<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Defense Tech &#187; Ground Vehicles</title> <atom:link href="http://defensetech.org/category/ground-vehicles/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://defensetech.org</link> <description>The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:43:20 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Video: The Latest, Terrifying Drone Dog</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/08/video-the-latest-terrifying-drone-dog/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/08/video-the-latest-terrifying-drone-dog/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:07:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ground Vehicles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robots]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16353</guid> <description><![CDATA[Remember DARPA’s BigDog? You know, the terrifying, four-legged robot that won’t fall over when kicked or when walking on ice and snow. Well, DARPA and Boston Dynamics (the guys who are also working on this) are testing an upgraded version of the dog that will carry 400 pounds of gear for more than 20 miles [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/08/video-the-latest-terrifying-drone-dog/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>101</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Eye Candy: China’s New Armored Vehicles</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/07/eye-candy-chinas-new-armored-vehicles/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/07/eye-candy-chinas-new-armored-vehicles/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China Rising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye on China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ground Vehicles]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16344</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here are your pics of the day; they show China’s latest infantry fighting vehicle equipped with new, thicker bolt-on armor up close and in action. These new tracs appear to be part of China’s new class of armored vehicles that recently entered service as an eventual replacement of the older Type 86 and 89 armored [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/07/eye-candy-chinas-new-armored-vehicles/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>117</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chinese Army Gets a New Armored Vehicle</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/29/chinese-army-gets-a-new-armored-vehicle/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/29/chinese-army-gets-a-new-armored-vehicle/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:13:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Armor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China Rising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ground Vehicles]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15833</guid> <description><![CDATA[We here at DT and the press in general have focused a lot on China’s J-20 stealth figther and its new aircraft carrier. They’re the sexy toys of China’s military modernization and they will be key to China projecting military might someday, so it’s natural that they receive a good deal of press. However, we shouldn’t forget [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/29/chinese-army-gets-a-new-armored-vehicle/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>67</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Army’s Latest Unmanned Bomb Detector</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/09/the-armys-latest-unmanned-bomb-detector/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/09/the-armys-latest-unmanned-bomb-detector/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:34:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghan Update]]></category> <category><![CDATA[army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Counterinsurgency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ground Vehicles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IED War]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15668</guid> <description><![CDATA[Take a break from all the Iran-Sentinel drone drama this week and check out this video showing one of the Army’s latest anti-IED technologies. Basically, it’s remotely controlled version of a standard Bobcat construction vehicle equipped with various bomb detection and disposal tools. Developed and fielded by the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force, the little vehicle is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/09/the-armys-latest-unmanned-bomb-detector/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Will We Really See Future Weapons Gutted? (Updated)</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/16/will-we-really-see-future-weapons-gutted/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/16/will-we-really-see-future-weapons-gutted/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:36:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Acquisition Reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ground Vehicles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Defense Biz]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15394</guid> <description><![CDATA[Automatic, “salami slice” cuts to Pentagon budgets may be unlikely despite recent predictions of fiscal doom for the Defense Department should the Congressional supercommittee fail to reach an agreement on debt reduction by next week. First off, supercommittee Chairman, Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Tx.) has come out and said that Congress will likely find a way [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/16/will-we-really-see-future-weapons-gutted/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>69</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Army Still Looking at Robo Mules</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/16/army-still-looking-at-robo-mules/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/16/army-still-looking-at-robo-mules/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:57:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ground Vehicles]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15389</guid> <description><![CDATA[I just posted a story on Military.com today about how the Army hasn’t given up on its hope that unmanned vehicles will one day carry extra beans and bullets for soldiers on the move. Infantry officials at Fort Benning, Ga., recently tested unmanned all-terrain vehicle prototypes, made by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, at the Army Expeditionary [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/16/army-still-looking-at-robo-mules/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>41</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Video: Russia’s T-90M Main Battle Tank</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/14/video-russias-t-90m-main-battle-tank/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/14/video-russias-t-90m-main-battle-tank/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:22:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Armor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crazy Ivan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ground Vehicles]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15370</guid> <description><![CDATA[Check out this video of the T-90M, the latest version of Russia’s most modern combat tank. The T-90M features a host of upgrades over its predecessor the T-90S. Here are those upgrades according to a tipster: Improved front and side armor protection against kinetic energy and high-energy anti-tank rounds. New V-93 1130hp diesel engine. A [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/14/video-russias-t-90m-main-battle-tank/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>236</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ArmorWorks Heat and Radar Absorbent Camo</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/05/armorworks-heat-and-radar-absorbent-camo/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/05/armorworks-heat-and-radar-absorbent-camo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:43:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Armor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commandos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ground Vehicles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=14840</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yesterday we showed you ArmorWorks’ Hyena light all terrain truck. The jeep-like vehicle can carry five special operators and two litters at high-speeds all while armed with up to four machine guns and ISR and communications gear. One of the coolest features of the truck is its TactiCam camouflage system. TactiCam features lightweight panels of randomley generated 3-D [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/05/armorworks-heat-and-radar-absorbent-camo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ArmorWorks’ Stealthy Spec Ops Truck</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/04/armor-works-hyena-stealthy-spec-ops-truck/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/04/armor-works-hyena-stealthy-spec-ops-truck/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:11:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ground Vehicles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Special Ops]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=14830</guid> <description><![CDATA[Check out these pictures I snapped at the Modern Day Marine expo last week of the latest toy from the high-tech camo-makers at ArmorWorks. This jeep on steroids is the Arizona-based company’s entry into SOCOM’s contest for a high-speed truck that can fit into the back of a CH-47 Chinook. The Hyena can carry a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/04/armor-works-hyena-stealthy-spec-ops-truck/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>36</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Senate Appropriatiors Keep JSF Production Levels Flat</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/16/senate-appropriatiors-keep-jsf-production-levels-flat/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/16/senate-appropriatiors-keep-jsf-production-levels-flat/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:29:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[F-35 Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ground Vehicles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=14554</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just a quick F-35 update. The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday voted to flatline F-35 Joint Strike Fighter production levels at 35 jets per year for the next two years. The original plan called for Lockheed Martin to ramp up to 42 jets per year by 2013. The Bethesda, Md., based-defense giant is in the midst of a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/16/senate-appropriatiors-keep-jsf-production-levels-flat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>91</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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