by Robert Beckhusen | Aug 15, 2012 | Monitor
For years, the military has worked on exoskeletons to help turn soldiers into heavy-lifting cyborgs. Now with the first civilian exoskeleton manufactured using a 3-D printer, the budding robosuit industry may someday get a little more DIY. If the military gets in on...
by Robert Beckhusen | Aug 3, 2012 | Monitor
Snipers from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade prepare to fire during an exercise above Logar Province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 26, 2012. Photo: Army Consider this scenario. A sniper guarding the Olympic Stadium spots a man pulling out a gun. In less than a minute, the...
by Robert Beckhusen | Jul 9, 2012 | Monitor
Raytheon’s vision for the helicopter pilot of the future. Photo: Raytheon The Army has found a solution to fixing its aging helicopter fleet. It doesn’t even require upgrading the helicopters very much, or designing new and more modern ones. Indeed, the...
by Spencer Ackerman | Jul 6, 2012 | Monitor
An Air Force cadet checks out a video of a refueling operation on his smartphone during a visit to McConnell Air Force Base. Photo: U.S. Air Force Manuals are so analog. The Air Force is thinking about turning some of its training programs into apps for...
