This new Air Force helmet won’t be such a pain in the neck for pilots

This new Air Force helmet won’t be such a pain in the neck for pilots

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Post Views: 153 Pilots of fixed-wing Air Force aircraft have been wearing the same helmet for nearly 40 years, but that could soon change with a new brain bucket that’s lighter, more comfortable, more adaptable and better ventilated than its predecessor, the HGU-55/P. “It’s been 40 years since we’ve had the 55/P, so there’s been…

The Air Force is testing a less awkward replacement for ‘piddle packs’

The Air Force is testing a less awkward replacement for ‘piddle packs’

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Post Views: 122 Developed by Omni Defense Technologies, “Skydrate” involves a pad for women and a cup for men. Pilots put on the cup or pad beneath a special pair of underwear. When it’s time to go, the pilot connects the cup or pad with a tube leading to a pump outside the flight suit….

Google Earth caught a $2 billion stealth bomber on candid camera

Google Earth caught a $2 billion stealth bomber on candid camera

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Post Views: 116 “It’s pretty funny, you’ve got a stealth bomber flying over a farmer’s house, into his field, it looks like he’s a crop-duster,” said the host of My Garden Channel, a YouTube channel that’s usually dedicated to gardening and plant care. But on Monday, the channel posted a video showing how viewers can…

Why the Air Force wants to put lidar on robot dogs

Why the Air Force wants to put lidar on robot dogs

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Post Views: 121 As he speaks, the video highlights the interior of a garage. The laser-constructed vision is surreal, almost unearthly, with objects visible not as whole forms but instead reflected lines adjacent to each other in space. The imaging tool is lidar, which stands for light detection and ranging, and while the results are…