Military Weapons

Technology has been integral to military weapons and spy gear for millennia, and the field of military technology is advancing at breakneck speed. From drones that maneuver without a pilot and "death ray" weaponized lasers that unleash killer zaps to invisibility cloaks that obfuscate tanks and X-ray vision for soldiers, military tech abounds these days. Our news and features will cover the science and innovation behind military weapons, defense technology and spy gear, including how the latest war technology works, what's next in sci-fi weaponry and how it will affect you and the planet.

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The Government Is Serious About Creating Mind-Controlled Weapons

May 23, 2019 | Article

DARPA hopes to invent ways to instantly read soldiers' minds using tools like genetic engineering of the human brain, nanotechnology and infrared beams.
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Startup Hermeus Wants to Build a Hypersonic Jet That Flies at 5 Times the Speed of Sound

May 20, 2019 | Article

At Mach 5, flight times from New York to London would be reduced from 7 hours to 90 minutes.
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Drones Find Unexpected Radiation 'Hotspots' in Forest Near Chernobyl

May 08, 2019 | Article

This is the first time that fixed-wing drones were used for radiation mapping.
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X-37B Military Space Plane's Latest Mystery Mission Passes 600 Days

April 30, 2019 | Article

Exactly what it's doing up there is unclear.
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Trump Signs Directive to Create a Military Space Force

February 20, 2019 | Article

The Space Force just took a big step from sci-fi-sounding dream toward reality.
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Massive Solar Storm Detonated Hidden American Bombs During the Vietnam War, Navy Records Show

November 12, 2018 | Article

Researchers digging through naval records uncovered a strange and alarming consequence of a massive 1972 solar storm.
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Remains of Nazi 'Flying Bombs' Uncovered in British Woods

November 06, 2018 | Article

Archaeologists have excavated the exploded remains of a German V1 "flying bomb" that crashed in a forest near London in 1944.
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Photos: The Flying Bombs of Nazi Germany

November 04, 2018 | Image Album

Near the end of World War II, Germany launched thousands of what it called "retaliation weapons" or flying bombs at London. Here's a look at the buzz bombs and the destruction they wrought.
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The US Shot Down a Fake Nuclear Missile in Space with Another Missile (Video)

November 01, 2018 | Article

It was the second-ever success for the joint missile defense program, and a stunning technological accomplishment.
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When a Drone Crashes into an Airplane, Everyone Has a Bad Time

October 15, 2018 | Article

A drone crashed into an airplane. The results were seriously scary.
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