Boeing beats out Lockheed Martin, wins $3.48 billion missile defense contract

Boeing has been the primary contractor for the U.S.'s Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system since back in 2001 and, despite Lockheed Martin's attempts to take the contract for themselves, the Missile Defense Agency has opted to once ... continue

Army successfully tests new Advanced Hypersonic Weapon

The Department of Defense announced on Thursday that the first test of the Army's hypersonic weapon, dubbed the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon, was a success. The hypersonic rocket blasted off from Pentagon's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii ... continue

MIT team finda DARPA balloons in less than nine hours, wins prize

A contest hatched by DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), offered $40,000 to the first group to find ten red weather balloons at secret locations across the US. More than 4000 groups participated in the project, designed ... continue

Department Of Defense Orders 2,200 PS3 Gaming Consoles For Supercomputer

When the Department of Defense wanted to upgrade one of their supercomputers they didn't call Intel, AMD or another specialty microprocessor maker, instead they simply ordered 2,200 PS3 gaming systems. According to BoingBoing the DoD ordered the ... continue