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Defense Update Issue 4, 2004 |
Infantry Combat Suits Particularly advanced infantry combat suits, are currently under development and should be fielded within the next five years, improving the capabilities of dismounted infantry in urban warfare.  |
Defense Update Issue 2, 2007 |
Infantry's Survival Gear New trends in infantry gear: The myriad of threats in today's battlefields requires a holistic approach to personal protection.  |
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006 |
Urban Combat -- The Israeli Experience Recent conflicts are challenging the world's military powers with urban low-intensity conflict (urban-LIC) warfare... Stealth operations in LIC... New equipment fielded by israeli forces... Subterranean warfare... Rocket and mortar (RAM) attacks... etc.  |
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.  |
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006 |
The role of Armor in Urban Combat Mutually supporting combined arms (armor-infantry) tactical element can achieve success while keeping casualties to a minimum... Improving visibility when "buttoned up" in tanks... Enhancing tank survivability in urban combat... Tank firepower adapted for urban warfare... etc.  |
Parameters November 2004 Scott Boston |
Toward a Protected Future Force The US Army plans to introduce its next-generation ground force quickly, starting with an experimental battalion by the end of the decade and a full brigade--called a Unit of Action--in 2014.  |
National Defense October 2006 Grace Jean |
Armies Around Globe Trotting out High-tech Warrior Ensembles In as little as two years, soldiers will begin wearing kits designed to seamlessly accommodate and connect all their advanced gadgets and weapons, effectively turning each individual into an informational "node" within the larger troop network.  |
Defense Update Issue 2, 2006 |
Israel Infantry to be Modernization to with New Weapons, Combat Suits Israel's ITL Optronics Company is offering a complete line of infantry combat suits, ready for deployment.  |
Defense Update Issue 3, 2007 |
Vehicle Armoring - MRAP and Beyond If approved by congress, the Pentagon's Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) program will obtain 2,650 new armored vehicles, making it the third-largest acquisition program in the U.S.  |
Defense Update Issue 4, 2004 |
Future Force Warrior Infantry Combat Suite Future Force Warrior is designed as an integrated "system of systems," as part of the army transformation to a soldier-centric force which will complement and fully integrate with the Future Combat Systems.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 John McHale |
First round accuracy Many special forces operators like to say the last thing they want is a fair fight. They want to overwhelm the enemy so that he cannot even shoot back.  |
Defense Update Issue 2, 2006 |
Israel Refine R&D to Support Asymmetric Warfare Resulting from lessons learned during years of low intensity conflict in an urban environment, the Israel Defense Forces is expanding its capabilities and autonomy at tactical levels.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005 |
Optoelectronics Help Special Forces Shoot Farther and More Accurately Optoelectronic devices such as laser sights, binoculars, and infrared sensors are enabling the transformation of American special operations forces to deploy and execute their missions more quickly and more efficiently than ever before.  |
National Defense February 2011 Eric Beidel |
Army Looks Ahead To Next Generation Of Body Armor And Helmets The Army is investigating ways to make its forces more agile in their protective gear by reducing the weight of its systems and looking at the grains, powders and other ingredients used in body armor at the microscopic level.  |
National Defense June 2013 William I. Oberholtzer |
Military Should Rethink How It Buys Equipment for Troops The challenge facing military equipment buyers today is which technologies to pursue. This is particularly true in the individual protective equipment arena.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2009 Courtney E. Howard |
Advanced Vetronics: Hit the Ground Running Industry heeds the warfighter's call for innovative, responsive, and reliable electronics in combat vehicles on the ground.  |
Defense Update March 2007 |
Smart Weapons for UAVs The Origins of Weaponized UAVs... Deployment of Weaponized UAVs... Gravity Dropped Munitions for UAVs... etc.  |
Defense Update Issue 3, 2004 |
Vehicle Protection Concepts The up-armored Humvees and protected patrol vehicle are offering better protection against guerilla attacks.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 John McHale |
Robots Are Fearless The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program will integrate unmanned ground vehicles into a future force. Autonomous ground vehicles promise to be a major paradigm shift in ground warfare.  |
Defense Update Issue 2, 2007 |
Arming the Attack Helicopter for Asymmetric Warfare Adequately protected and armed, attack helicopters can rapidly deploy as called for by the situation -- even low intensive combat missions..  |
National Defense May 2013 Michael Sloane |
Army Developing New Sensors and Lasers for Infantry Troops The new sensors and lasers will enhance the ability of infantry troops to engage targets accurately at distances, at all light levels, and in obscured environments.  |
National Defense November 2011 Beidel et al. |
10 Technologies the U.S. Military Will Need For the Next War Examples are faster and quieter helicopters, advanced crowd-control weapons, lighter infantry equipment that doesn't overburden troops, ultra-light trucks and better battlefield communications.  |
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006 |
Unattended Ground Sensors After several decades of rather obscure awareness in military operations, the use of passive sensors for remote battlefield applications is becoming more popular... Ground surveillance sensors... Future combat systems... etc.  |
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 Christopher J. Toomey |
Army Digitization: Making it Ready for Prime Time The Army's commitment to creating a digitized force elicits some key questions about how the Army will make the transition from an analog force in the face of rapidly changing technology while maintaining the capability to meet key strategic and operational challenges.  |
National Defense May 2008 Stew Magnuson |
To Succeed, Soldiers `Need to See the Environment' Troops fighting in Iraq's cities often complain that they cannot see the enemy and need sensors that can penetrate walls, identify foes in pitch dark and locate buried explosives.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2005 John McHale |
