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Japan Shoots Down Space Missile

Giant rockets fought in space yesterday when the Japanese military shot down a mid-range ballistic missile using this Standard Missile 3 (SM-3). The ballistic missile was zooming along 100 miles above the Pacific Ocean. Japan is the first US ally to attempt these kinds of space war moves, and they did it from a US … Continued

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Crazy-Assed Idea to Shoot People with Drug-Filled Paintballs

Our Dear Leaders are always looking for new ways of quelling unrest in nonviolent—at least, notoverly violent—ways. (Let’s face it, smacking someone over the head with a truncheon, and causing the blood to flow doesn’t look great on news bulletins, does it?) The latest idea emanating from the Pentagon, according to a report by the … Continued

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Royal Marines’ Latest Boat is Swift, Stealthy, Sexy and Skinny

This is the secret weapon that the British Navy is hoping will help it in its wars on drugs and terror. As yet unnamed, the slinky little craft has been spotted buzzing around the waters of Poole, where the service’s Special Boat Service—the equivalent to the Navy Seals—is based. With speeds of around 60 knots … Continued

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Underwater Express Submarine Utilizes Bubbles for Speed

Over wonder why the Red October was so damn slow? It is obvious, water is heavy and it takes a lot to plow through it (compared to air, at least). The Pentagon has developed the Underwater Express, a submarine capable of going 127 mph (compared to modern sub speeds of 29 mph, by encasing the … Continued

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Falcon Hypersonic Jet to Fly at Mach 10 in 2008

The Air Force is preparing to test its Mach 10 speedster, the unmanned Falcon hypersonic test vehicle that will pave the way for jets that can fly faster than a bat out of hell on their way to spying on everyone, dropping bombs and even slinging satellites into orbit. Expected to first fly in 2008, … Continued

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Tank Forcefield

Developed by various defense companies, the Trophy system is basically an active forcefield around a tank or an armored vehicle to defend against RPG rounds. It’s not an actual forcefield like the USS Enterprise, it’s a system that detects when a round is incoming and shoots out a projectile to eliminate the threat. Best of … Continued

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Got Nukes? Putting It Into Perspective

With all this talk of nuclear weaponry, we would be remiss not to chime in with a stat or two, since nukes are the biggest gadgets of them all, aren’t they? Just check out the graph above, with info from the Washington Post, and you’ll see the answer to the question, “Who’s your daddy?” This … Continued

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Troops Prefer More Trendy Armor

Soldiers are giving mixed reviews to their latest high-tech body suits, saying the suits are “goofy” and look like “alien spacesuits.” Their design is based on the suits that bomb squads wear. They are worn by Humvee gunners to reduce the spiraling number of casualties. Soldiers must not realize that having high-tech clothing isn’t always … Continued

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Winchester XXX-Magnum Zombie-Killing Shotgun Shells Flying Off Shelves

As the rest of the world begins to awaken to the hordes of undead walking the streets, sales of 12-gauge shotgun shells have become a high-demand commodity. Milk and bread sales have slumped as terror-stricken citizens clamor for 1300fps ammo to destroy the brain-stems of our new zombie overlords. While some manufacturers are scrambling for … Continued

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Laser Bouncing Mirrors in Space

There are a couple problems plaguing the use of laser weapons. First off, they take a ton of materials and power to properly shoot an effective laser and secondly, they are hindered by range. Lasers beams have no curve, leaving them to only be targeted within direct sight. In comes the Tactical Relay Mirror System. … Continued

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Air Force’s Weather Control Defense

An engineer at Research Support Instruments is working with the U.S. Air Force to develop a project called the Microwave Ionosphere Reconfiguration Ground based Emitter, codenamed Mirage. Now this isn t creating tornadoes or wind storms to wreak havoc, it is modifying the ionosphere to disrupt enemy communications and to help ours. The ionosphere is … Continued

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En Garde! The Safe Bedside Table

Let’s get all hypothetical for a second. Pretend you’re sleeping at home and some dude breaks in and is going to rob you/kill you. How will you defend yourself quickly? Enter the Safe Bedside Table, a genius creation from designer James McAdam. What looks like a simple, basic table at first, quickly becomes a shield … Continued

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Giant Blimp Goes High-Tech

Ah, the blimp. Such a strange way to travel. And whether you think of Goodyear, Fuji, Metlife or a sandwich shop, these airships have become a part of our culture that we seem to take for granted. But now it looks like the Defense Department wants to put the blimp to a worthy use (other … Continued