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National Defense September 2006 Grace Jean	Fuel Cell Technology Positioned as Viable Alternative to Generators Developers of fuel cell technologies are confident that they can answer the call for "more power on the battlefield."
National Defense September 2006 David Axe	Helicopter Squadron Gets New Aircraft; Learns Tactics, Maintenance Techniques "The Romeo is a Foxtrot plus a Bravo plus a Hotel -- all in one aircraft," says HSM-41 Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Nick Hunter.
National Defense September 2006 Grace Jean	Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Battlefield `Islands of Power?' A recently developed hybrid-electric propulsion system for military humvee trucks can generate 75,000 watts of power -- compared to a conventional humvee's 2,000 watts of power.
National Defense September 2006 Harold Kennedy	Marines buying powerful telescopes for every rifleman in fighting units The total number soon will surpass 600,000, said the program manager for optics and non-lethal systems at Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Va.
National Defense September 2006 Harold Kennedy	Marines Face Steep Cuts to Expeditionary Vehicle Supporters of the efforts to develop a replacement for the Vietnam-era amphibious assault vehicle are rallying against a provision in the House 2007 defense appropriations bill that would cut funding for the program by $64 million.
National Defense September 2006 Harold Kennedy	Marines Face Steep Cuts to Expeditionary Vehicle The Office of Naval Research plans to award contracts worth as much as $2.5 million for conceptual designs for a family of joint light tactical vehicles (JLTV) that would replace the thin-skinned, 20-year-old humvee.
National Defense September 2006 Grace Jean	Navy's Virtual Training Exercises Expanding in Realism and Scope The Navy's use of modeling and simulation-based training has increased during the past several years, in part because of improvements in computer technologies and network capabilities.
National Defense September 2006 Grace Jean	Navy Exercise Organizers Aspire to Link Players Around the Globe Recent fleet synthetic training exercises have linked Navy crews aboard vessels and inside simulators across the country with other U.S. military services and even European forces overseas.
National Defense September 2006 Frank Colucci	Overhaul under way for Abrams tank engine In an effort to curtail soaring operating costs, the Army is revamping its M1 Abrams tank engines. The goal is to double the meantime between depot repairs for the tank power plant.
National Defense September 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Reform Agenda Targets Acquisition Workforce The Pentagon's cadre of "professional shoppers" could see a wave of reforms in the coming years, as the Defense Department remains under unrelenting pressure to fix its buying practices.
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