How Military Drones Have Evolved Over the Years

Introduction In the past decade, drones have become the must-have gadget for a growing number of households and businesses to monitor and track wildlife, shoot still images and videos, and capture live events in real-time. In the global military sector, however, they have been relied on for decades as the growth and development of unmanned… Read More

Mind-Blowing Military Tech Advancements That Are Currently Being Worked On

Introduction When thinking about military technology, it can sometimes sound like something out of a sci-fi book. Once authors wrote about night vision, and now it is integral to our mobile phone’s as part of the camera. Drones acted as assassins, now they are working in Hollywood as cameramen. We are not here to buck… Read More

Why Tech Development is Key for a Modern Military

Introduction Technological development is one thing that always keeps the military moving forward. We no longer fight with swords and spears, and for good reason. For the military and the world to keep moving forward, and for the world’s militaries to be the best they can be in the modern era, tech development needs to… Read More

What is the Peresvet (Laser Weapon)?

Introduction The Peresvet (Russian: Пересвет, named after Alexander Peresvet, also a wordplay, pere-svet means “supra-light”) is a Russian laser weapon. Most of the information about the complex remains secret; however, according to experts, it is supposed to perform the tasks of Air Defence and Missile defence. The Peresvet is one of the six new Russian… Read More

What is an Entrenching Tool?

Introduction An entrenching tool (UK), or intrenching tool in the US vernacular, E-tool, or trenching tool is a digging tool used by military forces for a variety of military purposes. Survivalists, campers, hikers and other outdoors groups have found it to be indispensable in field use. Modern entrenching tools are usually collapsible and made using… Read More

What was the Philadelphia Experiment?

Introduction The Philadelphia Experiment is an alleged military experiment (many say urban legend) supposed to have been carried out by the US Navy at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, sometime around 28 October 1943 (during World War II). The United States Navy destroyer escort USS Eldridge was claimed to have been… Read More

What was the Claw of Archimedes?

Introduction The Claw of Archimedes (Ancient Greek: Ἁρπάγη, romanised: harpágē, lit. ’snatcher’; also known as the “iron hand”) was an ancient weapon devised by Archimedes to defend the seaward portion of Syracuse’s city wall against amphibious assault. Background Although its exact nature is unclear, the accounts of ancient historians describe it as a sort of crane… Read More