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Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005	Data-capture and processing board with 2-GHz sampling rate Pentek's model 6826 VME A-D converter board is available for applications in wideband signal analysis, wideband radar processing, and wideband communications processing.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005	VXS board with fast I/O and FPGA processing TEK Microsystems' Quixilica Callisto VXS-1 board is ready for management, processing, and distribution of large volumes of data from advanced sensors such as radar, mobile communications, and electronic warfare.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Taser Turns Up the Juice Taser is a strong company with increasing international growth. However, with all its legal battles and bad press, investors may rightly wonder when its profitability will return in a meaningful way.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2005 Tim Beyers	Taser Targeted Again Another day, another wrongful death suit. Will the stun-gun maker ever emerge from under its pile of legal bills? Investors, read on.
National Defense August 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Afghanistan Taught U.S. "Hard Lessons" In Close Air Support The battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan changed the way U.S. forces conduct close-air support, and some of those lessons are still being implemented.
National Defense August 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Brigades Will Deploy With Hundreds More Trucks The Army is expanding its logistics and transportation operations as part of a broader reorganization intended to field combat brigades that can operate independently, without the support of higher echelons.
National Defense August 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Army Explores Future of Remote Control Weapons The unenviable job of gunners manning weapons atop vehicles may become passe, as the Army tests and fields new versions of remote-controlled guns.
National Defense August 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Seeking $34 Billion For New, Upgraded Truck Senior Army officials have okayed a $34 billion plan to refurbish the service's truck fleet. Between now and 2018, the Army would acquire 70,000 new vehicles and upgrade more than 200,000 from the existing inventory.
National Defense August 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Bomb Attacks Test U.S. Technological Ingenuity The Army is testing small robots -- remote-controlled toy cars, actually -- to help soldiers search for hidden explosives along Iraq's roads. These "Marcbots," from Exponent Inc., are much improved over earlier versions.
National Defense August 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Commanders Grapple With Changing Missions, Smaller Fleet As the size of the fleet continues to shrink, decision makers at the Pentagon are grappling with how to reshape a Navy that is fighting unconventional wars largely with Cold War weapon systems.
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