Android Smartphones And Tablets Coming To US Government, Military

Android seems to be the operating system of choice when it comes to the US government and military. They've managed to create an operating system that is highly secure and is capable of sending highly classified data ... continue

U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drone Crashes in Seychelles

A Reaper drone belonging to the U.S. military crashed at an airport on the island nation of Seychelles today, just a little over one week after a drone went down in Iran. A statement from the U.S. Air ... 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

US Army using Crysis 2 engine for ultra-realistic military sim

Forget your Call of Dutys and your Battlefields - the U.S. Army is preparing what should be the most realistic military videogame ever. At $57 million, this new software has the kind of big bucks budget associated with ... continue

US Special Forces are going Google – Google Android that is

I'm sure that when most people think of the US Special Forces communicating in the field we imagine all kinds of cool special gadgets specially made for them, and costing millions of dollars. What we don't think of ... continue

Microsoft refused to sell Xbox 360s to U.S. Army for troop training

PCs running military simulations have long been used for training purposes in the Army and Marines. However, that nearly changed in 2006, when Microsoft was reportedly approached by the U.S. Army to supply it with Xbox 360 ... continue

Some active-duty soldiers members of white supremacist social network

There is no doubt that in a military force of the size of the US Army there are bound to be a few borderline crackpots. However I think that the idea that a fair ... continue

US Army Recruiting Suicidal Teens?

Look at the sign this way: the other side are, so why shouldn't the US Army recruit suicidal teens as well? Not sure if it's shopped or not, but it's not beyond the realms of possibility that ... continue

U.S. Army to setup camp on Second Life

It would seem that not only is the U.S. Army going into the gaming business but they are also taking a serious look at Second Life. Over the next 30 to 45 days Second Lifers will see ... continue