Vol. 88 No. 603, February 2004

Index

• Editor's corner.
• State of manufacturing base is cause for concern.
• Army stresses 'joint expeditionary mindset'.
• Clarification.
• Defense spending fuels Aerospace growth.
• Erratum.
• Lobbying rules strict enough, says controller.
• Companies selected for air defense program.
• DHS awards multiple security contracts.
• Federal government gets 'D' in cyber security.
• Efforts needed to stop terrorist funding.
• Ballistic protection available for Humvees.
• Predicting environmental impact of military training.
• Wave barrier resists Hurricane winds.
• Army offers hot meals as alternatives to MREs.
• Navy pilots ride FAST, land safely.
• Simulator replicates 'G' forces in flight.
• Energy dept. commandos: 'as good as the military'.
• SOCOM creates new hub for fighting war on terror.
• Marine unit to deploy under SEAL command.
• Special ops aviators press industry to improve trainers.
• SOCOM a trailblazer for joint training.
• Back from Afghanistan, civil affairs unit deploys to Iraq.
• Legendary Israeli tank threatened with extinction.
• Military fuel-cell programs not yet ready for prime time.
• Precision systems let helos land in sandstorms, snow.
• Army to upgrade Land Warrior system with blue-force tracker.
• Army modifies weapon acquisition policies.
• Rapid-fielding team tasked to transform army acquisition.
• Army tests new rifle that could replace M16, M4.
• Safe harbors of Ethical conduct needed in defense procurement.
• The reality of 'Buy America' provisions.
• AGI.
• Ashore Readiness Division.
• Honeywell International.
• L-3 Communications, Security and Detection Systems.
• Lockheed Martin Information Technology.
• National Technical Systems, Inc.
• Navy Exchange Service Command.
• New York University.
• Northrop Grumman also has promoted John C. Golombeck to vice president.
• Northrop Grumman Corporation.
• Northrop Grumman, in addition, has named Mary Ann Benischek as its vice president.
• Raytheon Company's Missile Systems.
• Rolls-Royce Corporation.
• U.S. Central Command.
• Vitech Corporation.
• Whitney, Bradley & Brown Inc.
• Rassa wins NDIA Systems Engineering award.
• WID's 2004 schedule: getting off to a fast-paced start.
• Affiliate events.
• Events and descriptions.
• For future planning.
• Chapter events.