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TRON – High-Tech Identification System

TRON –  High-Tech Identification System

The Air Force Research Laboratory teamed up with Ohio based Company Lumitex in order to develop the Target Recognition Operator Notification system (TRON). TRON is an Infra-Red (IR) device that uses a thin and flexible fiber optic woven cloth to ...

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Bat-Inspired Spy Plane

Bat-Inspired Spy Plane

Scientists at the University of Michigan College of Engineering are developing a six-inch robotic spy plane, modeled after a bat. Its purpose is gathering data such as sights, sounds, and smells in urban combat zones and transmitting the information back ...

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Micro Phased Array for Rapid Data Transfer

Micro Phased Array for Rapid Data Transfer

Electrical engineers at the University of California in San Diego (UCSD) have developed the world’s most complex “phased array” – or radio frequency integrated circuit. Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), this device is expected to find ...

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Boeing Tests Avenger Solid State Laser Weapon

Boeing Tests Avenger Solid State Laser Weapon

In late September 2007, Boeing successfully tested a 1kw solid state laser weapon mounted on a converted Avenger anti aircraft vehicle in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. The laser successfully destroyed several unexploded mortar shells from a safe distance and was also ...

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Water Purifying Bottle

Water Purifying Bottle

Michael Pritchard, a British businessman from Ipswich, has invented a bottle that can purify its contents. His invention, named “Life Saver”, is a bottle installed with a mechanism capable of purifying even the dirtiest water, eliminating foul tastes and smells ...

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Camcopter S-100 UAV

Camcopter S-100 UAV

Developed by the Austrian company Schiebel the Camcopter S-100 is a robotic helicopter capable of autonomous Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL). The S-100 light and strong carbon-fiber body together with a small but powerful 55HP Diamond engine allows the robotic ...

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UH-19XRW Hoverwing

UH-19XRW Hoverwing

Universal Hovercraft’s UH-19XRW is a small hybrid vehicle, which is a combination between a boat, a plane and a hovercraft. The UH-19XRW uses ground-effect to fly up to six feet above the ground or water. The vehicle is already attracting ...

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M80 Stiletto

M80 Stiletto

Twin M hulled (the body of the craft below the outer deck) for greater stability, 24 m (80 ft.) long with a 12 m (40 ft.) beam, M Ship’s M80 Stiletto provides a rectangular deck area equivalent to a conventional ...

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