US Army Awards for Top 10 Inventions of 2005

Technical innovation is present in all militaries, but America's combination of do-it-yourself types, large defense budgets, and a gadget-happy national character makes it particularly fertile ground. Now add a global war and its challenges, plus a defense sector with a strong small business component made up of ex-military types. The overall innovation transmission belt may not be as tight or as effective as Israel's or Singapore's, but the scale of the US defense establishment more than compensates in terms of the sheer number produced.

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2006/06/us-army-awards-for-top-10-inventions-of-2005/index.php

The awards range from a combat tourniquet to a mechanical explosives sniffer called "Fido". I'm glad these guys are protecting us.

You can read further details about the inventions here:

http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=9181