If the army as its way (and testing progress favorably), every U.S. Army soldier around the world will have an Android powered smartphone to aide in the fight against tomorrow’s bad guys. The prototype device is called Joint Battle Command-Platform and is developed by tech nonprofit MITRE. The goal of this reported ~2lb. device is to replace the heaping pile of equipment that U.S. Army soldiers are currently required to lug around. Other tasks being sought include a...

Of all the mods/hacks I’ve seen, this is both the most ingenious and somewhat scary. A pair of bored yet crafty American (not Dutch!) fellows took a retired Army Drone and re-deployed it with a new, lesser violent mission — to sniff for WiFi networks. Controlling the drone only needs human intervention for takeoff and landing. Once up in the air, pre-plotted routes using Google Earth keep the plane on it’s dedicated route. Inside the drone, the...

If there were anything that would make Uncle Sam angry, blatant ignorance and greed when lives are at stake is probably up near the top. Now keep the upcoming text light hearted as this hasn’t been confirmed in any way by Microsoft (as if they’d admit blocking the military…). The military is growing increasingly digital these days. With that growing reliance on digital services and applications naturally comes the increased need for more and more...