Awesome Military

We felt shivers up our flesh-and-blood spines watching this PETMAN prototype for the US Army; it walks at 3.2 mph (the same speed as a human) and stays upright even when shoved.

With an emphasis on teamwork, Army of Two: The 40th Day plays more like Army of Four with the co-op Extraction Mode; it’s available if you preorder or a month after 1/12 if you don’t.

Version 2 of TAD Gear’s F.A.S.T. Pack sports a technical alpine design that distributes weight to improve wearer endurance; it’s fully MILSPEC and AKA the 3 Day Assault Pack.

Part playful photoshopping, part social commentary, Indonesian artist Agan Harahap’s Superhero Photographs splice Batman, Darth Vader and others into 20th century wartime images.

Sam Van Olffen’s WW2 Dieselpunk reimagines Allied and Axis leaders with steampunk bodies and armies; Stalinator may be steely, but Churchill Omnicron looks ready to kick Nazi ass.

Obey’s Duality of Humanity is now available in t-shirt form; it’s a collaboration with famed Vietnam War and Khmer Rouge photojournalist Al Rockoff and based on an actual photo.

Juxtaposing children playing in place of troops, UNICEF’s Toy Soldiers aren’t for sale but are part of a smart campaign to raise awareness about the plight of child soldiers in Africa.

Set to Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day”, the epic battlefields of Empire: Total War take on a somber and hauntingly beautiful tone with this machinima video; war… it’s caaannon-tastic!

If you’ve had a hard time wrapping your mind around Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising’s features, this Launch Trailer says it all: co-op gameplay and one shot kills in a military sandbox.

A collaboration between New York’s Todd James and France’s Sixpack, this General t-shirt is ideal for those with Napoleon complexes–just don’t march on Waterloo anytime soon.

Destructible environments, sick particle effects, and profanity aplenty: this Multiplayer Moments trailer for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is so realistic we were hard pressed not to duck.

An upgraded version of the framelock folding knives used by the Marines, Warren Thomas’ Strider SMF sports hi-tech materials including carbon fiber and satin-finished titanium.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising’s devs talk graphics in this Fog of War trailer; attention to detail is incredible, with impact, lighting, weather, smoke, and even types of plants.

This Flag Runner trailer for Modern Warfare 2 is so stuffed with eye candy that you may have to watch it twice; kill streaks, blood splatters and knife throwing FTW! Thanks, Jake!

Based on a 1944 Marines Utility Uniform, Apolis Activism’s USMC Jacket features a heavy 100% waxed cotton shell and includes a removable 100% virgin wool liner.

Filled with 200 how-to illustrations and survival training information, the Green Beret Survival Manual is written by 25-year Special Forces vet and Spec Ops president Myke Hawk.

Gung-ho American patriots are going to wince at this savagely disastrous Squad Stories trailer for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, but don’t worry: the Reds get theirs in the end.

Reminisce with old fighter jock buddies in style at the Phantom Bar; it features four F-4 Mk 7 ejection seats around a table made from a C-119 transport’s original cowl.

iRobot’s new Warrior 700 is actually a robot carrier: it’s able to stand on its treads and deliver a PackBot through windows, minimizing the need for humans to make risky sorties.

CollegeHumor takes US Army’s marketing efforts to task with Condescending Army Commercial; cross disciplinary skills = good; owing every single skill to the Army = good grief.

This Nano Air Vehicle is no toy; it’s a mini spybot that can hover and is the first of its size with its own power supply; it’ll eventually be used to snap stealthy pics and relay GPS data.

Funny or Die’s The Ballad of G.I. Joe is instant internet gold; it’s a lonely cowboy paean to not-so-real American heroes, with appearances by Sgt. Slaughter and Julianne Moore.

Dressed with military thin ribbons, LRG’s 47 Gun Salute Backpack not only looks like a uniform, but is durable with heavyweight cotton canvas, roller buckles and chunky magnet snaps.