The 20th century witnessed some of the worst military disasters ever in history during the two World Wars and other conflicts. Army-technology.com lists the 10 worst military disasters in the 20th century based on the reported casualties.

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Class-leading infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) such as Puma, K21 and BMP-3M, with superior self-protection and fire power, bridge the gap between armoured personnel carriers (APCs) and main battle tanks (MBTs).

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In this issue: We discover a new type of cyber hacking that is teaching security teams to expect the unexpected, we ask when soldiers will be wearing solar technology, we learn how defence can be made greener and much more.

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Despite a background of terrorist attacks and discontent over government policies in the run-up to the opening ceremony, the Sochi Winter Olympics looks set to draw to a safe and incident-free close. We review what security solutions were put in place, international support offered and what the legacy of the stringent measures undertaken by the Russian security forces might be.

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US military researchers are close to developing a pizza which remains edible for three years and never requires refrigerating or freezing. The breakthrough means the popular food, long requested by hungry troops on operations, could soon be part of military ration packs. But is it worth the dough?

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Despite significant technological leaps in unmanned aircraft over recent years, the development of truly autonomous systems is still in its early days. As autonomy matures it will save on manpower costs and increase military capabilities. But to get to that point, humans will have to embrace the technology much more than they do today.

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This month UK MoD has announced last set of armed forces redundancies while University of Coimbra is developing demining robot.

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Sales of weapons and military services by the 100 largest arms-producing companies fell by 4.2% in 2012, according to new data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute released today.

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In December 2013, the world discovered that Google had bought Boston Dynamics, specialists in military robots. The two companies haven’t explained their motives but with the help of experts from across the world and looking at wider trends in robotics, Army-Technology investigates the acquisition.

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Military researchers have – quite literally – made great strides in developing humanoid robots that stand, walk and run on two legs like people, but it could be decades before they join soldiers on the battlefield. While manlike machines may advance technology spinoffs, for most army tasks wheeled, tracked and flying models look set to continue to prevail, alongside humans enhanced with exoskeletons.

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