Vol. 94 No. 668, July 2009

Index

• Industry ethics: going beyond the call of duty.
• Can the Pentagon break its addiction to supplementals?
• Energy security.
• Lessons from future combat systems.
• Military health care.
• Nonsensical points.
• Robots in the Military.
• Tanker competition.
• Working with allies.
• 7 Deadly myths.
• Budget Scuttlebutt: how far will Gates go in 2011?
• Decline of military labs undermines U.S. security.
• Memo to commanders: less micromanaging.
• Shipbuilding plans shrouded in secrecy.
• Virtually blind: failures reported in key component of U.S.-Mexico electronic fence.
• Specialized chem-bio unit to fully stand up in 2011.
• Wanted: one fast affordable field-ready DNA testing device.
• Committee seeks to vet homeland security technology for 'public acceptance'.
• Satellites at the beck and call of ground troops.
• Defense industry must embrace social media.
• Where's the oil? How trade, deficits, strategic petroleum reserves affect U.S. national security.
• Greener military: Defense Department's energy strategy debated.
• Defense must measure true cost of fuel, says acquisition chief.
• In the U.S. military, energy-saving projects proliferate.
• Cyber-attack: U.S. plans to destroy enemy computer networks questioned.
• Know thy enemy, but also thy allies: U.S., coalition troops to rehearse for combat in simulated Afghan war.
• 20-20 Hindsight: lesson for Army: forget everything you learned before you went to Iraq.
• Wanted: soldiers with cultural savvy.
• Unmanned Air Forces: countries big and small set out to make their own pilotless aircraft.
• U.S. losing critical skills needed to weaponize unmanned systems.
• Spreading wing: Air Force responding to insatiable demand for surveillance drones.
• They're watching you: 360-degree sensor to help troops nab insurgents.
• Eyes of the fleet: Navy awaits arrival of powerful new radar-equipped aircraft.
• Aerial drone sensor data now linked to Apache helicopters.
• Family of small, economical thermal cameras introduced.
• Stay active: breathable suit: protects users from hazardous materials.
• This machine eats computer hard drives.
• Wireless bus leading to more proficient satellites.
• Notebook takes licking, but keeps on ticking.
• Ruggedized, multi-feature PDA weighs 14.5 ounces.
• SATCOM hardware will be downsized on Navy ships.
• Tiny drone soars in field testing.
• Weapons grade laser validated in military test.
• Companies must resist temptations to cut corners.
• NDIA ethics committee.
• 'Project lead the way' key to future defense industry workforce.
• Gen. Petraeus receives Eisenhower Award.
• Menker accepts Cork award.
• NDIA calendar: upcoming exhibits, shows and events.