnerabilities, of helicopters in modern battlefields.
The Navy's New, Digital-Age Flagship in a Box On board the USS Bataan, there are four 10 x 8–foot containers that support digital age communications, transferring data at up to 200 Mb/s. From Operation Unified Response in Haiti, Benjamin Chertoff reports on the Navy's new flagship in a box.
3 Programs That Lose Out in Obama's Defense Budget The Obama administration released its budget and strategy documents this week, spelling trouble for some military programs. Here's a rundown of some of the losers.
Medevac, IM: The Navy Opens a Chatroom in Haiti In order to coordinate medical-response efforts on the hospital ships near Haiti, the military resorts to an old-fashioned and remarkably effective tool: the Internet chatroom.
Director Lucy Walker Takes on Nuclear Weapons in Countdown to Zero Lucy Walker presented two films at this year's Sundance Film Festival. She sat down to talk with PM about Countdown to Zero, in which she aims to show the world that nuclear weapons are an even bigger threat now than they were during the Cold War.
Addicted to Satellites? Air Force Searches For Alternatives to GPS As the administration dismantles its only backup system, the Air Force looks at replacements to guard against the Pentagon's over-reliance on GPS satellites.
The Big Money Behind Europe's U.S. Warplane Trash-Talk European airplane makers brag about their success against U.S. aircraft during recent war games, but the jibes sound more like sales pitches than bragging rights.
U.S. Military Presence in the Haiti Relief Effort: Gallery Here is a collection of photos that focuses on the earthquake relief operations being undertaken by the soldiers and sailors of U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard in and around Haiti.
Researchers Decry Proposed Rules to Secure Bio Research Labs Some scientists worry that changes proposed this week by the Working Group on Strengthening the Biosecurity of the United States for Biosecurity will hamper their work, without obstructing terrorism.
Tragedy in Haiti: The American Response The U.S. is working on a fast Haitian rescue with a handful of Coast Guard cutters, a hospital ship—the USNS Comfort—and aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. Here is how the rescue effort will go down.
Boat Maker of Choice for Drug Smugglers Now Marketing to Cops Cigarette Racing Team announced that it will be marketing high-end speedboats to military and law enforcement. A release from the company neglects to mention its past as the preferred vehicle for drug smugglers who want to outrun the Coast Guard.
How an F-35 Targets, Aims and Fires Without Being Seen Aiming weapons from a stealth aircraft is not easy. The sensors used to locate targets need a 360-degree view, so they must hang outside the airframe. Aerospace designers gave the joint strike fighter a new, high-tech aiming system. Here's how it works. (Published in the December 2009 issue)
Air Force Acknowledges Secret Stealth UAV The Air Force has confirmed the existence of a previously unknown Lockheed Martin unmanned surveillance aircraft after photos of it at an Afghan air base were published online.
4 High-Tech Surprises From the USS New York The USS New York is the Navy's newest warship. The Navy integrated 7.5 tons of steel from the fallen World Trade Center towers into the bow. But that is not the only interesting detail of this new vessel's design.
3 Cool Things About the World War II Museum's New Movie The National World War II Museum in New Orleans recently debuted its newest attraction: an immersive film called Beyond all Boundaries, full of bells, whistles and warplanes, that goes to great lengths to make you feel as if you're in 1940's Europe.
Why Helicopter Missions in Afghanistan are Unusually Dangerous A deadly day of helicopter accidents in Afghanistan highlights the risks rotorcraft crews face in and out of combat. Is the ride worth the risks?
Night-Time High-Wire Act Becomes Tragic Helicopter Crash An Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed on a Navy ship in Norfolk, Virginia during training, killing one service member and injuring eight.
EuroHawk UAV Finally Goes Global Can a single unmanned aerial vehicle save the NATO alliance? The EuroHawk, a UAV that performs long-endurance signal intelligence missions at more than 50,000 feet, was recently unveiled. Why such high hopes for the limited purchase of this aircraft?
Unmanned Helicopter Hunts Drug Smugglers The Fire Scout unmanned helicopter got its first job—hunting drug smugglers. MQ-8B became the first unmanned helo to deploy on a naval anti-narcotics mission when it left port in Florida recently aboard the USS McInerney.
Advanced Tactical Laser Blasts a Stationary Target (With Video!) Recently, we've seen progress in Boeing's Advanced Tactical Laser program. Here is video of an in-flight aircraft precisely firing its laser at a stationary ground vehicle target during a test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The vehicle never stood a chance.
The Air Force's 4 Biggest Fears The U.S. Air Force is the most capable, best trained and most expensively equipped in the world. But in the near future, every part of a USAF mission could be compromised by a foreign military using sophisticated gear or a guerrilla force employing clever strategies.
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