Demand on the rise for small hovering drones.
The market for small, hovering drones will continue to grow,
possibly at the expense of larger unmanned aircraft, experts say.
Small "ducted fan" drones--classified as weighing less
than 50 . . .
'Smart Chaff' being developed to thwart surface-to-air
missiles.
HAIFA, Israel -- Engineers at Israel's Technion University are
developing tiny, electrically conductive fibers that could someday be
used to defend aircraft from missile attacks.
The Russell . . .
Seeing the enemy: urban wars fuel demand for more accurate
sensors.(Urban Warfare)
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TEL AVIV, Israel -- Suppliers of high-tech military hardware are
developing new sensors that could help troops identify the enemy in
close urban quarters.
Israel's . . .
On alert: pilot stress, aging equipment cause angst at D.C. Air
Guard.(Homeland Security)
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ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. --Defending the nation's capital
from an aerial attack might seem a good enough reason to give a wing
commander whatever he needs. But it has . . .
Tracking personnel inside buildings: a tough problem to
solve.
LOS ANGELES -- In the defense community it's called "blue
force tracking," or the ability to know where your personnel are at
all times.
First responders call it "accountability," and it was . . .
Call for help: for first responders, high-tech communications
still out of reach.(Homeland Security)(Cover story)
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LOS ANGELES -- The twin disasters of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina
highlighted the need for first responders from different jurisdictions
and agencies to have working radio . . .
Road warriors: robots get smarter, but who will buy
them?(Unmanned Technology)
The concept of a car driving itself through city sweets is no
longer relegated to the realm of science fiction.
Automobiles competing in the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency's Urban . . .
Navy slows pursuit of autonomous vessels for coastal
surveillance.
* The Navy has expressed considerable interest in acquiring
unmanned vessels that would patrol coastal areas and help protect
surface combatants from terrorist attacks.
Budgetary and . . .
War machines: for now, lethal robots not likely to run on
auto-pilot.(Unmanned Technology)
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SAN DIEGO -- Bart Everett, technical director for robots at the
Navy's space and naval warfare systems center, acknowledged that
the military isn't ready for the next . . .
Sea worthy: government action needed to fix troubled shipbuilding
sector.(Industry Study)
Shipbuilding is critical to both national security and global
stability. This industry, however, is not globally competitive in the
production of large oceangoing vessels and depends on . . .
Clarification.(IN FOCUS: DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)(Correction
notice)
Regarding the February 2008 story, "Army to Create
'Hybrid' Network of Incompatible Blue-force Trackers." I
would like to offer the following clarifications:
* Our architecture is nowhere near . . .
Congress still undecided on how to protect airliners from
missiles.(IN FOCUS: DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
LOS ANGELES -- Tests of a system designed to protect commercial
aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles have showed some improved
performance in areas such as maintenance. But the system still . . .
Stovepipe dreams: goal of a 'network-centric' military
seems distant.(IN FOCUS: DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
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ORLANDO -- "The day of stovepiped systems and proprietary
systems is over," Vice Adm. Nancy Brown declared at a military
communications conference.
Such proclamations . . .
Non-military participation key to effective disaster
response.(VIEWPOINT)
The Defense Department is becoming more heavily engaged in missions
such as post-war reconstruction, humanitarian assistance and disaster
relief.
But the Pentagon usually is not the agency in . . .
Creating the body's microenvironment to grow artificial
organs.(INSIDE SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY)
Whether due to disease, injury or other causes, millions of
Americans suffer tissue loss or organ failure every year. Those who need
replacements are put on organ donor lists. But the supply falls . . .
Secret service hopes use of new escape mask
proliferates.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)(United States.
Secret Service)
The U.S. Secret Service is developing a pocket-sized escape hood
designed to protect agents and the president from chemical and
biological attacks.
Agents have a good deal of equipment in their . . .
Mass notification alert systems spread on campuses.(SECURITY
BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)(Brief article)
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The tragic shooting at Virginia Tech last year has sparked interest
at educational institutions in mass notification software systems that
send out e-mails, text and . . .
Science fiction mavens offer far out homeland security
advice.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)
Now a fixture at Department of Homeland Security science and
technology conferences, SIGMA is a loosely affiliated group of science
fiction writers who are offering pro bono advice to anyone in . . .
Tunnel of truth: transportation lab seeks radical change at
airport checkpoints.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)
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LOS ANGELES -- Transportation Security Laboratory Director Susan
Hallowell would like to see the day when airline passengers no longer
have to take their shoes off after . . .
It's got nothing to do with capability.(Brief
article)
"It's got nothing to do with capability ... It's got
everything to do with national caveats."
Ambassador Dell L. Dailey, State Department coordinator for
counter-terrorism, explaining why it has . . .
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