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• RDISS: the Army's uber-vigilant surveillance system

  Published: July 28, 2007, 6:10 pm

  Tags: Army, Big Brother, Bigbrother, Defense, Rdiss, Security, Soldier, Surveillance, War

  a lot more reasonable. The Army's Rapid Equipping Force has developed the Rapid Deployment Integrated Surveillance System, or RDISS, which "can be installed quickly and with minimal training." Deemed "simple" to setup, the system is designed to "improve situational awareness for soldiers at joint security stations and combat outposts throughout

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• Virtual War: America's Army Gets Real, Gets Fake Again

  Published: July 29, 2007, 1:05 pm

  Tags: America S Army, Ammunition, Army, Gadgets, Guns, Home Entertainment, Portable Media, Training, Videogames, Virtual War

  Army has not only been using their videogame America's Army for recruitment (and subtle brainwashing of America's youth), but to train their existing soldiers—who use real weapons with (live?) ammunition while playing. This video shows the integration of America's Army in real settings, and how the Army can set up this

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• Virtual War: Army Uses Videogames for Civilians and Soldiers

  Published: July 29, 2007, 1:05 pm

  Tags: America S Army, Ammunition, Army, Gadgets, Guns, Home Entertainment, Portable Media, Training, Videogames, Virtual War

  Army has been using their videogame America's Army to attract civilian youth demographics for sometime, but now actual soldiers are playing it with live ammunition for real combat training. This video shows the integration of America's Army in real settings, and how the Army can set up this arcade/simulator/training anywhere they are

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• United States ups Israeli defence aid to $30bn

  Published: July 30, 2007, 12:41 pm

  Tags: United States, Israeli Army, Israel

  PRIME Minister Ehud Olmert has announced a new $30 billion ($35.2 billion) US defence package to preserve Israel's regional military superiority, as Washington readied an Arab arms deal to counter Iran.The sizeable hike to annual US defence and military aid to its closest Middle East ally was unveiled by the beleaguered Mr Olmert amid reports of a

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• Original 1942 Beechcraft AT-11 bombardier on eBay

  Published: July 31, 2007, 3:29 am

  Tags: Aircrafts, Beechcraft At 11, Bombardiers, Bomber, Gunnery Trainers, Netherlands, Us Army, Navy, Royal Netherlands East Indian Air Force

  gunnery trainer by the U.S. Army Air Corps and the Navy. It was further used by China and the Netherlands as a light bomber. Looking like a baby B-25, the aircraft on auction is claimed to be the sole survivor among the 24 AT-11’s on lend/lease to the Netherlands during World War II. The original unconverted craft has glass nose and turret

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• Nick Lachey’s Latest Stalker… Jessica Simpson

  Published: July 30, 2007, 4:12 pm

  Tags: Jessica Simpson Nick Lachey Simpson Lachey Major Movie Star Jessica Simpson Gossip Jessica Simpson News Celeb Gossip Hollywood News Jessica Simpson Army Pics Jessica Simpson Pictures

  pictures of Jessica sporting army fatigues while filming a scene for her upcoming film, “Major Movie Star” (July 27). Article Pictures (Click to enlarge):

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• Hellboy 2 Movie Poster from Comic-Con

  Published: July 31, 2007, 1:48 pm

  Tags: Universal, Comic Conventions, Comic Con, Movie Marketing, Sci Fi Fantasy, Sequels And Remakes, Comic Book Superhero, Action Adventure, Poster, Guillermo Del Toro, Hellboy 2 The Golden Army, Mike Mignola

  Hellboy 2: The Golden Army hits theaters in Summer 2008.

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• Boeing's Ventures Into Lasers

  Published: July 26, 2007, 11:00 am

  Tags: Interesting Technology, 747, Air Force, Army, Boeing, Contract, Integrated Defense Systems, Laser, Awacs, Noc, Lmt

  under development for the Army will demonstrate that a mobile, solid-state laser weapon system can effectively counter rocket, artillery and mortar projectiles. Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems unit has been awarded a small amount, $7 million, to test out the technology. Similar projects have been in the works for some time, it

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• Dept. Of Political Assassinations: Who Ordered the Execution of NFL/Army Hero Pat Tillman?

  Published: July 31, 2007, 3:09 pm

  Tags: Afghanistan, Army, Assassinations, Bush Administration, Conspiracy, Cover Up, Dept Of Political Assassinations, Donald Rumsfeld, Iraq, Pat Tillman, White House

  It’s almost too depressing to mention again, but let’s recap the Pat Tillman revelations from Army medical examiners and internal Pentagon reports released last week and find out what...

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• Hellboy 2 Poster, Release Date

  Published: July 31, 2007, 6:41 pm

  Tags: Movies, News, Guillermo Del Toro, Hellboy, Hellboy 2 The Golden Army, Mike Mignola, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair

  New poster for the Hellboy sequel as well as a new release date.

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• Robot Invasion: Robot Invasion Scheduled for Summer 2008

  Published: August 1, 2007, 9:22 am

  Tags: Army, Mod, Robot, Robot Invasion, Support, War

  In summer 2008, Copehill Down in the UK countryside will be full of various military robots. The UK Ministry of Defence has organised a Grand Challenge, in which 14 teams will be competing with various types of robots that are designed to support ground troops. The designs vary from single robots to swarms of small helicopters, and the winning

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• Robot Invasion: UK Minstry of "Defence" 2008 Grand Challenge for Troop Support Bots

  Published: August 1, 2007, 9:22 am

  Tags: Army, Mod, Robot, Robot Invasion, Support, War

  In Summer 2008, Copehill Down in the UK countryside will be full of various military robots. The UK Ministry of Defence has organized a Grand Challenge, in which 14 teams will be competing with various types of robots that are designed to support ground troops. The designs vary from single robots to swarms of small helicopters, and the winning

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• Army of Two Gameplay Video Surfaces

  Published: July 31, 2007, 7:50 pm

  Tags: New, Trailer, Xbox 360, Army Of Two, Gameplay

  minutes of gameplay from Army of Two. Looks Crackdown-esque with the co-op play, Ghost Recon-esque for the apparent play style, and a bit of Gears of War thrown in for the over the shoulder view. The only thing that really bothers me about this game is the fact that all the guns sound like automatic BB guns *tick tick tick*.

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• Robot Invasion: UK Ministry of "Defence" 2008 Grand Challenge for Troop Support Bots

  Published: August 1, 2007, 9:22 am

  Tags: Army, Mod, Robot, Robot Invasion, Support, War

  In Summer 2008, Copehill Down in the UK countryside will be full of various military robots. The UK Ministry of Defence has organized a Grand Challenge, in which 14 teams will be competing with various types of robots that are designed to support ground troops. The designs vary from single robots to swarms of small helicopters, and the winning

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• BAE Sea Harrier

  Published: August 1, 2007, 3:20 pm

  Tags: Army

  The BAE Systems Sea Harrier is a naval VTOL/STOVL jet fighter, reconnaissance and attack aircraft, a development of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier. It first entered service with the Royal Navy in April 1980 as the Sea Harrier FRS.1, and was informally known as the “Shar”. The latest version is the Sea Harrier FA2. It was withdrawn from

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