The Army of Terracotta Soldiers
	In 1974, while digging for a well, the Chinese farmers from a village in the Shaanxi province discovered several terracotta statues. They were the first of thousands of statue-soldiers of an army buried in the tomb of the Chinese emperor Qin Shihuang, who died 2,200 years ago. The 8,099 soldiers, 300 horses and 200 chariots guard the tomb of the emperor. The combatants were placed in 40 lines, like in a parade, on a length of 200 m (66 ... [read more >>]
	19 March 2008, 09:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Who Were the Byzantines?
	Initially, Byzantium was a Greek city located on the European shore of the Bosporus strait, which separates Asia Minor from Europe. Understanding the importance of this settlement, surrounded from three parts by water, the Roman emperor Constantin re-founded this city in 330 AD, naming it by his name Constantinople. The city turned into a "New Rome" that governed the eastern part of the empire. The eastern part of the Roman empir ... [read more >>]
	08 March 2008, 07:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

"Apple Meet Army"
	This is the way that an encounter between the two parties would sound from the mouth of a third person (if the US Army and Apple were two persons). But, since they're not, things tend to be a little more complicated than that, so we have to dig further into the situation and see what we can make of it. First of all, you may know that, during this year's summer, the US Army has experienced a series of "cyber attack" f ... [read more >>]
	28 December 2007, 07:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Touche! iRobot Wins $286 Million Army Contract!
	iRobot announced it has been awarded the xBot contract, meaning they just got their stainless steel hands on a 286 million cash cow. This is serious stuff, as iRobot talks about an "Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract given by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), on behalf of the "Robotic Systems Joint Project Office at Redstone Arsenal. ... [read more >>]
	21 December 2007, 05:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

US Terrorist Prison Operating Manual Leaked on Web
	The Guantanamo Bay detention camp became famous for holding terrorists, Al-Qaeda members or other Talibans, usually for interrogation purposes. Because so many dangerous people are coming to the prison, a maximum security system is needed in order to be sure that nobody manages to escape or to commit suicide (don’t be amazed, there were some cases when people were found dead in jail). That’s why the officials created an operating ... [read more >>]
	15 November 2007, 05:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

US War Robots Targeted by Computer Viruses
	OK, this sounds pretty funny but it is actually a very serious piece of news which concerns our security (not on the web, the real one). Read this: the US army is afraid that some of its war robots such as helicopters, tanks and other killing machines equipped with software technologies can be controlled by anyone who manages to install a malicious code line inside the installed applications. Sure, you might laugh saying that we& ... [read more >>]
	08 November 2007, 04:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Sites Give Tips on How to Avoid Military Service
	Not everyone likes military service, especially if it’s compulsory. Sure, some people will join the army willingly, but others will firmly reject it, because they despise violence, or a drill sergeant always yelling at them or for whatever other reason you may think of. Draft-dodging is as old as the army. Thing is that some people seem to be specialized in this, for example, the south Koreans even have websites that suggest ways ... [read more >>]
	01 October 2007, 04:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Pooch of the Future: Military Robotic Dogs
	There’s quite a long way to go till we will have robotic wives and husbands around the house; so, for the moment, it seems that our dogs in the near future might just be … made of metal (or plastic). If not around the house, at least in the conflict areas. The four-legged dog robots are now the size of a Chihuahua, but could facilitate many military tasks. The robot called LittleDog could ultimately lead to more complex robotic assista ... [read more >>]
	27 September 2007, 06:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Iceman Returns
	Max Butler, known as Max Vision or as Iceman, is a dangerous cyber-criminal that had already been convicted for hacking into the US military’s servers, but now, he has been accused of mass identity theft and could face 40 years in jail and paying a huge fine, if he is found guilty. He was indicted by a federal court jury in Pittsburg on three counts of wire fraud and two counts of transferring stolen ID indo, as The Register i ... [read more >>]
	12 September 2007, 03:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Military to Request YouTube Clip Removal
	Following the recent videos published on YouTube showing Philippine extremists linked to al-Qaida, the local authorities decided to get involved and is now looking to collaborate with the Mountain View company to delete the clips. If you didn't know, several videos showing terrorists training camps and several leaders raising money or looking for new recruits were published on YouTube and made the tour of the world in just a ... [read more >>]
	23 August 2007, 09:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

China Brings War Movie Clips on Mobile Phones
	Chinese mobile phone users will be able to view on their handsets a large number of military-themed video clips and information. The initiative comes as part of the celebration of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. The army has always been considered as one of the most respected institutions in all countries. Patriotism now shows itself somewhat differently than in the past. Instead of joining the army, you can ... [read more >>]
	01 August 2007, 06:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

