Vol. 91 No. 632, July 2006
Index
- Misconceptions about the defense industry.
- It does not pay to be 'too relevant'.
- Military must learn to live with contractors.
- Navy making tough calls in aviation.
- Politicians should help the troops.
- Armed robots.
- Army under stress.
- Carry-on nukes: suitcase bombs: separating fact from fiction.
- Cruise missiles a threat to homeland, expert says.
- Supporters promote little-known safety act.
- Exploring the shadowy world of terrorist financing.
- Health role for homeland security department debated.
- Defense stifles innovation despite urgent war needs.
- Warning signals: tactical radio project substantially weakened.
- Business reforms lead to reduced Army cleanup costs.
- Russia's littoral combat ship angles for international sales.
- 'Smart' surveillance: sensor-fusion software technology replacing traditional security systems.
- Advanced video techniques help evaluate Marine live-fire training.
- Technology gaps: irregular warfare underscores equipment shortcomings.
- U.K. defense procurement entirely 'joint'.
- Equipment 'quick fixes' are the order of the day.
- Central Command: defeating insurgency requires improved information networks.
- Tech spin-offs: wars giving boost to cutting edge technologies.
- High-tech battlefield: light source offers alternative to radio.
- Snipers cannot hide from laser sensor.
- Can you hear me? After several recent national disasters, gaps in emergency communications still not fixed.
- Fearless warriors: bomb disposal teams deliver blunt talk on robots.
- Improvised explosive threat reaches global scale.
- High-tech scouts: next generation robots: bigger and better?
- Bird's eye view: surveillance drone operators find ways to outsmart enemy.
- Military finds useful roles for robotic 'skydiver'.
- Border patrol: troops use frontier for real-world training.
- Role of unmanned aircraft questioned.
- Hunters unearth smuggling tunnels.
- Border security: spending climbs into billions, but skepticism grows.
- Biometric check on U.S. visitors drawing criticism.
- Classified info protector unleashed.
- Compressed air wags this tail.
- Digital responder: 'Chemical Companion' gives right answers.
- What's good for the goose and the gander.
- Barry Bates, NDIA's vice president for operations, presents the William R. Moseley Award to Terry Trivett.
- Elaine Rogers, president of the USO of Metropolitan Washington, thanks Mary Lou Patel, president of NDIA's Washington, D.C., chapter, for chapter's gift of $35,000.
- Jim Pepper, president of NDIA's Tennessee Valley Chapter, presents a token of appreciation to Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in thanks for his speech at the chapter's corporate recognition luncheon.
- NDIA events calendar.
- Affiliate events.
- Chapter events.