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National Defense September 2009 Robert H. Williams	Military Testing Moving Mine, Tunnel Detector The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is sponsoring development of a moving vehicle combined technology demonstrator that detects land mines and tunnels.
National Defense September 2009 Robert H. Williams	More Proficient Checkpoint X-ray Sensor Unveiled A Bedford, Mass., technology firm has developed a multi-axis image acquisition and motion detection-ray system that is better able to identify weapons and explosives at baggage screening stations and other check points.
National Defense September 2009 Robert H. Williams	Device Offers Quick Translation of Damaged Documents in Seconds Captured enemy documents -- some burned or otherwise badly damaged -- can yield critical intelligence for soldiers on the battlefield by using software that extracts information from seemingly unreadable material.
National Defense September 2009 Robert H. Williams	Army Tank Rounds Safely Demilitarized The U.S. Army -- following several less than successful efforts -- turned to a precision drilling machine company to demilitarize more than 40,000 obsolete tank cannon shells that date back to the Vietnam era.
National Defense September 2009 Laura Kennedy	Tighter Rules For Conflicts Of Interest The new tighter controls on conflicts of interest are forcing defense contractors to become more vigilant to free their relationships from conflicts in all its forms.
National Defense September 2009 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Program Terminations Invariably Have Unintended Consequences One of the most controversial decisions was to end the F-22 fighter program at 187 aircraft. Some pundits, defense intellectuals and even government officials have contended that the F-22 is a Cold War weapon that is not needed for today's world.
National Defense September 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Military to Expand Outsourcing of Weapons Maintenance The Obama administration has unleashed plans to curtail outsourcing and bring more work in-house. But one area where the practice is not likely to slow down is weapons maintenance.
National Defense September 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon to Revamp IT Buying Practices But the Pentagon has yet to master the procurement of high-tech networks and information systems, a senior official said.
National Defense September 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Unpiloted Aircraft Not Coming Soon to Navy Carrier Decks Aboard Navy aircraft carriers, the future of unmanned aviation still is up in the air.
National Defense September 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Fewer New Programs for Industry, But Still Plenty of Work Manufacturers of military aircraft and missiles can expect to see fewer new starts of major programs at the Defense Department in the near future, but they can still count on a significant amount of work
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