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National Defense
September 2005
Sandra I. Erwin
Army, Marines Buying Loads Of Radios In response to booming Army and Marine Corps tactical radio orders, manufacturers rapidly are expanding their production capacity to meet this extraordinary demand. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2007
U.S. Army Awards Agilent Technologies $94 Million Contract for Radio Test Sets Agilent's AN/PRM-35 radio test set (RTS) will test the performance of field radios in harsh environments. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2013
Valerie Insinna
Radio Competition Reaches Final Stretch Companies competing for the Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio have one more test before the Army awards a contract this year. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2010
Sandra I. Erwin
Army Under Pressure to Bring Broadband to The Battlefield In the Army's 2010 modernization roadmap, the "network" is billed as a top priority. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2007
Sandra Erwin
Defense Department `Bundles' Handheld Radio Procurements The Defense Department is expected to soon seek industry bids for as many as 89,000 handheld combat radios. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Urban Battles Highlight Shortfalls in Soldier Communications The chaotic door-to-door warfare seen in Iraq offers glaring proof that dismounted U.S. troops need better communications devices, experts contend. When radios failed, soldiers resorted to the only available and reliable form of communication: screaming. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2008
John McHale
JTRS HMS Program on Track Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems say the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Fit (HMS) radios are on track for deployment at the beginning of the next decade. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2013
Valerie Insinna
Rifleman Radio Competition Heats Up Vendors could have another chance to score a production contract for the rifleman radio as early as this spring, when the Army opens up the competition before moving to full-rate production. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2007
Breanne Wagner
Fiber Optic Cables Help Special Operators Stay Concealed Fiber optic cables that connect tactical radios to antennas up to 10 kilometers away or farther can be useful tools in covert operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2011
Sandra I. Erwin
Army's Promise to War-Bound Soldiers: A Wireless Mobile Network If the Army's new tech-buying strategy goes according to plan, soldiers soon may be ditching paper maps, staticky radios and bulky satellite receivers. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Closest of Allies, But Not When it Comes to Radios Despite considerable advances in tactical communications technology interoperability on the battlefield between U.S. and U.K. forces remains years away. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2011
Eric Beidel
New Army Lab Troubleshoots Radios Before Field Tests A recent version of the Army's Joint Tactical Radio System failed so often during tests last year that troops had to relay messages on foot. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Trials and tribulations persist in Joint Tactical Radio The military services are severely slashing their expected buys of the Defense Department's troubled joint tactical radio system. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2012
Eric Beidel
Industry Ready to Pounce on Embattled Radio Programs After nearly two decades and billions of dollars spent, the Joint Tactical Radio System, once a grand plan to build do-it-all radios common to the military services, is in a state of flux. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2007
Grace Jean
Industry Pushing Ahead with Software-Based Radios The U.S. Defense Department's troubled program to replace its radios with a family of software-based communications devices is plodding along slowly. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2005
Ben Ames
Tactical military communications spending to grow to $5.7 billion by 2010 Immediate operational needs for ground forces fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, with the transformation of the force structure to adopt network-centric warfare, is driving U.S. military forces to spend billions of dollars on digital tactical military communications. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2010
Sandra I. Erwin
In Damage Control Mode, Army Builds Future Network for Combat Brigades For the Army, this may be its last chance of salvaging the surviving pieces of the ill-starred "future combat systems." mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2007
Robert H. Williams
Enhanced Communication-Information Centers Fielded U.S. military leaders in South Korea have received new command center technologies that were developed by the project manager of Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2012
Eric Beidel
Soldiers Skeptical of Smartphones in Combat Commercial smartphones are lightweight, inexpensive and most soldiers already use them in civilian settings. But the Army is finding out that the devices may not always be needed or even wanted on the battlefield. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2012
Dan Ward
Tactical Radios: Military Procurement Gone Awry How exactly did the Army go about making the radio better and better? By increasing its complexity, extending the schedule, spending more money and making the device larger. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Soldiers on the Move Have Yet to Profit From Information Age Army combat brigades during the past two years have been outfitted with the latest communications and networking technology. But the improved connectivity has yet to filter down to the small mobile units below the battalion level. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Technologies Rushed to War Face an Uncertain Future In the scramble to deliver equipment requested by commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army often bypassed its own procurement bureaucracy. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2013
Paul J. Kern
U.S. Troops Deserve a Competitive Equipment Advantage The Army can take advantage of commercial competitive practices for fast-moving technologies, rather than lengthy bureaucratic processes. The armed forces should have the best capability when they need it -- and at a more affordable price in a time of lean defense budgets. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2007
John Keller
Harris RF Designers Expand Into Networked Sensors Applications Harris' RF Communications Division is making a strategic expansion into networked sensors applications to augment their state-of-the-art military radios that operate securely in bands ranging from HF to satellite communications. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2009
