by Allen McDuffee | Aug 21, 2013 | Monitor
A new X-ray system of innovative optical processing technology will allow soldiers to identify potential bombs from the safety of their vehicles, providing a potentially powerful weapon against insurgents’ signature weapon, the IED. Although IED attacks in Afghanistan...
by Brendan McNally | May 31, 2013 | Monitor
The American military abandoned the M40 recoilless rifle after Vietnam. Yet the weapon keeps showing up in Libya and Syria, decades after its supposed retirement.
by Robert Beckhusen | Dec 24, 2012 | Monitor
Get ready to break out the eyeliner and the candelabras, because the Army is going goth with materials so dark, they can absorb 99 percent of all light.
by Robert Beckhusen | Nov 30, 2012 | Monitor
It can be a little deceiving to think of Mexico’s drug cartels as simply gangsters. Instead, they’ve blurred the distinctions between organized crime and quasi-military insurgents, with plenty of firepower to back it up.
by Robert Beckhusen | Nov 20, 2012 | Monitor
Electromagnetic pulse grenades are a favorite of sci-fi storytellers and game designers, a la Halo. The Army doesn’t want to be left out: It’s seeking a real-life version to blast electromagnetic signals and fry insurgent bombs.