For C. Reed Knight, Jr., the founder and CEO of Knight’s Armament Corporation, the future of small arms is not in “bullets and gunpowder.” “The improvement in small arms has been in target acquisition and the interface between the human and the weapon itself,” said Mr. Knight. The company’s latest product takes this notion a [...]
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Consumer technologies weaponized in Gaza offensive
Posted in Consumer Electronics, tagged Danger Room, David Axe, Gaza, Noah Shachtman on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Noah Shachtman at Danger Room continues to report on the usage of consumer technologies in the increasingly sophisticated “infowar” between the Israelis and Palestinians: Getting tweets from the war zone is so 2008. The latest social media advance combines tools like Twitter, text messaging, and online mapping to gather up first-hand reports, straight from Gaza. [...]
Cell Phones and Air War
Posted in Consumer Electronics, tagged Danger Room, Gaza, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Noah Shachtman on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is an interesting story from Noah Shachtman at Danger Room: Nobody likes getting cell phone messages from strange callers. Especially not when the callers say they’re about to level your house. But residents of Gaza say those are exactly the kind of messages they’re getting from the Israel Defense Forces. According to Ha’Aretz, “Palestinians [...]
Blackwater considers airlifting “Guitar Hero” to Afghanistan
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Small Arms, tagged Aimpoint, Blackwater, Danger Room, Guitar Hero, LaRue Tactical, Magpul Industries, Sharon Weinberger, Tango Down, Washington Whispers on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sharon Weinberger at Danger Room has found another gem, “Blackwater mixes business glitz with military grit (AP).” Labeled by some as mere “mercenaries,” Blackwater Worldwide has made a name for itself as a security contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan attracting both positive and negative attention. The company intends to expand upon its present services–plans which [...]
Text Messaging and the Sri Lankan Civil War
Posted in Consumer Electronics, tagged Al-Qaida, Jerusalem, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Mobile Phone, Sri Lanka, Text Messaging on August 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
According to BBC News, Sri Lanka’s Defense Ministry has stepped its recruiting in an effort to end the fighting that has plagued the nation since 1983. The war has had a high cost for both sides, and estimates range from 70,000 killed to 215,000 or more. Recently, the government’s recruiting drive has leveraged cell phones: [...]
Consumer electronics as weapon technology: pre-paid cellular repurposed as GPS tracking device
Posted in Consumer Electronics, tagged Covert Listening Device, Covert Tracking Device, Hackzine, Remote Detonator, The Open GPS Tracker on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, Hackzine reported on the The Open GPS Tracker, “a small device which plugs into a $20 prepaid mobile phone to make a GPS tracker. The Tracker responds to text message commands, detects motion, and sends you its exact position, ready for Google Maps or your mapping software.” The project homepage lists a very impressive [...]
