News tagged with military
Game Lets Soldiers Train in a Virtual Iraq or Afghanistan
(PhysOrg.com) -- A training tool being developed by a research team from the Arts and Technology program may soon make it easier for military service men and women to perform their missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...
Feb 23, 2010 |
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Leading cause of medical evacuation out of war zones: It's not combat injury
The most common reasons for medical evacuation of military personnel from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent years have been fractures, tendonitis and other musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders, not combat ...
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Combat wounds not the leading cause of evacuations
(AP) -- American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan were more likely to be medically evacuated for health problems such as a bad back than for combat injuries, a new study says.
Jan 21, 2010 |
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Hackers steal SKorean-US military secrets
(AP) -- South Korea's military said Friday it was investigating a hacking attack that netted secret defense plans with the United States and may have been carried out by North Korea.
Dec 18, 2009 |
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US fixed drones hacked by Iraqi insurgents: Pentagon
The US military has fixed a problem that allowed Iraqi militants to use cheap software to intercept the video feeds of US-operated drones, a defense official said on Thursday.
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Military children face more emotional challenges as parental deployments grow longer, study finds
Children in military families may suffer from more emotional and behavioral difficulties when compared to other American youths, with older children and girls struggling the most when a parent is deployed overseas, according ...
Dec 07, 2009 |
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White House rhetoric is important in forming foreign policy opinions
Surveys have shown that the public pays little attention to foreign policy, but politicians regularly cite the importance of public support for military actions overseas. Now, a new study has found that these ...
Dec 01, 2009 |
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China defence website gets 2 mln hack attacks: report
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.
Nov 18, 2009 |
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A new computer simulator allows to design military strategies based on ants' movements
A researcher of the University of Granada, Spain, has designed a new system for the mobility of military troops within a battlefield based on the mechanisms used by ant colonies to move using a commercial ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Reports: Cyberattacks traced to NKorea
(AP) -- The North Korean government was the source of high-profile cyberattacks in July that caused Web outages in South Korea and the United States, news reports said Friday.
Oct 30, 2009 |
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In combat zone, gastroenterologists put skills to test
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 ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Organization analyzes how new war weapons will impact society
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the year 2009, when astronauts live in a space station, people send messages around the world with the touch of a finger, and diseases such as polio have virtually been eradicated from ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Deaths to local soldiers matter in shaping war opinion
Americans think locally when they consider whether the loss of U.S. troops overseas warrants troop withdrawals, a new nationwide study suggests.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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From nature, robots
(PhysOrg.com) -- To a robot designer like Sangbae Kim, the animal kingdom is full of inspiration. "I always look at animals and ask why they are the way they are," says Kim, an assistant professor of mechanical ...
Sep 25, 2009 |
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UK Chinook choppers languish after software error
(AP) -- A British newspaper says eight high-tech military helicopters have been out of service for eight years because defense officials tried to save money by installing homemade software in the aircraft.
Aug 25, 2009 |
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