Weapon of choice: technology upgrades give edge to ground-attack
pilots.(Close Air Support)
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DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- When he flew combat missions
in Afghanistan in 2004, Maj. Neal Kistler lugged two sacks of maps into
the cockpit of his A-10 and used . . .
Tough calls: in today's wars, air strikes under fire.(Close
Air Support)(Cover story)
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For decades, the Air Force and the Army have feuded over who gets
to be in charge of the "big guns" on the battlefield.
That rivalry has become irrelevant in current . . .
Not cleared to fly: worries about mid-air collisions keep
civilian drones grounded.(Battlefield Surveillance)
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SAN DIEGO -- Local governments and unmanned aircraft suppliers look
forward to the day when legions of drones can fly over the national
airspace to survey fires, spot . . .
Urban surveillance still falling short, say army
commanders.(Battlefield Surveillance)
SAN DIEGO -- Army commanders need more sophisticated aerial
surveillance sensors to give them a wider, more detailed view of the
complex urban battle field, officials said.
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Army starts over with aerial common sensor.(Battlefield
Surveillance)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Army is making a second attempt at a
failed joint program to create a manned aerial platform designed to
provide persistent surveillance over battlefields.
The . . .
Piercing the fog: to succeed, soldier 'need to see the
environment'.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Troops fighting in Iraq's cities
often complain that they cannot see the enemy, who is most often hiding
among the population. They need sensors . . .
Navy to field a family of next-generation bomb disposal
robots.(Ground Robots)
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The Navy will field a family of bomb disposal
robots to replace the ad hoc commercial systems being used in Iraq and
Afghanistan today.
Byron . . .
Armed robots sidelined in Iraqi fight.(Ground Robots)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The first three armed ground robots deployed
onto a battlefield are stuck behind sandbags and are not patrolling
Iraqi streets as its inventors envisioned, said a senior . . .
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 . . .
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