News tagged with pentagon
US military unveils non-lethal heat ray weapon
A sensation of unbearable, sudden heat seems to come out of nowhere -- this wave, a strong electromagnetic beam, is the latest non-lethal weapon unveiled by the US military this week.
Mar 11, 2012 |
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Pentagon successfully tests hypersonic flying bomb
The Pentagon on Thursday held a successful test flight of a flying bomb that travels faster than the speed of sound and will give military planners the ability to strike targets anywhere in the world in less than a hour.
Nov 17, 2011 |
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US, China to cooperate more on cyber threat
(AP) -- Asserting that cyberattacks against the U.S. don't come only from China, the U.S. and Chinese defense ministers said they agreed Monday to work together on cyber issues to avoid miscalculations that ...
May 08, 2012 |
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Pentagon dreams of Star Trek interstellar travel
The Defense Department first proposed Star Wars. Now it wants Star Trek.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2011 |
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18-year-old star hacker arrested in Greece
Police in Greece have arrested an 18-year-old star hacker suspected of breaking into the website of crimefighting agency Interpol and a number of US state agencies, a senior officer said on Wednesday.
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Worst cyber attack on US military came via flash drive
The most serious cyber attack on the US military's networks came from a tainted flash drive in 2008, forcing the Pentagon to review its digital security, a top US defense official said Wednesday.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 25, 2010 |
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US military embraces robot 'revolution'
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.
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Laser knocks down test missile off Calif. coast
The Air Force says a high-powered laser has destroyed a missile in flight during a test of a national defense system off the California coast.
Feb 14, 2010 |
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Newspaper probing Pentagon alleges online harassment
The newspaper USA Today said Friday an editor and reporter probing Pentagon propaganda efforts have been targeted by an online "misinformation campaign."
Apr 20, 2012 |
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App controls drone flying 3,000 miles away
Military mobile apps may one day help soldiers on the battlefield.
Sep 28, 2011 |
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MIT wins Pentagon prize in social networking contest
A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has won a 40,000-dollar prize for using social networking tools to identify the locations of 10 large weather balloons in a contest sponsored by ...
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Pentagon: All options on table in cyber-attack (Update)
The Pentagon said Tuesday that it would consider all options if the United States were hit by a cyber-attack as it develops the first military guidelines for the age of Internet warfare.
May 31, 2011 |
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Galileo satellite boss suspended over WikiLeaks cable
The head of a German firm working on Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system has been suspended after a WikiLeaks cable cited him as describing it as a "stupid idea", the company said on Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 18, 2011 |
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US Navy recruits gamers to help in piracy strategy
The US Navy is turning to the wisdom of the crowd to forge military strategy, inviting the public to join an online game in which Somali pirates have hijacked commercial ships.
May 17, 2011 |
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Russia's hackers pose growing global threat
Not long ago, the simple, anonymous thrill of exposing chinks in American software was enough of a payoff for a Russian hacker.
Dec 30, 2008 |
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Pentagon
In geometry, a pentagon (from pente, which is Greek for the number 5) is any five-sided polygon. A pentagon may be simple or self-intersecting. The sum of the internal angles in a simple pentagon is 540°. A pentagram is an example of a self-intersecting pentagon.
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