GE Fanuc Offers A-D PMC for Software-Defined Radio and Other Military Communications GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms is introducing the ICS-1556B A-D converter PCI mezzanine card (PMC) for demanding military communications applications, such as software-defined radio and signals intelligence (SIGINT). mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2010
Sandra I. Erwin
Army's iPhone Dreams Clash With Reality The Army launched a competition to see if techies can design soldier-friendly smartphone applications. The contest may be premature, however, as it could be years before the Army adopts smartphones as standard soldier equipment. mark for My Articles similar articles
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." mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2006
Ben Ames
Special forces demand smaller, lighter electronics Special operations forces still rely on advanced electronics to move with speed and stealth through hostile territory, but the last thing they want is one more gadget to hang on their vests. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Troops in The Digital Age, Disconnected As surprising as it may seem in today's wired culture, troops in combat zones do not have easy access to information. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2005
Sandra I. Erwin
Technologies Rushed to War: And Then What? Hasty deployment of specialized military equipment to forces under fire in Iraq and Afghanistan have saved the day more than once for Army troops. But much work remains to be done in offering spare parts, manuals and other important follow-on services. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2012
Stew Magnuson
Rise of Smartphones May Sound Death Knell for Old Push-to-Talk Radios Handing an infantryman a device the size and shape of a brick that can only perform one task, voice communications, may soon be akin to issuing him a musket. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2007
Tyrone C. Taylor
Pentagon, First Responders Share Communications Needs The military and civilian emergency responder communities share an overlapping need for enhanced communication technologies. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2009
Harris Corp. introduces Falcon III next-generation VHF tactical radio The RF-7800V-HH is equipped with direct plug-and-play USB and tactical Ethernet inputs for the fast and easy transfer of mission information or other stored data. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2011
Rich Smith
Rethink Your Position on Defense Stocks America's involvement in the Afghan war isn't ending anytime soon. Nor are these companies' revenues, or profits, from the war. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2009
Stew Magnuson
Military Services Ponder Future of Their War-Worn Trucks Six years after the invasion of Iraq changed the way the military looked at tactical wheeled vehicles, the Army and Marine Corps are still trying to find the right balance between protection and performance. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2005
John Keller
Transforming radio communications The next frontier of wireless radio communications is widely believed to be "cognitive radio" -- RF transceivers that use artificial intelligence, neural networks, or other advanced technologies to make informed decisions based on past usage. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
Wanted: Soldiers With Cultural Savvy One of the catchphrases in Army circles these days is "culture training." mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2005
Alyce Lomax
Digital Radio Hurries Up Major radio names plan a more rapid rollout of digital radio broadcasting. It's obvious that traditional radio's big names are trying hard to keep up with the times. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2014
Stephanie Meloni
Army Seeks to Simplify, Create More Interoperability for Information Systems Success in this simplification strategy may be a bellwether for cost savings across the Defense Department. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
The Next Humvee: Army, Marines Weigh Options The Army and Marine Corps may decide as early as May 2007 to begin searching for a new vehicle that would replace the ubiquitous Humvee. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2003
Harold Kennedy
To Ease Deployments, Army Revamps Way It Runs Bases Seeking to ease longstanding problems exacerbated by frequent troop deployments to fight the war on terrorism, the U.S. Army is reorganizing the way that it runs its military bases across the United States and around the world. mark for My Articles similar articles
Defense Update
Issue 1, 2005
Battlefield Applications of Wireless Networks Traditionally, land forces combat and service support units rely on voice communications for operations, coordination and control mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2008
Digital Radio Market to Grow While Unit Sales to Increase Threefold Recent developments include the availability of the new, enhanced digital audio broadcasting (DAB) and the introduction of mobile devices with integrated DAB support. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2014
Dan Parsons
Army Switches From Vehicle Procurement to Sustainment Mode Military commanders and the companies that built thousands of vehicles in support of two wars are preparing for reduced budgets and requirements after more than a decade of combat. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
April 1, 2003
John Edwards
Something GNU in Radio Imagine an infinitely flexible radio. Simply by loading in various free programs, you could turn the device into a multistandard mobile phone, a GPS locator, an AM-FM stereo receiver or even a portable TV. That's the goal of the GNU Radio project, which aims to help radio escape from its box. mark for My Articles similar articles
PC Magazine
March 14, 2007
Dan Evans
Tune in to Digital Radio Digital broadcasting and higher-definition signals are revolutionizing television. Can they do the same for another traditionally analog medium -- the radio? mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
October 24, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner
A Voice Platform That Welcomes All Networks Cisco's new IP Interoperability and Collaboration Systems integrates radio, cell, PSTN and VoIP for a converged interoperability for public safety and other markets. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Mike Allen
How to Fix a Blank Car Stereo: Online Auto Clinic The solution to the mystery of the Honda Accord's working radio gone dark. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2006
Courtney E. Howard
The America's Army development team introduces new version, new partner AA:SF marks the 22nd update to the America's Army computer game and the third release focused on the Special Forces' role in the Global War on Terrorism. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2006
Perry & Flournoy
The U.S. Military: Under Strain And at Risk In the current debate over the nation's defense strategy and spending priorities, many have forgotten that the ground forces are under enormous strain. This strain, if not soon relieved, will have highly corrosive effects on the force. mark for My Articles similar articles