Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense June 2006 Stew Magnuson	High-Tech Weapons Mix Targets Urban Hazards As the Pentagon continues to invest in technologies to neutralize roadside bombs, rocket propelled grenades remain a potent threat. More than 100 soldiers have been killed since operations in South East Asia began.
National Defense June 2006 Sandra Erwin	Commanders' Wish List Makes for Wishful Thinking Since the early days of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, much of the Pentagon's equipment buys have fulfilled critical battlefield needs. But the Pentagon has failed to deliver in some areas, especially in those involving information technologies.
National Defense June 2006 Stuart B. Nibley	Defense Production Act Speeds Up Wartime Purchases The DPA is laced with provisions and omissions that leave gaps in the traditional relationship between the government and its contractors. Patriotic contractors will embrace the opportunity to assist the federal government. However, in doing so, they also must remain contractually agile and ever vigilant in guarding their legal rights.
BusinessWeek May 29, 2006 Carol Matlack	Airbus Has A Bad Case Of Jet Lag Its redesigned, lightweight plane will still trail Boeing's Dreamliner by years.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006 Andrew Bridges	Viewpoint: Choosing the Right High-Speed Imaging System for Military Applications These are the performance parameters and specifications that users should consider before purchasing a slow-motion imaging system.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006	Raytheon researchers eye boosting laser power to weapons-grade levels High-power laser systems made from low-power modules would leapfrog bottlenecks to create ever-higher-power monolithic laser systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006	Optoelectronics briefs TSAT laser communications development passes crucial milestone... QuickSwitch MEMS-based fiber-optic mirror switch provides gigabyte network switching... L-3 Communications to acquire SSG Precision Optronics... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006 John Keller	Maturing rugged LCD technology seeks the next major breakthrough "We really are in the middle of things," says the senior director of defense and security worldwide at the U.S. headquarters of BarcoView, a division of Barco N.V.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006 Richard Kirk	Flexible I/O: Meeting the challenge of a standards-based market Increasing standardization, however, is taking place against a backdrop in which customers are ever-more demanding.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006	Industry, DOD technology cooperation is key to realizing network-centric warfare Col. David W. Madden, director of the enterprise integration group at the Air Force Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, discusses his group's most pressing technological priorities.
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