Onboard Vehicle Power Generation System-DRS Technologies

Another work about OnBoard Power Generation by DRS Technologies. ONR funded work reveals a humvee with OBVP.

On-board Vehicle Power System-Oshkosh

Nowadays, on-board vehicle power generation is a hot topic. Instead of carrying bulky generator, an added equipment on board can generate enough power evenif the vehicle is moving.

USMC Joller Anti-IED System

An interesting US Marine Corps experiment for IED and mines..Bulky but clever

Dingo 2 Inside Out

pictures are from militaryphotos.net belgian army thread

General Atomics Blitzer System

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems division (GA-EMS) has successfully fired multiple rounds for the first time in a prototype of its new Blitzer™ electromagnetic railgun air defense prototype system. These tests were performed at the US Army Dugway Proving Grounds under a contract with the Office of Naval Research.

Venezuelan Mi-35M ..looking good

GSh-23L canon with 470 projectiles


Urals Optical and Mechanical Plant GOES-342 TV/FLIR (OPS 24N) sighting system and a laser rangefinder (+30to-80 deg elevation)


Geofizika ONV1 night-vision goggles

pictures are from www.fav-club.com

Crash and Collision Week

Ecuadorian Air Force Dhruv Helicopter crashed during AirShow

Collision of Japanese Destroyer, JS Kurama with 7400 ton Korean Container Ship, Carina Star in Kanmon Strait near the island of Kyushu

pictures are from Japanese, Ecuadorian, Indian Internet and militaryphotos.net

GE's New Ultrasound Gadget

Eventhough this gadget is intended for medical use (that also interests military medical personel though),it may also be used for military equipment health check like metal fatigue etc.



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Laser and Acoustics ? Sweet..

Here is a story about laser based sound generation. It may change the way military does underwater and air to water communication.

Efficient conversion of light into sound can be achieved by concentrating the light sufficiently to ionize a small amount of water, which then absorbs laser energy and superheats. The result is a small explosion of steam, which can generate a 220 decibel pulse of sound. Optical properties of water can be manipulated with very intense laser light to act like a focusing lens, allowing nonlinear self-focusing (NSF) to take place.

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Mixed Land Vehicles 3

AM General JLTV Contender



Singapore ST Technologies Terrex 8x8






UK Panthers (LMV)




Supacat UK LPPV Contender

The 4x4 SPV 400 Series concept, which carries a 2+4 crew and has a declared GVW of 7500kg, provides a useable payload of 1500kg.

Thales Australia Hawkei



Pictures are from press releases and Singaporean Internet.

Mixed Land Vehicles-2

JLTV Demonstrator



Grizzly



Czech MPVU5000 (Uparmoured Unimog)



Cheetah



Slovakian Tatrapan