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National Defense March 2011 Eric Beidel	Microwave Weapon Designed to Render Electronics Useless The Air Force wants to disable enemy electronics without harming nearby buildings or people.
National Defense March 2011 Grace V. Jean	Changes Possible for F-35's Communication Network F-35 program managers at prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. are eyeing an emerging technology that would enable them to make the full transition from copper wires to fiber-optic cables.
National Defense March 2011 Stew Magnuson	Despite Virtual Border Fence's Demise, DHS Spending Big on New Sensor Systems DHS has not soured on technology to monitor the borders, though. Plans call for more than $800 million to be spent in the near term on sensor systems and unmanned aircraft.
National Defense March 2011 Stew Magnuson	Tunnel Detection Task Force Speeds Sensors, Robots to Border A federal task force organized to halt the construction of illegal tunnels being built underneath the U.S.-Mexico border has begun deploying ground sensors and robots in the Southwest.
National Defense March 2011 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Follow the Bouncing Ball of Defense, Federal Budgets: Disoriented Yet? Across the entire spectrum of military programs, affordability has become a predominant theme. As one senior official said, "It is no longer readiness at any cost, it is readiness at best value."
National Defense March 2011 Grace V. Jean	Ground Combat Vehicle Program May Not Yield What Army Intends, Analysts Say As the Army pursues its latest effort to develop a new ground combat vehicle, analysts say that the high-stakes program may already be headed for technological disappointment.
National Defense March 2011 Grace V. Jean	Double V-Hulls, Chimneys Seen As Viable Alternatives to Armor To counter deadlier threats in Afghanistan and newer ones that may turn up, military commanders are scrambling to find technologies that will improve vehicle survivability.
National Defense March 2011 Eric Beidel	In Global Supercomputing Race, China Moves to Front Of the Pack Supercomputers are critical for engineering simulations that lead to the creation of state-of-the-art weapon systems like the stealth aircraft that is now being developed by the Chinese. They help the military develop complex battle simulations.
National Defense March 2011 Eric Beidel	Eyes of Army Drones Multiply, Open Wide Even though unmanned aircraft have generally been spared from the conversation about the Pentagon's spending cuts, Army officials want to increase ISR capabilities without adding personnel or aircraft.
National Defense March 2011 Grace V. Jean	Broadcast Television Tools to Help Intelligence Analysts Wade Through Data The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is preparing to use tools that will help war commanders sift through live and recorded video quickly to pinpoint key clips and highlight information with the ease of sports broadcasters.
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