Drones are the big thing in warfare at the moment, and they're already in use by the British military across both Afghanistan and Iraq -- eyes, ears, and killers in the sky. Unfortunately they keep getting busted, shot down, or just plain lost, and we've apparently gone through around 450 of the things in just five years. Read More >>
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"You are a bit off on the rifle, try ten times that for a bog standard copy. I know for a fact since only last weekend I was speaking with the officer ..." More »
What with our Armed Forces being asked to fight pretty damn hard all over the Middle East, you'd think that they have high-tech cutting-edge weapons to do the dirty with, right? Ha, you joker. Actually, up until today, the issue Army sidearm was a Belgian-made thing designed in the 1920s. Read More >>
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"No, the Glock was never offered to the US Army when they chose their pistols back in 1985!
The Glock 17 had only been in production for 3 years at ..." More »
The Ministry of Defence has launched a new communications satellite, making its Skynet comms network bigger and better than ever. And yes, it is called Skynet. Read More >>
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"It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead." More »
Our cash-strapped MoD is about to receive a bit of a windfall, thanks to plans to sell off a chunk of radio spectrum it currently uses for emergency services. Read More >>
On the face of it, not a lot is changing for the next generation iPhone, well, in design aesthetic at least. Which is great news for those of us stuck with an iPhone 4 or 4S, because you can turn it into a pretty convincing iPhone 5 with just a quick mod. Read More >>
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"I remember reading about that. That store seems to have a glowing panel available, you'd probably need to source/make your own transparent back cover ..." More »
If you like the look of Google Glass but are desperate to feel like Master Chief right now, then look no further than the MOD Live. This nifty heads-up-display features a control grip with D-pad and plenty of sensors; an altimeter, barometer, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyro, 3-axis magnetometer, and a temperature sensor. Read More >>
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"Probably to encourage people to develop things for it, considering they don't seem to be as big a name as google.
Nintendo priced their Wii SDK at ..." More »
Gordon Brown has got stuck into the debate over whether the radiation found on a beach in Scotland needs to be cleaned up, and if so, whose fault it is. The radioactive material found is radium, the original glow-in-the-dark element. Read More >>