This Unbelievable 1959 Curtiss-Wright Model 2500 Air-Car

This Unbelievable 1959 Curtiss-Wright Model 2500 Air-Car

The Army Transportation Research Command purchased two Curtiss-Wright Model 2500 Air Car ground effects machines (gem) in early 1960. The purchases were for engineering and operational evaluation as part of an ongoing investigation into vehicles for use in the military. Continue reading »

Before And After: How The Russian Army Changes Soldiers

Thinner, wiser, hairier… Photographer Yuriy Chichkov took pictures of army conscripts immediately after call-up and a month before demobilization. Here are the results.

Before And After: How The Russian Army Changes Soldiers

Portrait photography has always been a special interest of Yuriy Chichkov. Russian and international celebrities, athletes, and politicians captured through his lens have graced the covers of leading Russian magazines. Continue reading »

The Intelligence Service Owl From Russia

The Intelligence Service Owl From Russia

A Russian technopolis ERA presents a remotely piloted vehicle that looks like an owl. The intelligence service drone can stay in the air for forty minutes and overcome a distance up to twenty kilometers. Besides, it can recognize ground targets from a distance up to ten meters. Continue reading »

“Yoga Joes” Green Army Men Toys Encourage People To Find Inner Peace

“Yoga Joes” Green Army Men Toys Encourage People To Find Inner Peace

Designed by Dan Abramson, ‘Yoga Joes’ is a set of green army men doing yoga poses with a clear message: do yoga not war! Each soldier demonstrates the proper posture for their yoga pose, meaning that the figurines are perfect gifts for beginners. Continue reading »