Man vs. machine: ground robots' place in military at risk,
experts warn.(Ground Robots)
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas--With the success of explosive ordnance disposal
robots in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the rapid development of the
technology in the private sector, one . . .
Power hungry: market for synthetic aviation fuels off to a shaky
start.(Aviation Energy)
Algae, wood chips or garbage could in the future help fuel
airplanes.
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So say U.S. manufacturers of alternative aviation fuel, who are
beginning to develop novel ways to . . .
Balancing act: uncertainty about budgets, workforce shape future
of U.S. weapons industry.(Industry Study)
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Uncertainty about future conflicts and the capabilities of
potential enemies raise complex questions about what weaponry the U.S.
military will need to counter a wide . . .
Clarification.(IN FOCUS: DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)(Correction
notice)
In the April 2008 story, "Navy to Deploy Robotic Sub
Hunters." it should have been mentioned that the Navy's remote
multi-mission vehicle is made by Lockheed Martin . . .
Corrections.(IN FOCUS: DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)(Correction
notice)
In the March 2008 story, "Demand on the Rise for Small
Hovering Drones," it was reported that Aurora Flight Sciences of
Manassas, Va., competed with BAE Systems and Honeywell for DARPA's
organic . . .
Fire away: army in a rush to produce new cannon.(IN FOCUS:
DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Future Combat Systems program wants to
give the Army a gift on its 233rd birthday this year: a working
prototype for its nonline-of-sight cannon.
The often maligned . . .
On the mend: new ships are breaking the bank so the Navy is
fixing its old ones.(IN FOCUS: DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
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The ballooning costs of new ships are forcing the Navy to
reevaluate its plans to boost the fleet size from 280 to 313 ships in
the coming decade.
Having acknowledged . . .
Water, climate change: recipe for trouble?(INSIDE SCIENCE +
TECHNOLOGY)
As the Navy likes to remind us, water covers 70 percent of our
planet and enables global commerce. Military strategists also caution
that future wars will be fought over access to waterways and . . .
Wanted: one unarmed aerial vehicle; must be able to take off from
ships.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)
The Coast Guard is in the market for a new vertical unmanned aerial
vehicle to fly off the deck of its new national security cutters.
It will take a look at any UAV that meets its requirements, . . .
TSA setting up cargo screening system.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND
DEFENSE BRIEFS)
The Transportation Security Administration has a congressional
mandate to screen 100 percent of air cargo traveling on passenger
airlines by August 2010.
President Bush signed the 9/11 Commission . . .
Want to know how to build a virtual fence? ask border
patrol.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)
Designers of the Project 28 pilot program, which was envisioned as
a virtual fence along the Southwest border, failed to ask users what
they wanted in the system, according to the Government . . .
Underground war: border tunnel problem worsening as fences go
up.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Tunnels underneath the southwest border are
expected to proliferate as improved fencing makes it harder for
smugglers to move illicit goods, said . . .
"We have fielded over 600 Internet cafes on the
ground.".(WASHINGTON PULSE: NEWS FROM INSIDE THE BELTWAY)
Rear Adm. Michael Bachmann, chief of the Space and Naval Warfare
Systems Command, commenting on SPAWAR's duties related to the war
in . . .
"Does the general staff there in the Pentagon understand
that they could very well go down in history as incompetent and
inadequ
Lou Dobbs, host of CNN's 'Lou Dobbs Tonight,' in an
exchange with Pentagon correspondent Jamie McIntyre about the strain
that the Iraq war is causing the U.S. . . .
"It's not a technology problem. It's governance
and culture".(WASHINGTON PULSE: NEWS FROM INSIDE THE
BELTWAY)
Jay Cohen, undersecretary for science and technology at the
Department of Homeland Security, explaining why DHS lacks
"interoperability" with the nation's first responders.
Police and fire chiefs . . .
Wanted: army contracting officers.(WASHINGTON PULSE: NEWS FROM
INSIDE THE BELTWAY)
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In past presidential elections, candidates often have vowed to
"clean up Washington" and downsize the "bloated"
federal bureaucracy. That anti-government mindset ultimately . . .
Influx of scientists and engineers at the Pentagon.(WASHINGTON
PULSE: NEWS FROM INSIDE THE BELTWAY)
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Pentagon officials for years have sounded alarms about the
dwindling supply of qualified scientists and engineers in the
government. But now the tide appears to be turning, . . .
'IED Defeat Task Force' also in the private
sector.(WASHINGTON PULSE: NEWS FROM INSIDE THE BELTWAY)
When the Defense Department launched its campaign against the
biggest killer of U.S. troops in Iraq--roadside bombs--it reached out to
defense contractors and academia for technologies to counter . . .
Battling for sales: joint strike fighter bracing for marketing
wars.(WASHINGTON PULSE: NEWS FROM INSIDE THE BELTWAY)
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The Pentagon is counting on its prized new Joint Strike Fighter to
guarantee victory against future enemies. But before it can secure its
place as the world's premier . . .
Weapons budget: the more you spend, the less you buy.(DEFENSE
WATCH)
When Pentagon officials are grilled on Capitol Hill about the
eye-popping price tags of military hardware, their standard response is
that next-generation weapons are justifiably expensive because . . .
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