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National Defense
January 2004
Carolyn Maloney
Advanced Technology Demonstrations Proven in Iraq The war in Iraq helped demonstrate several Defense Department research and development programs that started out more than a decade ago as Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2008
Stew Magnuson
Goal of a `Network-Centric' Military Seems Distant Unblocking communications and data sharing barriers is necessary if the military will achieve its longtime goal of becoming a network-centric force. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2006
Stew Magnuson
Small steps taken in long quest for net-centric military The vision has been out there for a long time: a network-centric world where information among military programs or branches can be accessed by commanders or decision makers in a timely manner. When will it be expected to arrive? mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
August 15, 2002
Simone Kaplan
Marching in Sync Integration is difficult in the best of circumstances. When you're the U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) and your integration project involves four branches of the military and dozens of government agencies, it's an almost insurmountable challenge. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2004
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.
`Information Fusion' Key to Winning Wars What made a huge difference in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, said Roche, was the fusion of information. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2015
Jon Harper
Counter-ISIL Campaign Tops $3 Billion A year into the conflict, U.S. military operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have cost the Defense Department more than $3.2 billion, according to the Pentagon. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Revised Rules for Close Air Support Under new procedures now in place, all participants in close air-support operations will be trained to follow the same protocols across all services, and will employ common terminology for assigning targets and ordering air-to-ground strikes. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2008
Sandra I. Erwin
In Today's Wars, Air Strikes Under Fire The Air Force and the Army feud over who gets to be in charge of the "big guns" on the battlefield. The rivalry has become irrelevant in current wars, where one doesn't win by killing, but by gaining the trust of the population. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2006
Stew Magnuson
Revamped Flag Exercises Reflect New Missions While toe-to-toe aerial battles are still part of Red Flag training, leaders are quick to point out that they are adapting to new threats. The Air Force has revamped the Air Warrior exercise and redubbed it Green Flag. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2006
John Keller
U.S. And Its Allies Get Serious About Systems Interoperability Recent international exercises involving U.S. and allied military forces, as well as police departments and first responders, are finally getting the idea across that military leaders are getting very serious about interoperability. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007
Air Force Researchers Look to Raytheon for Interoperable Intelligence-Systems Technology Raytheon will provide technology that uses the Multi-sensor Aerospace-ground Joint ISR Interoperability Coalition (MAJIIC) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD). mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
War Lessons Should Not Be Politicized, Says CENTCOM Chief The organization in charge of gathering and reporting those lessons, the U.S. Joint Forces Command, deployed teams and embedded them with units in the field to get a first-hand look at the operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Salon.com
December 20, 2001
Asla Aydintasbas
The midnight ride of James Woolsey The former CIA director presents himself as the Paul Revere of the terrorism age, trying to waken America to its greatest threat -- Saddam Hussein. Should we be listening? mark for My Articles similar articles
Parameters
Spring 2005
Saxby Chambliss
We Have Not Correctly Framed the Debate on Intelligence Reform Over the last decade, our intelligence community has failed us. It wasn't able to penetrate the al Qaeda terrorist organization, and we paid a high price for that failure. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military History Quarterly
Winter 2007
Letter from Winter 2007 MHQ For centuries soldiers have used military history to develop a theory of war and principles for planning an armed conflict or campaign. The same is true for the current war in Iraq. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
Future War: How The Game is Changing "It's hard to concentrate on a grand strategy when your house is on fire," said Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, head of U.S. Joint Forces Command. Even as they cope with the frantic demands of two major wars, military leaders say they have a clearer sense of the future than they did in the 1990s. mark for My Articles similar articles
Parameters
Summer 2004
Gordon & Sollinger
The Army's Dilemma The Army is perceived by many as unimaginative, obstructionist, and wedded to concepts of warfare that are increasingly irrelevant to the current geopolitical environment. This article suggests an explanation for this perception and ways the Army might alter it. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Michael Peck
Battle Experiments Mixing live and virtual troops in a multinational force was one of the biggest challenges facing organizers of a Joint Forces Command exercise last summer. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Defense Engineers Ponder `Modest Adjustments' for Connecting Forces Incompatible weapon systems and disjointed information networks continue to be a source of frustration at the Defense Department. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2005
Harold Kennedy
Coalition Training U.S. special operations forces step up collaboration with allies. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2008
Grace V. Jean
Technology Upgrades Give Edge to Ground-Attack Pilots A-10 jets will soon see an upgrade in technology. mark for My Articles similar articles
Defense Update
Issue 1, 2005
Operation Iraqi Freedom C 4ISR Lessons Learned Operation Iraqi Freedom was the first major military operation conducted under the newly introduced US Army Net-Centric Warfare (NCW) doctrine. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2004
Ben Ames
Military Warns Contractors About Pitfalls of Joint Weapons Design Pentagon planners are pushing the different service branches to share equipment and split the cost of customized-weapons development. This joint operation will help transform the American military into a lighter, faster force, they say. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2015
Valerie Insinna
Spotlight on Middle East Special Operators as Conflict Embroils Region With many countries in the region worried about insurgents and terror groups, it's common sense that countries there will seek to boost their special operations forces with new equipment. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
August 4, 2003
Stan Crock
Iraq: After the Shootout This is one guerrilla campaign the U.S. can't afford to lose. mark for My Articles similar articles
