Defense & Aerospace

Magazine articles on the defense and aerospace industries.

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National Defense March 2007 Breanne Wagner	DHS Expands Search for Anti-Missile Technology The Department of Homeland Security is proposing an unmanned aerial vehicle defense system designed to fly above airports and protect commercial aircraft against shoulder-fired missiles.
National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson	Communications Improving, But Not Perfect, Operators Say A half-decade after unreliable radio communications proved catastrophic for U.S. special operators in Afghanistan, special ops troops say their communication systems have improved. But they still have items on the wish lists, including better batteries, lighter equipment and simpler designs.
National Defense March 2007 Lawrence P. Farrell	Defense Budget Sets Stage for Tough Choices Ahead As Congress continues to dissect the details of the Bush administration's proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2008, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the nation's military faces a worrisome financial future.
National Defense March 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	A Navy With Fewer Aircraft Carriers No Longer Unthinkable The display of naval firepower currently in progress in the waters of the Persian Gulf is a reminder of the commanding presence of the big-deck aircraft carriers. But it may not be enough to save the venerable flattops from the overwhelming power of the Pentagon's budget ax.
National Defense March 2007	Little Known Legislation Takes Federal Contractors By Surprise If implemented, the requirement of Section 511 of Public Law 109-222 will have a significant impact on the defense industry, especially small businesses.
National Defense March 2007 Robert H. Williams	Army Wants More Tethered Aerostats for Battlefield Tethered aerostats with multi-mission sensors and communication systems are being assembled by Lockheed Martin under a recently awarded $77.5 million contract.
National Defense March 2007 Robert H. Williams	Compact Weather Station for Drones A lightweight, portable weather station that is crafted for unmanned aerial vehicle ground controllers is being produced by Climatronics. The self-contained system offers weather information in real-time.
National Defense March 2007 Robert H. Williams	`Cross-Domain' Solution Protects Government Secrets Interactive link suite from Tenix America is offering military, intelligence community and homeland security organizations a way to share information from classified and unclassified networks at a single workstation.
National Defense March 2007 Robert H. Williams	Danish Army Orders Protective Transport Containers Specially designed truck-transported shelters that can safeguard 18 troops and their equipment have been developed by EADS Defence Electronics of Germany.
National Defense March 2007 Robert H. Williams	Digital Eyes Gain Closer Capture, Greater Clarity Two companies have found a way to substantially improve high-powered digital binoculars for troops in the field.
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