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Technology was supposed to be the solution. Instead, it added to the problem.

On battlefields of the future, the environment itself could spy on America’s enemies.

Airplanes armed with laser weapons will finally be a reality.

Han Solo hid the Millennium Falcon in a cloud of trash, and the same method could hide satellites in low-Earth orbit.

Motion sickness affects all branches of the armed forces, from vehicle crews to submariners.

After decades of promise and failure, a new plasma weapon emerges.

X literally marks the spot for U.S.-made Patriot missile batteries.

Sure, C-130s are cool, but this is the cutting-edge tech that makes "contingency operation" missions possible.

How the need to reverse the effects on augmented soldiers might drive the future of military tech.

AI weapons could soon execute military strikes on their own. Some think that's a bad idea.

The EZRaider looks like a cross between a jetski and a giant skateboard.

The camouflage will turn Russian soldiers, armored vehicles into chameleons.

Inspired by the hagfish, the synthetic slime can stop enemy boats in the water and become a powerful weapon.