Dinner in Afghanistan

The Calgary Herald has an article about food preparation at Canadian bases in Afghanistan over the Christmas period.

Snipers

The Register has an overview article about modern day snipers. You'll have to overlook the snarky tone but some of the information, especially about the British side of things, is interesting.

New US Special Ops Robotic Helicopter

Danger Rooms has an article, with a picture, about a new unmanned helicopter to be bought by American special operations forces.

The Hummingbird is designed to fly 2,500 nautical miles with endurance in excess of 24 hours and a payload of more than 300 pounds. The autonomously-flown A160 is 35 feet long with a 36-foot rotor diameter," according to Hummingbird-maker Boeing's rather brief entry on the craft. "It will fly at an estimated top speed of 140 knots at ceilings up to 30,000 feet, which is about 10,000 feet higher than conventional helicopters can fly today.

Chinese Hospital Ship

Danger Room reports that the Chinese Navy have commissioned a hospital ship and then wonders what it is really for.

US Special Op Forces in Somalia

Danger Room is reporting that American Special Operational Forces have been operating in Somalia.

CF Deploys Anthropologists

Danger Room reports that the Canadian Forces have deployed anthropologists in Afghanistan. This is a similar idea to the American Human Terrain Project.

New Hovering Drones for US Military

The Register has an article, with a picture, of a new hovering drone being purchased by the US.

Portable Anti-sniper Device

The Telegraph has an article about a new palm sized device that can determine the location of a sniper as soon as they open fire.

The device, which costs around £2,500, works by isolating the crack of the sniper rifle thanks to four microphones, a GPS system and a powerful microprocessor.

It takes less than a tenth of a second and provides the results in audio and visual formats. It can even send a grid reference via radio to supporting artillery and aircraft.