Toys for Big Boys: Best of Show from the DSEi Military Tech Show

Saab RBS 70 NG This next-generation surface-to-air missile from the Saab group has significantly reduced weight and unjammable laser guidance, making it particularly useful in an urban area. (Saab Group)

Saab RBS 70 NG The new tracking system helps the operator aim it more accurately -- far more exactly than a human being -- with maximum range at a higher speed. (Saab Group)

Thales Storm-H The Thales Storm-H essentially creates a protective invisible bubble around a soldier, preventing bad guys from signaling an IED to detonate within its safety zone. (Thales )

BAE Adaptiv system Adaptiv -- an armor encasing that looks and feels as one imagines a dragon's scales to -- turns tanks into chameleons, allowing them to disappear into the environment behind them (FoxNews.com)

BAE Adaptiv system A system of more than 1,000 5.5-inch hexagonal tiles made of thermo-electric material gives the tank its cool capability. (BAE Systems)

Griffon Hoverworks 2400TD The Griffon 2400TD is a robust, flattened boat that hovers a meter or so above the water -- essentially flying above the surface. (Griffon Hoverworks Ltd)

Marshall Land Systems For the first time at DSEi, there was an unmanned floorshow -- and Marshall Land Systems’ little trio of robot vehicles took centerstage, simulating a patrol in Afghanistan calling in unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs in military speak) and robotics. (FoxNews.com)

Marshall Land Systems Weighing in at about 110 pounds, Questar, a nimble rugged reconnaissance robot can climb 40 degree slopes and cruise at about 19 miles per hour. (FoxNews.com)

Marshall Land Systems Questar can clear a route for patrols with Niitek ground-penetrating radar, but it can also be equipped with a range of sensors from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear detectors to light detectors (called LIDAR) and explosives sniffers. (FoxNews.com)

Marshall Land Systems Trakkar, capable of carrying a 550-pound payload, can also be equipped with a range of sensors; this second little guy features a very cool “follow me” technology that lets it trail its operator. (FoxNews.com)

Marshall Land Systems The small but mighty "throwbot" EyeDrive has 360-degree views with five video cameras. It can also carry disruptor charges for counter-IED missions. (FoxNews.com)