Category Defense & Military

March 26, 2016The debate over the right to own weapons continues on, but one Minnesota company is taking the concealed handgun concept to a whole new level. For those who do conceal handguns on a daily basis, it can often be bulky and hard to hide the weapon on one& 39;s body. Designed to fit right in your pocket, a new pistol is being created that even folds up to look just like a smartphone.

February 20, 2016Russia may soon have the power to & 39;switch off& 39; enemy satellites and cruise missiles. The country claims to have developed a new electronic ground weapon that would be able to disrupt the the communication between enemy satellites. There is a lot of mystery surrounding the announcement as the superpower isn& 39;t telling how the new electronic weapon works.

April 08, 2016DARPA has just developed an unmanned stealth ship that can track down enemy submarines at speeds of up to 27 knots, although the true top speed is likely classified. Named the ACTUV for Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel, it was designed to sail along manned ships detecting for dangers in the water below according to Gizmodo.

April 21, 2016Maglev trains are fast- really fast. However, a newly rigged Maglev train assembled by the U.S.A Air Force shattered the Maglev speed record traveling an astonishing 633 Mph, 120 Mph faster than their previous records set only two days before. Maglev trains work by using super-cooled magnets that repel all magnetic fields (you can read more about that here ) allowing an object to float over the surface on a cushion of air.

April 29, 2016According to the Pentagon, China has completed a successful test of their state of the art hypersonic missile that could potentially carry nuclear warheads through areas with missile defense technologies. Unnamed government officials confirmed the test, according to the Washington Free Beacon, which has many worried about the possible implications.