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Growth in military contracting blurs lines of accountability

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The thriving use of private military contractors in place of citizen-soldiers allows nations to externalize the costs of war and outsource accountability during wartime, according to sociologist Katherine McCoy, writing in ...





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In combat zone, gastroenterologists put skills to test

Biology / Other

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most of today's gastroenterologists practice in relatively calm environments with patients of the same species. But for Dr. Leon Kundrotas and his colleagues working in Joint Base Balad, Iraq, the need to diagnose and treat ...


Chinese people surfing the internet in Beijing

China deploys secure computer operating system

Technology / Software

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (24) | comments 27

China has installed a secure operating system known as "Kylin" on government and military computers designed to be impenetrable to US military and intelligence agencies, The Washington Times reported on Tuesday.


Pentagon spends $100 million to fix cyber attacks

Technology / Internet

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Pentagon spent more than $100 million in the last six months responding to and repairing damage from cyber attacks and other computer network problems, military leaders said Tuesday.


A prototype of the X-47B Navy Unmannded Combat Air System (UCAS)

US military embraces robot 'revolution'

Electronics / Robotics

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (19) | comments 46

Robots in the sky and on the ground are transforming warfare, and the US military is rushing to recruit the new warriors that never sleep and never bleed.


Rare economic espionage case ends in jury deadlock

Technology / Internet

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Two men accused of the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S. have been acquitted on two counts, but they could face a retrial on three other counts on which a jury deadlocked.


Computer scientist aims for a better-networked military

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 07, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Patrick Crowley, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a one-year, $499,765 grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for ...


The website of China's defence ministry has been hacked more than 2 mln times since it was launched 3 months ago

China defence website gets 2 mln hack attacks: report

Technology / Internet

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The website of China's defence ministry has been hacked more than two million times since it was launched three months ago, state media said on Wednesday.


Researchers develop new method to monitor aircraft lifespan

Technology / Engineering

created May 05, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Carnegie Mellon University Professor Anthony D. Rollett has developed a new computational method that may help track the lifespan of U.S. Navy aircraft.


Safety of combat military vehicles examined

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Queen's University Belfast academic is working on research that could help protect the lives of military based in Afghanistan.


IT keeping U.S. military ahead of game

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 23, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

As contractors Lockheed Martin and Boeing compete for deals with the U.S. military to create a joint tactical radio system, while IBM and Sun Microsystems work together for thin clients, information technology and communications ...



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