In this issue: Top craft for littoral patrol, protecting digital infrastructure, the UAE’s armoured vehicle ambitions, advances in flight simulation technology, and much more.

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Military robots can now be produced cheaply enough to have them crash into enemy targets rather than engage them. Berenice Baker investigates a new wave of Kamikaze unmanned aircraft, ground robots and water vessels built to deliberately destroy themselves as they hit their targets.

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While violence in Syria escalated, London faced security criticism as it prepared to host the 2012 Olympic Games. Army technology wraps up the key headlines from July 2012.

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Technological advancements have thrust smartphones from the hands of teenagers to the heart of the battlefield. Liam Stoker investigates the latest development in the pursuit of secure smartphones, including the re-emergence of the Nett Warrior programme.

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The death of four senior Syrian officials in a suicide bomb attack has underpinned the need for renewed intervention. Prior to a UN security council meeting tasked with identifying the best course of action, Liam Stoker examines the differing opinions between key UN nations regarding the conflict within Syria which continues to escalate.

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A new exoskeleton for the French Army, Hercule, claims to be lighter, easier to use and more agile than rival systems. Berenice Baker investigates how the versatile system not only lightens the load for infantry soldiers and Special Forces, but could also offer a solution for firefighters, the construction industry, disaster relief and the medical field.

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Amputees in Action has won a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to help provide realism to military training. Berenice Baker talks to company director John Pickup, himself an amputee actor, about how this innovative company is helping to prepare medics and soldiers for the worst possible battlefield injury scenarios.

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In this issue: Mind-controlled arms: fact or science-fiction, Asia’s race for early warning tech, the UK’s carrier saga continues, and more.

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Military spending cutbacks have forced significant deals out of the 2012 Farnborough Air Show. As the show's delegates focus on the battle between Airbus and Boeing, Berenice Baker reports on the defence issues emerging from the event.

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New research into helmet materials and blast effects aims to better protect combatants from head and brain injuries.

Berenice Baker investigates how industry and academia are influencing the design of future helmets to protect soldiers from the physical and psychological effects of head trauma, whether through direct impact or blast waves.

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