by Robert Beckhusen | Mar 14, 2013 | Monitor
The Air Force wants to upgrade its aging nuclear missiles and the hundreds of underground silos that hold them. One idea it’s exploring: the construction of a mobile doomsday train.
by Robert Beckhusen | Mar 5, 2013 | Monitor
Russia’s new defense minister wants to extinguish one of the Russian military’s most endemic health problems and martial perks: giving free cigarettes to troops. His challenge is to prevent nicotine-deprived soldiers from violently freaking out.
by Robert Beckhusen | Feb 26, 2013 | Monitor
To survive at the deepest depths, diverse need enormous, pressure-resistant suits that limit divers’ mobility. But the Navy is sick of trading survivability for flexibility, no matter how far into the deep its divers wade.
by Robert Beckhusen | Feb 4, 2013 | Monitor
Take a close look, because the next generation of military binoculars are being developed to scan and recognize your face from more than 650 feet away.
by Robert Beckhusen | Feb 1, 2013 | Monitor
The Mexican army has captured a drug lord who once had ties to the powerful Sinaloa Cartel. But that’s where the good news ends. Already, his competition is going to war for his territory.