Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense September 2004 Harold Kennedy	Newport News Christens Its First Sub in a Decade The Navy plans eventually to build 30 Virginia-class submarines. Currently, Newport News and Electric Boat have contracts to build 10 of them. They are sharing the work, with each shipbuilder constructing parts of every boat and alternating responsibility for final assembly.
National Defense September 2004	Army Eyes Operating Room in a Box The 8-foot by 8-foot by 20-foot operating room is packed in a standard shipping container. When needed by medical personnel in a combat zone, it can be deployed at the push of a button, the Y12 National Security Company claims.
National Defense September 2004	Army Provides `Chariots' To Park Rangers The Metropark rangers will use their personal transport vehicles to patrol bicycle paths, parking lots and picnic areas. Feedback from the rangers will contribute to the creation of a military hybrid fuel vehicle that American Chariot is developing.
National Defense September 2004	Radio Features Wireless Conferencing A new handheld communications device--the Personal Network Radio or PNR-500--permits tactical commanders to conduct wireless conferencing.
National Defense September 2004	Robot Guard Patrols With an Attitude The Guardium perimeter security system, featuring an autonomous unmanned ground security vehicle called M-Guard, provides perimeter security for government and military facilities, as well as transportation and industrial hubs.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004 John McHale	Electronic Technology is Central to New Coast Guard Maritime Security Cutter Northrop Grumman Ship Systems is leading the production effort, as a major partner in ICGS -- a joint venture of Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. The lead ship of the class will be finished in 2007.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004 Ben Ames	Private Sector Adapts to Business with DHS Officials at major private-sector security firms and prime contractors say the key to doing business with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to use current technology instead of developing new technology.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004 John Keller	Military Research in Crisis The United States is in the midst of a military research, development, and preparedness crisis. Few people realize it; of those who do, most underestimate its dimensions.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004 David Johnson	Let's be Open About COTS Building complex military systems from commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components is a great idea, but does it work?
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004 J.R. Wilson	RF and Microwave Industry Struggles to Meet the High Demands of the Military Defense and homeland-security users of radio frequency (RF)/microwave products have demanding and unique needs that the commercial market can fulfill only rarely, which shines the spotlight on this area of a U.S. military that is starved for research and development money.
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