US Military Develops P2P Wireless Network Sniffer

Merlin83 writes "As being reported on The Register, the US Military is developing a new system for monitoring enemy battlefield communication. Called WolfPack, each node is a 6"x4" cylinder, launched by missile or dropped from aircraft. Once the node lands, it stands up, extends its antenna and contacts other nodes. The nodes can also jam cellular communications by transmitting a signal themselves. "

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RIAA

[sik0fewl]

I would've thought the RIAA would've been ahead of the US military on this one.

Small and cylindrical?

[ArmenTanzarian]

Radar Tech: Sir! The radar, sir! It appears to be... jammed!
Dark Helmet: Jammed... Raspberry!

Can you...

[hussain]

..hear me now? boom!

P2P?

[The Bungi]

[sgt] deploy the WolfPack
[pvt] roger
[pvt] stand by...

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[aol_grl] h3y guyz!!!
[aol_grl] 17/f/s
[aol_grl] u wanna ch^7??
[pvt] oh shit
[sgt] get out of here bitch, we're trying to fight a war

[aol_grl] aol_grl sends roses to sgt @-`,-`,--

[aol_grl] dont b a poop mouth!!!

[aol_grl] any1 now how2 make the mouse go faster??????
[aol_grl] my pC is *really* sloooowwww
[aol_grl] whatz wolfpack???
[aol_grl] imagine a Beowulf cluster of those!!! hahahaha!!!
aol_grl giggles madly

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[aol_grl]>>> guyz???

what is it?

[Lord_Dweomer]

Officer: "Sir, it appears to be an Imperial probe droid."

Commander: "That's it, everybody, shut down Kazaa, the RIAA has found our base!"

I'd steal em

[photon317]

Units can stay powered for up to two months in the field, and can be later collected and re-used. Each node costs around $10,000.

If I were a low-income thug and the US military invaded my country and sprayed the land with these things, I would probably run around and pick them up for resale. They start at 6x4 inches, but then they extend fins and an inflatable antenna, which should make them pretty easy targets to spot. And I bet to foreign military hands, they're worth more than the $10K they cost the US military. All things considered I could probably feed my family for 10 years by picking up 5 of them or so and selling them on the black market.