Military
US Army testing autonomous Stryker Combat Vehicles
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The next time the US military goes to war in a foreign land, there will be a lot more robots and a lot less soldiers doing the grunt work. One of the first tasks that will be assigned to robots instead of soldiers will be driving - resupply, convoy operations, ground medical evacuation and unmanned reconnaissance are all areas targeted for autonomous vehicles.
New Weapon System shoots around corners
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January 2004 Corner Shot is a new weapon system designed for urban combat which enables the user to observe and engage a target from behind a corner without exposing any body parts. The highly technological system was officially unveiled in late December 2003 in Israel and is already being used by some of the world's elite Special Forces. Corner Shot attaches to most handguns currently used by Special Forces, for example the GLOCK, SIG SAUER, CZ or BERETTA. It includes a small, high-resolution camera and monitor, which can observe and view a target from various vantage points.
Military Diesel Hybrid Truck Features a Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power
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General Motors and the U.S. Army used the NAIAS to show an interesting diesel hybrid military vehicle equipped with a fuel cell auxiliary power unit (APU) that could become the model for the Army's new fleet of 30,000 light tactical vehicles by the end of the decade.
The US Army develops a truck with 007-like capabilities
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This US Army concept vehicle can fire pepper spray, oil slicks and tyre-shredding tacks, has bulletproof armour, electric-shock doorhandles and a retractable laser-guided machinegun - just the thing for peak hour in mid-summer.