Scared of the dark? For thousands of years armies were wary of attacking at night. They could make use of artificial light - whether torches, searchlights, or headlights - but illumination always risked revealing maneuvers.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2004 John McHale |
Wired and Ready to Wear Military systems designers are adapting and fielding wearable computers perfected in the commercial world for defense personnel worldwide.  |
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005 |
C4 for the Battalion Level When embedded in armored fighting vehicles, or infantry combat suits, Battle Management Systems (BMS) become the basic level of the tactical C4I network.  |
Popular Mechanics May 2007 Shachtman & Coburn |
The Army's New Land Warrior Gear: Why Soldiers Don't Like It There's a half-billion dollars invested in the gear hanging off the heads, chests and backs of the soldiers. But do the soldiers find all the high tech gear useful?... The global battlefield...  |
Parameters Autumn 2004 Sergio Catignani |
Motivating Soldiers: The Example of the Israeli Defense Forces Combat motivation is a key factor in enabling conventional armies to win conflicts; in Israel's case, it has been referred to as the `secret weapon' of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005 Ben Ames |
Vetronics for the Future Combat System The next-generation vetronics systems will be a single web that can share data among themselves, with neighboring vehicles, and even with nearby soldiers and distant commanders.  |
National Defense April 2014 Dan Parsons |
Wearable Computers Closer to Combat Use With the introduction of Google Glass, rumors circulated that the private sector had solved the wearable-computer conundrum the U.S. military has tackled for years.  |
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 Wilson, Gordon & Johnson |
An Alternative Future Force: Building a Better Army The Army's transformation concept rests on a set of major assumptions that should be questioned. This article suggests an alternative pathway for preparing US ground forces to meet the challenges of the next several decades.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 J.R. Wilson |
Transformational Communications The world of military communications is on the verge of massive and revolutionary change, driving towards a networked battlespace. Still, what matters most is the person at the "pointy end of the spear."  |
National Defense November 2015 Jim Schatz |
U.S. Military Losing Edge in Small Arms The current U.S. Army small arms development and acquisition system is dysfunctional and virtually unworkable, even for those within the system.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2005 John McHale |
U.S. Army's Pivotal Land Warrior System Close to Fielding General Dynamics C4 Systems is integrating as many as 500 Land Warrior ensembles and Stryker integration kits into a Stryker experimental battalion to conduct special tests.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006 Courtney E. Howard |
Future Force is on the Move Tomorrow's warfighters are here today, years earlier than initially anticipated. The U.S. Army's Future Force Warrior program, under the umbrella of the organization's Future Combat Systems project, received a significant boost from an advanced technology demonstration last month.  |
Defense Update Issue 1, 2008 |
FCS Vehicles Move On The new family of vehicles is introducing many new capabilities to the Army, including electrical propulsion for combat vehicles.  |
National Defense April 2014 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army to Equip Soldiers With New Sensors for Night Targeting The wars of the past decade exposed weaknesses in Army technology for infantry troops. Close-combat equipment such as night vision goggles and weapon sights are bulky and drain batteries fast.  |
National Defense October 2011 Grace V. Jean |
Army Deploying Robotic 'Mule' To Troops in Afghanistan The Army is deploying an unmanned ground vehicle to troops in Afghanistan for a several-month long evaluation in combat operations.  |
National Defense February 2009 Grace V. Jean |
Coming Soon: Cockpits in Combat Trucks Cockpit-like technology could turn plain humvees into multimedia hubs. It also would allow soldiers to control sensors and weapons from the safety of their armored cabs.  |
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005 |
Advanced Weapon's Sights Improve Infantry Firepower, Accuracy In an effort to improve the accuracy and effect of small arms, modern armies are equipping their infantry soldiers with optical weapon's sights, previously used exclusively by Special Forces.  |
Parameters Summer 2004 Brownlee & Schoomaker |
Serving a Nation at War: A Campaign Quality Army with Joint and Expeditionary Capabilities The United States is driving a rapid evolution in the methods and techniques of war.  |
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.  |
National Defense November 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army's Equipment Choices Shaped by Afghanistan War While the Obama administration ponders a future strategy for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, the Army is rushing to buy new combat equipment especially suited to that nation's high altitudes and tough terrain.  |
Defense Update Issue 4, 2004 |
Land Warrior & Stryker Warrior Programs The goal of Land Warrior is to enhance a soldier's mobility, situational awareness, lethality, sustainability and survivability.  |
National Defense April 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Researchers Tackle Troops' Physical, Cognitive Challenges In order for troops to fight to the best of their ability, experts say the military must lighten their backpacks, reduce "information overload" and improve their physical fitness.  |
National Defense November 2004 Joe Pappalardo |
High Demand for Infrared Technology on Battlefield Advances in manufacturing technology are allowing a new generation of infrared imaging devices to reach the battlefield in record numbers, according to military and industry sources.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004 John Keller |
Vetronics of the Future Combat System The electronic and optoelectronic technologies of the future battlefield will help provide unprecedented situational awareness and maneuver capability to U.S. and allied ground troops.  |
National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron |
Army Revises Doctrine for Modular Brigades Caught between the pressures of war in the Middle East and the need to reorganize, the U.S. Army is juggling new methods of combat training while rewriting the rulebook for equipment and tactics.  |