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National Defense October 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon Officials Refining Requirements For Smart Tags on Military Shipments The Defense Department is banking on the success of a new smart-tag technology to improve the management and tracking of shipments moving in and out of major depots.
National Defense October 2004 Joe Pappalardo	U.S. Navy Finding New Applications For Advances In Nanotechnology The Navy is finding a slew of applications for enhanced materials arising from advances in nanotechnology. Scientists believe these improved composites eventually will help the Navy lower the cost of procuring and maintaining ships.
National Defense October 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Improved Metals Applied to Marine Vehicle A process using advanced nano-science in metal processing may provide the material for a tough, lightweight Marine expeditionary vehicle, Navy researchers predict.
National Defense October 2004 Roxana Tiron	Website Lets Sailors Suggest Solutions Operating under the name Tech Solutions, the $10 million-a-year project is intended to let the science and technology community get first-hand reports from the fleet on their equipment needs and quality-of-life issues.
National Defense October 2004 Roxana Tiron	Marine Corps Laboratory Strives To Respond to Pressing Needs As Marines prepare for extended combat duty in Iraq, the Corps' research arm is seeking solutions to problems ranging from countering roadside bombs to refining urban combat tactics.
National Defense October 2004 Eric Grons	Feature Article After years out of the spotlight, electronic warfare is reemerging as a critical part of Air Force plans to maintain dominance of air and space.
National Defense October 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Memo to War Planners: No Post-It Notes or Stubby Pencils Allowed To bring order and discipline into it's information systems, the Air Force plans to hire a contractor to serve as a lead systems integrator in charge of standardizing the technology.
National Defense October 2004 Harold Kennedy	Friend or Foe? The newest in combat identification technologies are being evaluated by the U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Va.
National Defense October 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Future Force The battle-tested Abrams tank is poised to remain in service for at least 25 more years, or until the Army is certain that it has an adequate replacement.
National Defense October 2004 Roxana Tiron	Bradley Vehicle Improvements Reflect War Lessons Responding to needs born out of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the U.S. Army is charging ahead with quick fixes to its Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
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