Run, climb and carry – DARPA's revolutionary new robotic mule BigDog does all three. With more than twelve million hits on YouTube, BigDog has undoubtedly captured the world's attention. As the BigDog all-terrain robotic dog, developed by Boston Dynamics, enters extensive testing and development with DARPA, Liam Stoker analyses what makes the system unique and how it intends to reduce the burden on dismounted warfighters.

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States around the world are increasingly going on the digital offensive with a range of sophisticated cyber weapons. Chris Lo looks into the tension surrounding government-backed cyber attacks and investigates how countries are gearing up for a new kind of conflict.

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As reality mimics Hollywood science-fiction, the US military are experimenting with exoskeleton body armour suits. Liam Stoker explores the world of exoskeletons and uncovers just how close we are to having our very own Ironman future soldiers.

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Governments, the military and defence contractors are being targeted by increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Berenice Baker talks to Robert Lentz, the Pentagon's former Chief Information Security Officer, about the changing nature of these attacks and how it could take a devastating 'cyber 9/11' before cyber security is taken seriously.

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Military shooters are big business in the gaming world, the most successful releases pulling in millions of players. This genre takes its inspiration from real military technology, but how accurate can it really be? Chris Lo talks to game developers to find out.

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This month we investigate how military technology is used to protect civilians from potential terrorist threats.

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Accurate identification of targets, even in the most remote locations, is now critical to military operations. Dr Gareth Evans reports on how the ability to accurately identify friend from foe has, in as little as five years, gone from an unconventional and clunky add-on to an integral part of mission equipment and perhaps the precursor to an entirely new form of enemy surveillance.

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Asymmetric warfare has seen the CBRNe threat grow and evolve beyond conventional detection and defence methods. Berenice Baker examines how technology developed to address battlefield threats is being adopted to protect civilians against modern terrorist weapons of mass destruction and disruption.

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Cloak and dagger tactics are central to modern warfare, but just how close is the military to the 'Holy Grail' of invisibility? Berenice Baker examines the latest technical breakthroughs aiming to bring battlefield cloaking technology a step closer to reality.

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Nato action in Libya in 2011 proved that close air support is an effective alternative to deploying an occupying force. Berenice Baker looks back at 2011 to see what can be learnt about the realities of close air support in conflict and what lessons need to be learned for conducting future conflicts in evolving battlespaces.

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