Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Tech, Military
Boeing wants more government contracts, and it thinks lasers are the way to get them. The company’s Laser Avenger system is something it whipped together in eight short months, and it’s pretty impressive. Mounted on a retrofitted anti-aircraft Humvee, the setup is being demonstrated as a way to zap IEDs from […]
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Filed under: SUVs, Euro, Jeep, Military
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Chrysler’s unveiling of the government/military-issue Jeep J8 struck a chord in Jeep aficionados. Whether it was the Wrangler Unlimited-based vehicle’s added payload, beefed-up suspension, or available 2-door pickup bodystyle, many of you responded by screaming for a civilian version. The Chrysler Blog has posted a conversation […]
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Filed under: Etc., Green, Ford, Military
In the mid-size sedan segment, there are few more benign engines than those that power the otherwise terrific Ford Fusion. That assessment may not be entirely true after Boeing has developed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) powered by an internal combustion engine of the Ford variety. While the article doesn’t […]
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Filed under: SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, Jeep, Military
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Remember those Jeep Wrangler pickup spy shots? Now we know the details. That vehicle was one of the variants of the new Jeep J8. The J8 is based on the Wrangler Unlimited and has been designed for military and civilian […]
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Filed under: SUVs, Etc., Government/Legal, Safety, HUMMER, Military
TPI Composites has built a Hummer for the Army that is made of composite materials. The Hummer loses 900 pounds of metal body panels and parts, which are then replaced with parts fabricated of fiberglass, balsa wood, foam, and carbon, with resin as a bonding agent.
That 900 […]
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