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Nov 7, 2016

Augmented Reality Glasses Are Coming To The Battlefield

Posted by in categories: augmented reality, military

Marines will control a head-up display with a gun-mounted mouse.

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Nov 5, 2016

DARPA Ups Funding For Autonomous Electronic Warfare Work « Breaking Defense

Posted by in categories: military, robotics/AI

This is what scares me; autonomous warfare.


WASHINGTON: DARPA is taking another step toward building autonomous electronic warfare systems with a small contract award to BAE Systems.

Artificial intelligence and autonomy loom large in the Pentagon these days. And electronic warfare, much more quietly, dominates a great deal of thinking across the services these days after we’ve watched how the Russians operate against Ukraine and in Syria. So DARPA’s additional $13.3 million award announced today is worth noting.

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Nov 2, 2016

AMA: I’m Zoltan Istvan, a transhumanist US Presidential Candidate. Ask me anything!! : Futurology

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, cyborgs, economics, geopolitics, life extension, military, robotics/AI, transhumanism

Come “ask me anything” right now!!! I’m trying to answer all questions I get asked:


Hi Reddit,

Thank you for having me here. My name is Zoltan Istvan, and I’m a futurist, journalist, and science fiction writer. I’m also the 2016 Presidential candidate for the Transhumanist Party.

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Nov 1, 2016

Leaked Pentagon Video About The Future Of Megacities Is So Very Grim

Posted by in categories: futurism, military

The website The Intercept has obtained what they say is a leaked Pentagon video that glumly describes a hellish future of massive, chaotic megacities, and pretty much admits the U.S. Army is not remotely ready to deal with this particular manner of shit.

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Oct 31, 2016

Horror moment NASA military robot explodes into violent ball of flames

Posted by in categories: military, robotics/AI

Yikes.


A ROBOT designed by NASA for search and rescue missions was caught on camera as it burst into flames in a blast “as powerful as a stick of dynamite”.

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Oct 31, 2016

The world in 2045, according to the Pentagon

Posted by in category: military

Some predictions for 2045, from the Pentagon.

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Oct 30, 2016

HoloLens gets more battlefield use

Posted by in categories: augmented reality, military, security

We have already seen the HoloLens mixed reality headset put to military use by the Israeli Defense Force for advanced battlefield planning.

Now Ukrainian company LimpidArmor has shown off a new application for the augmented reality device on the actual battlefield to improve the field of view of tank commanders without exposing them to additional risk. The technology was shown off at the Arms and Security show, held in Kiev from 11 to 14 October.

LimpidArmor’s hardware and software system uses a HoloLens integrated with a helmet and cameras mounted around the tank to give commanders a 360 degree view of their environment in both optical and thermal and makes this available in real-time.

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Oct 30, 2016

Get Ready for Magic Leap: New Patent Brings VR Device One Step Closer to Reality

Posted by in categories: augmented reality, military, neuroscience, virtual reality

In Brief:

  • Now with just under $800 million in funding, Florida startup Magic Leap has applied for a patent for its VR/AR headsets, bringing them one step closer to market.
  • From healthcare to the military, VR/AR is being applied to industries far beyond its humble roots in gaming.

Florida-based startup Magic Leap has been getting considerable attention thanks in no small part to the awesome-looking augmented reality video demos it has released. Apart from these videos and the info we could glean from some interviews and Twitter posts, however, we haven’t yet been given a complete explanation of what the company has in store for consumers. What we do know is that it promises an AR experience unlike any other by delivering “neurologically true visual perception.” In short, the brain won’t be able to tell the difference between reality and virtual reality when you are using Magic Leap’s device.

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Oct 30, 2016

Boeing Unveils Amazing, Slightly Terrifying New Electromagnetic Pulse Weapon — The Motley Fool

Posted by in categories: drones, military

With pinpoint accuracy, this electronic warfare drone can black out opposing forces at will.

Bds Champ Boeing’s “CHAMP” (Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile Project) is a one-missile, flying blackout. Image source: Boeing.

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Oct 28, 2016

Inside America’s Next Spyplane

Posted by in category: military

A secret, hypersonic replacement for the legendary SR-71 promises to transform military aviation.

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