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Goliath
Posted on March 18th, 2009 No commentsThe Goliath tracked mine was an unmanned German-engineered demolition vehicle, also known as the beetle tank to Allies. It carried 75–100 kg (165–220 lb) of high explosives and was intended to be used for multiple purposes, such as destroying tanks, disrupting dense infantry formations, and demolition of buildings and bridges. Read the rest of this entry »
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Terminator T-800
Posted on February 23rd, 2009 No commentsThe T-800 Terminator is a fictional character portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger — a cyborg, initially portrayed as a programmable assassin and military infiltration unit. “The Terminator” character first appeared in the 1984 movie of the same name, directed and co-written by James Cameron, and its sequels.
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IAI Heron
Posted on February 21st, 2009 No commentsThe Heron or Machatz-1 is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle developed by the Malat (UAV) division of Israel Aerospace Industries. It is capable of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) operations of up to 52 hours’ duration at up to 35,000 feet. It has demonstrated 52 hours of continuous flight, but the effective operational maximal flight duration is less, due to payload and flight profile.
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Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Posted on February 19th, 2009 No commentsThe Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (TUGV) is a remotely operated unmanned ground vehicle employed by the United States Marine Corps.
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iRobot PackBot
Posted on February 19th, 2009 No commentsPackBot is a series of military robots by iRobot. More than 2000 PackBots are currently on station in Iraq and Afghanistan, with hundreds more on the way.
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