SHADOW, the Army's 4X4 Hybrid Stealth Vehicle
	The Shadow Reconnaissance, Surveillance Targeting Vehicle (RST-V) is a prototype vehicle developed by General Dynamics Land Systems for the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR). It looks like a heavily modified Humvee, the official US Army vehicle, because it is based on the same platform, but features a series of improvem ... [read more >>]
	28 July 2007, 05:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How Will the Next-Generation Laser-Based Defense Systems Fit on a Penny?
	The terrorist attacks have made the whole world see the real threat of international terrorism in a different light. Researchers from many countries have concentrated their efforts on the development of methods and special equipment with which it will be possible to detect explosive objects in advance. Such devices include various sensor and detection systems playing a leading role. The next-generation laser-based defense sys ... [read more >>]
	25 July 2007, 10:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

US Army Develops Automatic Translators for Iraq Soldiers
	Language differences are the most important obstacle for an efficient communication, and especially crucial for soldiers fighting in foreign countries. That's why one of the US Army' newest projects is currently searching for real-time, two-way translation systems. Unlike the sci-fi series Star Trek, where a universal translator device can make every alien being speak English instantaneously, the more earthly problems of sold ... [read more >>]
	24 July 2007, 08:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How to Find out if Your Woman Is Cheating on You and Where She Is at that Time
	The spy panties may sound like something out of a bad spy movie, but it's actually as real as they come. You can now track your girlfriend/wife wherever she goes and even know if she's cheating on you, without her knowing about it. If you're the jealous type, or just paranoid, you can keep track of your woman using the spy panties, a thing – I don't know if I can call it a device, or a gadget – that lets you know wh ... [read more >>]
	03 July 2007, 10:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

US Army Is Testing Weapons in University
	The US Army has just started a new weapons testing program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Fortunately, they didn't give guns to students, instead they used the Highly Accelerated Life Testing chamber in a new laboratory. This testing chamber is going to be used by the university to assist the military in examining the durability of the weapons the American soldiers are equipped with. More precisely, they wi ... [read more >>]
	03 July 2007, 03:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

US Army Is Developing a New High-caliber Cannon System
	Sandia National Laboratories in California are engaged in the development of a new high-caliber self-propelled and lightweight canon system, for the US Army. It's the most advanced program for designing a state-of-the-art canon. Currently, the US Army uses more than twenty types of self-propelled canons and most applications are being used as anti-aircraft guns or as support for the infantry and mechanized units. The 8 inch (203 ... [read more >>]
	22 June 2007, 03:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Army Doubles the Suicide Probability
	If war does not kill them, veterans will kill themselves anyway. A recent research at Portland State University and Oregon Health & Science University has shown that male veterans present a double likelihood of committing suicide as compared to their civilian counterparts. "We clearly demonstrated that independent of when they served in the military, veterans were all equally at risk for suicide. What’s more, we show ... [read more >>]
	12 June 2007, 09:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

US Soldiers Banned On YouTube
	The US soldiers are now banned on YouTube after the Department of Defense decided to block the access on numerous online website including Google's video sharing service. Besides YouTube, the troops are banned on MySpace, MTV, Hi5, Pandora and some other Internet websites. Although the official refused to sustain other reasons than official matters, the army's access on these websites was restricted from the Department ... [read more >>]
	14 May 2007, 09:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

US Army Wants New Nanoscale Materials Developed Using Ionic Liquids
	Virginia Tech, Pennsylvania State University, and Drexel University were awarded a potentially $7.5 million Multi-University Research Initiative (MURI) grant by the Army Research Office to develop electromechanical devices and high-performance membranes using ionic liquids. An ionic liquid is a liquid that contains essentially only ions. Some ionic liquids, such as ethylammonium nitrate, are in a dynamic equilibrium where, ... [read more >>]
	25 April 2007, 09:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Installing an America's Army Dedicated Server
	America's Army is a tactical multiplayer first-person shooter owned by the U.S. Government and released as a global public relations initiative to help with U.S. Army recruitment. Its popularity increased due to the cross-platform availability and cost (it's free). Basically, you can run the server as well as the client on either Windows or Linux, free of charge. But unfortunately, the Linux version has been discontinued as of ve ... [read more >>]
	13 April 2007, 09:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pollen to Detect the Origins of the Terracotta Army
	Since their discovery in 1974 in Shaanxi province, the ancient Chinese terracotta army posed a puzzle: Ancient pollen could lead scientists to the kilns where the figures in China's terracotta army were made. The 2,200-year-old clay army made of 8,099 soldiers, 300 horses and 200 chariots guards the tomb of Qin Shihuang (260-210 BC), the first emperor of the unified China (from Quin dynasty comes the western name of ... [read more >>]
	27 March 2007, 09:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

U.S. vs. Iraqi Insurgents on YouTube
	YouTube now displays a new set of videos published by the US military authorities that are now trying to show people the way the army fights in Iraq against insurgents and al-Qaida members. WGAL reported that Mark Fox, US military spokesman, sustained the army is now posting several videos on the online video sharing service to display the fights recorded by the army in the Iraq war. It seems like the army included a professional ... [read more >>]
	26 March 2007, 09:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia