US navy’s scary nuclear weapon
THE Pentagon’s current nuclear weapons deterrence range has received a huge boost following deadly changes to its attack submarines.
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Beijing war games in South China Sea
BEIJING has once again flexed its military might in a disputed region of the South China Sea, causing alarm in Washington.
Pentagon’s next-gen ‘voice weapon’
A SPECIAL project team within the Pentagon say they are close to developing a new system that burns balls of plasma into the air — and manipulates them to create the sound of human voices.
The weird trend on Pornhub
THERE is a bunch of unusual videos turning up on porn streaming sites as America’s gun advocates cry foul.
Pentagon’s freakish talking laser
THE US military’s Non-Lethal Weapons Program is developing an experimental laser technology that has an insane party trick.
‘Trump card’: China’s new stealth fighter
SOME nasty surprises are in store for the United States, China has warned, as its new stealth fighter deploys – with an even scarier version of the jet on the way.
China’s bold hypersonic weapon plan
CHINESE state media is touting a project it says will help it compete in the next big military arms race.
Prince Harry ‘blew Taliban to bits’
THE royal saved US soldiers who were ambushed in the war zone in 2012 as part of a dangerous rescue mission, it has been revealed.
Move over Humvee, it’s the JLTV
FIRST there was the Jeep, then came the Humvee. Now the US military has a new emblem of American fighting power: The JLTV.
Dont screw up, the presidents watching
THEY kill people from behind a computer screen thousands of kilometres away, but it is no game. This is the ‘bizarre’, troubling life of a drone pilot.
US docks substandard subs
AUSTRALIA can’t build a canoe? Well the United States’ three most modern submarines have just been recalled due to problems with their plumbing.
The new land the world is fighting over
THE Arctic ice is in rapid retreat. Now the world’s militaries are advancing towards an uncertain future as nearby nations scramble to lay claim to the riches which lay beneath.
Australia’s scary new assault rifle
MEET Australia’s next assault rifle: The EF88 Austeyr. With 30,000 due to be delivered next year, we’ll soon be seeing a lot more of them.
Australia’s new, $1.4 billion aircraft
THE air force has unveiled the first of 10 formidable machines that are ‘designed to carry troops, supplies, equipment and hope’. Yep, hope.
Huge new addition to arms race
AS AUSTRALIA bickers over whether or not it should build its own new submarines and frigates, one of our neighbours has quietly launched an aircraft carrier.
Star Wars force fields coming soon
FROM Star Trek to Star Wars, Dune to Dr Who, force fields have long been a staple of science fiction. Now Boeing has taken out a patent to produce the real thing.
What on Earth is Russia up to?
IT’S claimed to be able to drop a full-fledged military force, including tanks and anti-aircraft vehicles anywhere in the world in less than seven hours. But will it ever take off?
Police tool to combat gun crime
NEW York officials have implemented a new technology that will work to put a stop to increasing gun related crimes in hot spots across the city.
Plan Jericho to transform the RAAF
THE RAAF has unveiled an ambitious plan to become one of the most technologically advanced air forces in the world over the next ten years.
Navy’s $1.5 billion warship unveiled
WITH all the pomp and ceremony that the Navy can muster, its biggest ever ship — HMAS Canberra — has joined the fleet at Garden Island.
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