Interesting Engineering on MSN19d
US Army to test MIT’s smart fiber computer clothing for Arctic operations
These fiber computers’ physiological data capture ability surpasses standard-fashioned wearables, which are restricted to certain body areas like the chest and the wrist. Becaus ...
U.S. military has cared about climate change since dawn of Cold War -- for good reason
Documents from the 1950s and 1960s show how the Pentagon poured support into climate and cold-region research to boost the ...
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Russian paratroopers test Polar gear as they skydive from 10,000 m altitude in Arctic
The Kalashnikov Group unveiled the first models of the Arctic combat gear at the Army-2018 international arms show. The combat outfit includes over 40 items, including a raid suite, a special ...
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Army increases Arctic capabilities by deploying MLRS battery to Norway for exercise
U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, recently completed rigorous ...
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MIT scientists make ‘smart’ clothes that warn when you’re getting sick
The next generation of smart clothing has been created in conjunction with the American military. The gear has been tested by U.S. Army and Navy personnel during a month-long winter research mission ...
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Exercise Joint Viking increases Army's arctic capabilities
Arctic familiarization is the initial phase of training within Exercise Joint Viking 25. Joint Viking 25 is a multilateral exercise hosted by Norway, with the goal of strengthening the U.S. Army's ...
The Sun26d
How -40C Arctic war with Russia would look with ski battalions & snowmobile raids in vast never-before-seen ice battles
The Finns wear ... army of Finns repelled a much larger Soviet force and inflicted losses five times their own. The Finns pulled off the unlikely victory by using their mastery of the Arctic ...