Salon.com
October 11, 2002
William M. Arkin
Sept. 11 and wars of the world Osama and Saddam pose real threats, but the Bush administration may be too incompetent -- and too arrogant -- to stop them. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2006
Grace Jean
U.K. Defense Procurement Entirely `Joint' While the U.S. military continues to debate how best to develop and procure joint-service weapons systems, in nations such as the United Kingdom, the entire defense acquisition system is based upon joint requirements. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2004
Roxana Tiron
Joint-Service Needs Shape Marine Training Programs The Marine Corps is taking steps to align its training programs with joint requirements, officials said. Under the Defense Department's umbrella project called the Joint National Training Capability, the Marines are, for the first time, investing in technologies such as range instrumentation, to ensure they can participate in JNTC training events. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2009
Erwin, Jean & Magnuson
Today's Fights Expose Technological Weak Spots Disruptive challenges, such as roadside bombs, combatants camouflaged as civilians, and insurgent camps that are undetectable by electronic sensors, have forced U.S. military leaders to search for new tactics and technologies. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2005
Sandra I. Erwin
Intelligence: The Silver Bullet That Will Beat the Insurgency Until the military can come to grips with their intelligence problem in Iraq, it will continue to pay the price in the form of casualties, which have now reached nearly 2,000 dead and more than 14,000 wounded. mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
November 27, 2007
Noah Shachtman
How Technology Almost Lost the War: In Iraq, the Critical Networks Are Social -- Not Electronic A network-centric approach to war allows us to swiftly locate our target and destroy it, but it doesn't allow us to connect with local people to rebuild a city. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2005
Sandra I. Erwin
Navy Wants Precision Weapons That Don't Endanger Civilians Navy fighter-bombers in the future will be equipped with smaller, multifunctional munitions that will give pilots a broader array of options for attacking ground targets than the 1,000- or 2,000-pound bombs they now use. mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
April 2002
Bruce Sterling
Peace Is War Get ready for the new frontier of missile defense, where peacekeeping space lasers battle a storm of rogue nukes... mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2005
Sandra I. Erwin
Urban Fighting Highlights Need for Smaller Weapons The U.S. military services spend billions of dollars on precision-guided bombs, missiles and artillery shells, which, for the most part, have proved inadequate for urban fighting in Iraqi cities. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
November 2007
Robert N. Charette
Open-Source Warfare Terrorists are leveraging information technology to organize, recruit, and learn -- and the West is struggling to keep up. The conflict in Iraq highlights how the open global access to increasingly powerful technological tools is in effect allowing small groups to declare war on nations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Parameters
Summer 2004
Ralph Peters
In Praise of Attrition There is no shame in calling reality by its proper name. We are fighting, and will fight, wars of attrition. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Harold Kennedy
Military Steps Up Training For Joint Close-Air Support The U.S. Joint Forces Command is increasing its efforts to ensure that aviators from all military services follow the same procedures when they provide joint close-air support to ground troops during combat. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2013
Jeffrey Trumbore
Combat Experience of Bomb-Disposal Teams Should Be Codified The last 12 years of conflict have firmly established the roles of explosive ordnance disposal teams in supporting joint operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Small Drone and Missile Network Allows for Quick Strikes Army officials are considering deploying small man-portable drones that can not only locate targets but also send, within seconds, precise coordinates of the targets to a missile launcher located five miles away. mark for My Articles similar articles
Defense Update
March 2007
Smart Weapons for UAVs The Origins of Weaponized UAVs... Deployment of Weaponized UAVs... Gravity Dropped Munitions for UAVs... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Comrades in Arms With Penchant for Bitter Rivalries Retired four-star general and West Point professor Barry McCaffrey marvels at the miracle of joint-service combat power. mark for My Articles similar articles
Parameters
Autumn 2007
Christopher M. Schnaubelt
Whither the RMA? The present Department of Defense (DOD) focus on technological solutions to increase capabilities may be misguided by a vision of a high-tech Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2004
Roxana Tiron
Computer Simulations Bolster Joint-Service Combat Training Connecting combat simulations in real time, so commanders and war planners from all services can train together, has proved to be a tough technical issue for the Defense Department. Last year, the Pentagon cancelled the multibillion-dollar Joint Simulation Systems program, as a result of cost overruns and poor performance. mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
June 2003
Joshua Davis
"If We Run Out of Batteries, This War is Screwed." Servers on the fritz in 100-degree tents. Chat rooms filled with busty blond avatars. Lethal missile attacks. Behind the lines with the Army's tactical Internet brigade. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2005
Roxana Tiron
Insurgents Learn to Exploit U.S. Military's Vulnerabilities As insurgents continue to develop more lethal means to attack U.S. forces and allies in Iraq, both military and private security officials have been conducting briefings on how to recognize and avoid the ubiquitous threats of suicide bombs, roadside mines and ambushes. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2015
Jon Harper
Surveillance Technology a Priority For Special Operations Forces Members of U.S. Special Operations Command's aviation component face difficult technological challenges as they seek to improve their ability to find, track and destroy the enemy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Defense Update
Issue 1, 2006
The Challenges of Command and Control in Urban Operations In the past, offensive military operations have usually been conducted in urban environments only when unavoidable, but conflicts are shifting into the cities, where terrorists and insurgents find safe havens. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2004
Joe Pappalardo
Pentagon Balking at Intel Reform Recommendations Pentagon officials are publicly questioning some of the recommendations made by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
December 1, 2006
China Martens
Real-Time Translation Software Heads to Iraq The U.S. Joint Forces Command will deploy IBM Research's speech-to-speech translation software to help U.S. forces in Iraq better communicate with Iraqi police, military forces and citizens. mark for My Articles similar articles