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Russian Robot Soldiers and Drone Swarms: Science Fact or Fiction? Meet FEDOR, Vikhr (‘Whirlwind’) and Smerch!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 19, 2017 Last updated on 4/20/17. Russian robotic military tech has been getting a lot of media hype lately with discussion of gun-launched “drone swarms” and armed/weaponized humanoid “Terminator”-type (Terminatorsky?) robots, but how much of this is pure Russian government-controlled media hype and bluster, and how much is real and possible? …

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Hazard 4 H4 Gray-Man Patrol Lo-Pro/Lo-Vis (Low-Profile/Low-Visibility) Urban Combat/Tactical Pack, Gray-Man Take-Down Carbine Sling Pack/Bag, Gray-Man Plan B EDC/Bug-Out Sling Pack/Bag, and Gray-Man Kato Concealed Carry (CCW) Bag for Under-the-Radar Concealed Carry (CCW)! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 8, 2017 As if really cool new titanium tritium combat/tactical dive/diving watches weren’t enough, Hazard 4 (H4) also introduced their Gray-Man line of lo-pro/lo-vis (low-profile/low-visibility) urban combat/tactical packs, sling bags, and rifle/weapons bags at SHOT Show 2017, which appear to be very well designed and made, and intrigued us. The Gray-Man …

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DRD Tactical Aptus Weapon System 5.56mm NATO/300BLK (300 Blackout) Multi-Caliber SBR/PDW/Carbine/DMR Combat/Tactical Rifle System with Quick Change Barrel (QCB) System, Internal Recoil Sysstem, and Folding Stock!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: DRD Tactical January 12, 2017 DRD Tactical, maker of the Paratus and KIVAARI rifle/carbines, recently published a press release on the new and very cool DRD Tactical Aptus Weapon System 5.56mm NATO (5.56x45mm NATO)/300BLK (300 Blackout) Multi-Caliber Short Barreled Rifle (SBR)/Personal Defense Weapon (PDW)/Carbine/Designated Marksman’s Rifle (DMR), and it looks …

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Prosthesis 14-Foot Quadrupedal ‘Anti-Robot’ Racing Robot: Manned Exo-Bionic Robotic Exoskeleton Runs 50 MPH! Is it a Future Infantry Warfighting Machine?

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Prosthesis January 7, 2017 It seems like only last week that DefenseReview was discussing manned exo-bionic exoskeleton systems like the Korean Method-2 Giant Manned Bipedal Robot (GMBR) for potential future warfare applications. Wait a minute, it was just las week that we were doing that. Well, another such system is apparently …

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Maddox Defense MD Hawk All-Terrain Turbo-Charged Algae-Biodiesel Baja Racer-Type Military Combat/Tactical Bike (Motorcycle) for Military Special Operations Forces (SOF) Missions: Achieves Almost 100 Miles Per Gallon (MPG) on the Street and 50-60 MPG Off-Road!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com December 15, 2016 As long as we’re on a military combat/tactical bike/motorcycle kick (see here and here), we should probably discuss the Maddox Defense MD Hawk Baja racer-type 800cc all-terrain biodiesel motorcycle that’s powered by a turbo-charged Mercedes-Benz inline 3-cylinder diesel engine/motor, which runs on algae biodiesel fuel and gets almost 100 …

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MOTOPED Survival Bike All-Terrain Motorized Military (Combat/Tactical) Mountain Bike/Motorcycle for Military Special Operations Forces (SOF) Missions! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com December 12, 2016 Last updated on 12/17/16. Speaking of interesting all-terrain combat/tactical motorcycles/motorbikes for military Special Operations Forces (SOF) missions shown at SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) 2016, DefenseReview (DR) also ran across one Lt. Col. Jeff Givens (Ret.) at the show, and he was kind enough to take us through …

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Logos Technologies SilentHawk (also written Silent Hawk) Hybrid-Electric Stealth Military Motorcycle: Flex-Fuel/Multi-Fuel All-Wheel-Drive/All-Terrain Motocross-Type Quiet Combat/Tactical Bike for Special Operations Forces (SOF) Missions! (Video!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com December 8, 2016 Last updated on 12/17/16. While DefenseReview (DR) was perusing all the latest and greatest SOF tech at Special Operations Forces (SOFIC) 2016, we came across a very interesting hybrid-electric flex-fuel/multi-fuel all-wheel-drive/all-terrain motocross-type military motorcycle called SilentHawk, brought to us by the good folks at Logos Technologies out of Fairfax, …

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Russian Ratnik-3 (Warrior-3) Infantry Combat System with Exoskeleton to Turn Future Russian Military Infantry Soldier/Warfighters into ‘Supermen’? Let’s Hope Not.

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Sputnik News and Warsonline.info October 31, 2016 Last updated on 11/01/16. Since DefenseReview’s (DR) been covering a lot of andvanced Russian military and tactical tech lately (see here and here), we might as well round it out by discussing the Ratnik-3 (Warrior-3) Infantry Combat System with exoskeleton tech real quick, especially …

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Chinese Single-Photon Quantum Radar Makes the Invisible Visible, and U.S. Military Low-Observable/Stealth Aircraft Very Observable, Supposedly. Oh, My.

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Image(s) Credit: ExtremeTech.com September 23, 2016 Last updated on 9/23/16. As if Chinese martial/military-application technologies like their new “ultra-thin”, lightweight “tunable” UHF microwave radar-absorbing stealth material cloaking technology for manned and unmanned combat aircraft and warships and “hack-proof quantum satellite” aren’t enough to worry about, the Chinese, busy little Asian beavers that …

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Revision Multi-Use Bump Shell/Modular Ballistic Combat Helmet with Skeletonized Accessory Rail Mount System! (Photos!)

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com June 3, 2016 Speaking of interesting new Revision military products at SOFIC 2016, DefenseReview (DR) also got to take a look at Revision Multi-Use Bump Shell/modular ballistic combat helmet prototypes with skeletonized accessory rail mount systems, which makes one wonder why it took so long for a company to offer just such …

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