News tagged with troops
India army offers 'glacier toilet' in hi-tech sell-off
Developed for troops serving on glaciers high in the Himalayas, the non-flushing "bio-digester" toilet made by India's top defence research body is now being offered to companies and poorer states.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Virtual training for real combat
I zipped up the flak jacket, put on an Army helmet and snapped a pair of goggles over my eyes.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Tweets tip off NATO on potential Libya air raids
Twitter as a weapon of war? NATO has scrambled warplanes against Moamer Kadhafi's forces after Libyans tweeted troop movements on the micro-blogging website, alliance officials said.
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Over 2,200 veterans died in 2008 due to lack of health insurance
A research team at Harvard Medical School estimates 2,266 U.S. military veterans under the age of 65 died last year because they lacked health insurance and thus had reduced access to care. That figure is ...
Nov 10, 2009 |
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New research could help protect frontline troops
A team of researchers at Queen's University Belfast's Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) is working to develop futuristic communications systems that could help protect frontline troops.
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Army officials say war concussions overdiagnosed
(AP) -- Mild brain injuries - once considered an under-recognized problem in returning military troops - are being overdiagnosed because the government is using soft criteria instead of hard medical evidence, an Army doctor ...
Apr 15, 2009 |
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