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New Unmanned Chopper Sniffs Out Improvised Explosives While Looking Adorable
Helipanda This little fella likes flying through rainbows and sniffing for bombs Scheibel Roadside bombs have long represented the greatest killer of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, but there's hope...
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Armored Airbags to Protect Vehicles from RPGs and Roadside Bombs
Airbag Armor You know what this vehicle could use? Airbags Christian Marquardt, 7th Army JMTC Despite the vehicles' armor, rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) can still take out Humvees and MRAP vehicles...
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"SCARE" Software Predicts Insurgent Weapons Cache Locations Based on IED Attacks
Cutting Down IED Attacks IED attacks such as these can provide basic intel for SCARE to predict weapons cache locations U.S. Army Improvised explosives used by insurgents represent the top killer for...
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To Clear IEDs, a Secret High-Tech Beam Bypasses Triggers and Detonates...
The U.S. Army Clears an IED IEDs are the leading cause of U.S. casualties in Afghanistan, but a new high-tech beam countermeasure could clear roadways of threats from a safe distance. The U.S....
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Laser Sensor Can See Explosives' Vapor Trails Even at Extremely Low...
An Ordnance Disposal Robot Digs Up a Simulated IED A new laser sensor could help bomb disposal robots like this one sniff out hidden or buried bombs by detecting explosives' vapor trails in the air...
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Adding Face Shields to Battle Helmets Could Drastically Reduce Brain Injuries...
Mapping the Magnitude of Brain Injuries from Explosions An image from the computer models created by the MIT team. Michelle Nyein Just as the AK-47 rifle shifted the balance of power on battlefields...
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Inside the Army's Next-Generation Shockproof Helmets
Shockproof Helmet This helmet could help protect soldiers from the about 800 IEDs found in Afghanistan every month. Blanddesign.co.uk Improvised explosive devices are one of the biggest threats to...
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New Device Uses Electromagnetic Pulses to Detonate IEDs From a Safe Distance
IED Cache U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, search the location of a Improvised Explosive Device cache found in Sharana, Paktika...
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What Submarine Warfare and Cyber Security Can Teach Us About Defeating IEDs
A U.S. Marine searches for roadside IEDs in the vicinity of Fallujah in 2004 Wikimedia Commons No enemy weapon has confounded U.S. military planners over the last decade like Improvised Explosive...
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Robot Rodeo, Y’all!
REMOTEC Andros contemplates the task before it Kelsey Atherton It's 10 a.m. on a Wednesday, and I'm watching a robot poke a forest camouflage backpack with a stick. Here on the southern edge of...
View ArticleNew Unmanned Chopper Sniffs Out Improvised Explosives While Looking Adorable
Roadside bombs have long represented the greatest killer of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, but there's hope beyond the sturdy little demolition bots that already work with…
View ArticleArmored Airbags to Protect Vehicles from RPGs and Roadside Bombs
Despite the vehicles' armor, rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) can still take out Humvees and MRAP vehicles with ease. But a company wants to change that equation with airbags…
View Article"SCARE" Software Predicts Insurgent Weapons Cache Locations Based on IED Attacks
Improvised explosives used by insurgents represent the top killer for warfighters in Iraq and Afghanistan, but now soldiers have a new tool for hunting down IED weapons…
View ArticleTo Clear IEDs, a Secret High-Tech Beam Bypasses Triggers and Detonates...
The U.S. military has been searching high and low for a technological answer to the relatively simple but extremely deadly improvised explosive device – the top killer of…
View ArticleLaser Sensor Can See Explosives' Vapor Trails Even at Extremely Low...
Detecting explosives, whether they're tucked into the roadside rubbish on a narrow street in Helmand Province or stashed in someone's undergarments at the airport, can be…
View ArticleAdding Face Shields to Battle Helmets Could Drastically Reduce Brain Injuries...
Just as the AK-47 rifle shifted the balance of power on battlefields the world over during the second half of the last century, the improvised explosive device (IED) has…
View ArticleInside the Army's Next-Generation Shockproof Helmets
Improvised explosive devices are one of the biggest threats to soldiers in Afghanistan and across the world. They unleash a shock wave that can travel about 1,000 feet per…
View ArticleNew Device Uses Electromagnetic Pulses to Detonate IEDs From a Safe Distance
A new technique uses electromagnetic pulses to detonate improvised explosive devices from afar, potentially thwarting the roadside bombs that have been the scourge of the…
View ArticleWhat Submarine Warfare and Cyber Security Can Teach Us About Defeating IEDs
No enemy weapon has confounded U.S. military planners over the last decade like Improvised Explosive Devices. IEDS have been around in some form since the invention of…
View ArticleRobot Rodeo, Y’all!
It's 10 a.m. on a Wednesday, and I'm watching a robot poke a forest camouflage backpack with a stick. Here on the southern edge of Albuquerque, N.M., in an oven-hot tract…
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