In this issue: Exoskeleton suits uncovered, a new army of robots, the technology behind scramjets, and the latest high-tech multirole vessels.

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New batteries that can be built into the structure of devices could lift a weight off army operations and logistics. Chris Lo profiles a new battery concept that could help push military power supply and storage into the 21st century.

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DARPA, the US Army's mad scientist department, has announced a host of futuristic projects in its latest budget request. After losing just $1.4m of its $3bn budget in austerity measures, Liam Stoker profiles some of the more eye-catching investments.

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The pursuit of energy efficiency has led the US Army from biofuels to algae and now to hybrid-electric vehicles. Following the Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle's demonstration at the Chicago Auto Show, army-technology.com uncovers what makes the CERV tick.

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Be it for ordnance disposal, reconnaissance or combat, military robots have forced their way into theatre situations. Army-technology.com identifies the top five battle bots currently in-theatre and the impact they have had on the battlefield.

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Following in the wake of Boston Dynamics' successful BigDog is Petman, the world's first dynamic anthropomorphic robot. Army-technology.com checks in with the Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin and investigates the possibilities and advantages of such a robot.

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Advances in miniaturisation could see every soldier carrying a micro robot with them as standard issue. Berenice Baker investigates what these tiny automatons could offer for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and other tasks in areas too small or dangerous for humans to enter.

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F-INSAS aims to put the Indian Army at the forefront of soldier tech, but precious little is currently known about it. Chris Lo tries to separate fact from rumour to build an accurate picture of India's ambitious future soldier programme.

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In this issue: Going on the cyber offensive, top third-gen tanks, leading air force training aircraft, and high-precision naval navigation.

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Critical infrastructure protection (CIP) has been one of the primary roles of armies throughout history. Dr Gareth Evans discovers how our increasing dependence on modern communication, transport and commodity networks are being threatened by modern forms of warfare, as we go deeper into the digital age.

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