Artist impression of the SLIM spacecraft cruising above the lunar surface. Anticipation is reaching lunar heights as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) "Moon Sniper" prepares for a ...

Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod, a mainstay on fourth generation combat aircraft, will be developed into the Sniper Networked Targeting Pod, adding advanced datalink capabilities ...

A robot dog armed with a sniper rifle was unveiled this week in Washington, D.C. at the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army. The robot, developed by Ghost Robotics, carries a ...

Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper, based on the life of decorated Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, premiered in New York on Monday at the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. The film, adapted from ...

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