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Photos: Tech wins big in US Army 'best inventions' awards
Photo The OSRVT displays not only video from cameras aboard the UAVs that are widely used in Iraq and Afghanistan but also geospatial information about where exactly a given aircraft is located - a key factor for troops making... [30 Sep 2009]
Photos: The firefighting robots taking to London's streets
Photo This is Talon (front, right) - a small, highly manoeuvrable tracked vehicle that can climb stairs and has been extensively used in Iraq for bomb disposal. Four robots designed to tackle dangerous fires were shown off in... [29 Jul 2009]
Labyrinthine IT systems lose MoD almost £300m
News The NAO report also found the MoD unable to account for £155m-worth of Bowman secure radio systems being used by Army personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan. Failings in computer systems used by the Ministry of Defence led to... [21 Jul 2009]
Corporal Succeeds With Allied
White Paper For the past three years, he has lived in and out of deployment in Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations around the world. Corporal Storrie is a Marine stationed in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Continued travel seemed to stand... [16 May 2009]
Photos: There's no business like RoboBusiness
Photo Foster-Miller, a unit of UK defence contractor Qinetiq, was showing off the Talon, which has been used in places like Iraq for bomb disposal missions. Players large and small in the robotics industry descended on Boston,... [20 Apr 2009]
People With Brain Injuries Leading Fuller Lives With Windows Mobile
White Paper The nearly 1.4 million Americans who sustain a brain injury each year - including approximately one in five veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan - find their lives and those of their family members suddenly... [27 Feb 2009]
Photos: Robots engage their Talons for mine explosion
Photo A total of 2,500 of older Talon robot models are deployed within the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan for tasks such as IED disposal. With a seven-foot reach and able to lift 65 pounds, the Talon IV robot can remove... [10 Feb 2009]
Battlefield tech busts budget by £141m
News We continuously respond and adapt to emerging threats, something the report acknowledges, procuring new equipment for urgent operational use in Iraq and Afghanistan. Technical problems have pushed development of the next... [17 Dec 2008]
Photos: Inside the Army's war games
Photo According to an MoD spokeswoman, troops who have been trained with the JCOVE system have already been deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq. The MoD has turned to computer games to give army drivers sent to the Middle East... [01 Sep 2008]
Killer robots terror warning
News More than 4,000 robots are already deployed on the ground in Iraq and by October 2006 unmanned aircraft had flown 400,000 flight hours. Forget the cuddly C3P0 and R2D2 - the robots of the future may well share the... [28 Feb 2008]
Hillary Clinton talks tech
News Iraq, immigration, taxes and health care probably have been the four most pressing topics of the 2008 US presidential campaign. Technology has never made an appearance. Knowing where the candidates stand on high-tech... [03 Jan 2008]
Why must IT go green?
Comment Retail gas prices increased by 25 per cent in 2006 and volatility in the Middle East from the proposed sanctions on Iran and the conflict on the Turkish-Iraq border have helped nudge oil close to $100 a barrel. [03 Dec 2007]
Photos: Soldiers test battle simulator tech
Photo The LWC was set up in 2002 to help train units for action in the Balkans and Northern Ireland but now includes training for Afghanistan and Iraq. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has spent £250,000 on high-tech simulator... [22 Oct 2007]
MoD deploys more PCs for military ops
News The MoD has been getting more tech-savvy of late, with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan due to get a free wi-fi service next year to keep in touch with family and friends. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is deploying 3,300... [10 Oct 2007]
Army fires up wi-fi for troops
News Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan will get access to a free wi-fi service next year to keep in touch with friends and family. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in a statement: "In recognition for the work of all our forces... [09 Oct 2007]
