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National Defense May 2005 Sandra I. Erwin |
Civil Affairs Army and U.S. Special Operations Command officials are studying proposals to reorganize the small but highly in-demand civil affairs force.  |
National Defense May 2005 Harold Kennedy |
Electronic Tags Companies that supply military equipment to the Defense Department should begin voluntarily to put electronic tags on shipments, advised the assistant deputy undersecretary of defense for supply-chain integration.  |
National Defense May 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Future Pentagon Investments To Reshape Defense Industry Despite being heavily committed in the Middle East, Defense Department officials argue that long-range investment decisions must begin now if the military is to have crucial capabilities 20 years down the road.  |
National Defense May 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Jordan Eyes Expansion of Domestic Defense Industry A Jordanian research and development center is achieving tangible results in building sophisticated technology for internal and border security, VIP protection, surveillance and emergency response.  |
National Defense May 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Local Shipbuilder Thrives, Eyes Expansion in Gulf Region As the United Arab Emirates boosts the power of its sea service, business is booming for an indigenous company that not only is grabbing a large share of navy contracts, but also is planning to spread out in the region.  |
National Defense May 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Middle-East Defense The United Arab Emirates not only is purchasing jet fighters, tanks, ships and air-defense systems, but it also is beefing up its nuclear, biological and chemical defense capabilities, communications and early warning systems, while satisfying its insatiable need for trucks and armored vehicles.  |
National Defense May 2005 Joe Pappalardo |
Nuclear Programs Receive Money for Upgrades The Energy Department is allocating more money for monitoring and improving the nation's aging supply of nuclear weapons and concurrently is laying a foundation for the construction of new warheads.  |
National Defense May 2005 Sandra Erwin |
Shipbuilding Strategy Makes Sure Bet on Uncertain Future War-strained Pentagon budgets, rising shipbuilding costs and inconsistent messages by the Navy's leadership are conspiring to bring about what could be a dramatic downsizing in the Navy.  |
National Defense May 2005 Sandra I. Erwin |
Trial by COMBAT Buyers and developers of military equipment readily admit that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have thrown into question many of the traditional assumptions about the way the Defense Department acquires new technology.  |
National Defense May 2005 Lawrence P. Farrell |
Successful Net-Centric Operations Require Joint Testing The wars U.S. forces are fighting today---and can be expected to fight in the foreseeable future---undoubtedly are shaping the military services' requirements for new and improved technology.  |
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