Lockheed Martin Divisions win NDIA Engineering Awards.(NDIA NEWS:
ASSOCIATION BRIEFS)
Lockheed Martin won two of five awards given annually by the
Defense Department and the National Defense Industrial Association for
excellence in systems engineering. Lockheed Martin Systems . . .
NDIA Combat Survivability Awards presented.(NDIA NEWS:
ASSOCIATION BRIEFS)
The National Defense Industrial Association's Combat
Survivability Awards were presented at the Combat Survivability
Division's Aircraft Survivability Symposium held in November at the
Naval . . .
Undersea Warfare Division recognizes technology leaders.(NDIA
NEWS: ASSOCIATION BRIEFS)(Brief article)
At the annual fall conference held at the Naval Submarine Base,
Groton, Conn., the NDIA Undersea Warfare committee awarded seven medals
for outstanding achievements in the field.
Robert Ahlers, . . .
Are you prepared for a government probe?(Ethics Corner)
Government investigations are on the rise in the healthcare,
defense, energy and insurance sectors. Agents from all levels of
government have greater investigatory power through more . . .
Kryptonite laser system shines in daylight.(TECH TALK: A
TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)(Brief article)
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A one-piece bore hung system that fits handguns, rifles and
carbines of all calibers relies on a green laser that is 100 times more
visible than red lasers, which are the . . .
Demand for blimps soaring.(TECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST
GADGETS)(Brief article)
There is no shortage of applications for blimps, Seeking to
capitalize on this growing market, a Sioux Falls, S.D., company is now
producing large tethered aerostats for military, homeland security . . .
Quick fix: helicopter needs repair? Grab the tape.(TECH TALK: A
TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)
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3M Aerospace of St. Paul, Minn., is providing the U.S. military
with two field maintenance packages--the Rotor Blade Protection Kit
8999K11 and Fuel Skin Repair Kit . . .
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 . . .
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