Lamps reduce vehicle's electro-magnetic signature.(TECH
TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)(Brief article)
A light emitting diode retrofit kit for humvee military trucks
offers quick replacement of incandescent lighting systems.
Grote Technologies of Madison, Ind., is manufacturing the kits
which . . .
Concrete pads and walls are light and eco-friendly.(TECH TALK: A
TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)(Brief article)
Training facilities at the Army's National Training Center in
Fort Irwin, Calif., are being constructed at a record pace thanks to a
technology that was developed by Ecolite Concrete USA of Los . . .
Terrorist swimmers: don't go near the water.(TECH TALK: A
TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)
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The Navy and Kaman Aerospace have developed a
"programmable" grenade that is specifically designed to kill
hostile swimmers who seek to place bombs on the hulls of friendly . . .
Temporary camouflage features easy removal.(TECH TALK: A
TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)(Brief article)
The United Kingdom's Akzo Nobel Aerospace Coatings is
fabricating a range of high performance paints for military equipment.
Among these offerings is a "peelable" camouflage coating that
also can . . .
Protective shield gives shooters panoramic view.(TECH TALK: A
TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)(Brief article)
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Law enforcement and military personnel recently field tested
hand-held ballistic shields that feature a full range of vision and a
contoured design that allows straighter . . .
High grade flashlights tagged for cops.(TECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON
THE LATEST GADGETS)(Brief article)
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The U.S. subsidiary of FN Herstal S.A. of Belgium is producing
six-volt, all weather xenon flashlights that crank out 150 peak lumens.
They are powered by lithium CR123 . . .
Breathe easy: novel breathing system offers safer
alternative.(TECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)(Brief
article)
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A start-up company in Boise, Idaho, is offering a hybrid breathing
system which relies on non-corrosive chemicals to provide oxygen and
scrub carbon dioxide from expelled . . .
Rough seas: Coast Guard procurement programs struggling but
staying afloat.(Homeland Security)
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NEW ORLEANS -- Coast Guard officials are optimistic that a new
agency in charge of acquisitions can help salvage the service's
modernization plans and restore confidence in . . .
Steady state: DHS pressing on with troubled technology
programs.(Analysis)
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One truism that has emerged in the Department of Homeland
Security's first six years is that controversy always follows
whatever it attempts.
Whether it is program . . .
Turbulent waters: ship construction costs endanger Navy's
fleet expansion.(Defense Forecast)
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With runaway shipbuilding costs, disruptions in key programs and
competing budgetary needs, the Navy is heading into one of its toughest
procurement cycles yet.
"The U.S. . . .
Spending surge: bigger budgets disguise larger fiscal
dilemmas.(Defense Forecast)(Cover story)
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently quipped that he stopped
trying to predict the future when he left the CIA almost 15 years ago.
Gates' wry observation followed a . . .
Underwater killers: improvised explosive devices: Could they
threaten U.S. ports?(Maritime Security)(Conference notes)
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The U.S. Navy possesses one of the premier mine-hunting forces in
the world, but it is ill-prepared to thwart terrorist attacks on U.S.
ports and waterways, officials . . .
Satellite communications: army exploring new ways to beam
streaming video to fast-moving troops.(COMMUNICATIONS)
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Army and Marine Corps want battlefield
commanders to receive real-time streaming video, voice and other
communications beamed down from satellites . . .
Privatized operations: government needs to reexamine rules for
battlefield contractors.(Industry Study)
Privatized military operations have been a constant presence in
conflict zones throughout history. Today, private contractors support
the United States and its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan . . .
Almost green why not just call them 'soldiers?'.(IN
FOCUS: DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
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The Air Force and the Navy are grooming their own class of ground
troops.
These new breeds of soldiers--known by names such as "common
battlefield airman" and "Navy . . .
Pentagon backs interagency program for disaster response.(IN
FOCUS: DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
Government agencies are taking a fresh approach to information
sharing after being assailed for poor coordination and response to
Hurricane Katrina.
To help close information gaps that stymied . . .
After effect: nonlethal weapons: help or hinder?(IN FOCUS:
DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
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A series of successful tests have boosted chances that the Defense
Department will deploy a new "nonlethal" crowd-control weapon
to Iraq next year.
But it appears . . .
Communication options for sailors at sea.(INSIDE SCIENCE +
TECHNOLOGY)
For all the sophisticated systems and weapons to be found aboard
naval warships, there is one fundamental area where technology has been
trailing: communications over and under the seas.
Sailors . . .
Government sets sights on creating federal fire response
plan.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)(Brief article)
The devastating wildfires that engulfed more than 500,000 acres in
southern California last fall highlighted the need for a federal fire
response capability, said Paul McHale assistant secretary of . . .
Climate change will result in societal upheavals, think tanks
warn.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)(Financial report)
* A changing climate will have profound impacts on U.S. national
security as droughts, floods, famines and epidemics create instability
throughout the world, according to a joint report released by . . .
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