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National Defense May 2004 Sandra Erwin	Pentagon Review Approaching For Army-Navy Air-to-Ground Missile Proponents of joint-service weapon programs will be watching closely the outcome of an upcoming Pentagon review for a new air-to-ground missile, to be launched from Army, Marine Corps and Navy aircraft.
National Defense December 2005 Harold Kennedy	Pentagon Eyes Growing Short-Range Missile Threat Defense Department officials are warning that terrorists soon could strike U.S. cities with short-range missiles.
National Defense September 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Navy Wants Precision Weapons That Don't Endanger Civilians Navy fighter-bombers in the future will be equipped with smaller, multifunctional munitions that will give pilots a broader array of options for attacking ground targets than the 1,000- or 2,000-pound bombs they now use.
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 September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Takes $35 Million Hit On Joint Common Missile As a result of funding cuts, the Army is unable to bring a second industry competitor into one of its largest missile programs.
Defense Update March 2007	Smart Weapons for UAVs The Origins of Weaponized UAVs... Deployment of Weaponized UAVs... Gravity Dropped Munitions for UAVs... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 John McHale	Incoming! Precision Guidance Keeps Munitions on Target Lasers, global positioning systems, and other modern technologies have made hitting fixed targets with missiles and bombs extremely efficient. Now defense experts are designing systems to hit targets on the move and beyond line of sight.
National Defense April 2014 Valerie Insinna	Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Program Inches Forward Lockheed Martin's replacement for the Hellfire missile hit a milestone in February, when the company demonstrated that the dual mode guidance section on its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile could engage targets with a laser.
National Defense July 2011 Eric Beidel	Military Investigates Killer Drones That Can Fit in Rucksacks Troops are demanding smaller unmanned aerial vehicles on the front lines, sparking efforts to develop lighter weapons for the aircraft. Now there are plans to make weapons out of the drones themselves.
National Defense December 2005 Harold Kennedy	Services Focus on Fielding Munitions for Close Combat The Army, Navy and Marine Corps are rushing to field an array of munitions that are designed to be precise enough for close urban combat operations.
National Defense March 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Army to Equip Helos With `Low Cost' Munitions The Army soon may begin arming its combat helicopters with an undersized missile that could surgically destroy targets in urban areas without killing or maiming friendly forces or innocent civilians.
National Defense February 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Proliferation of Cruise Missiles Sparks Concern About U.S. Air Defenses The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan saw the rise of improvised explosive devices as the ultimate asymmetric weapon. Future conflicts, strategists warn, could expose U.S. forces on land and at sea to a deadly weapon that is extremely hard to detect: cruise missiles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 John McHale	Track It, Destroy It The key to any successful missile-defense shield is the ability of the sensors to track the missile accurately. Recent missile tests prove that an effective missile-defense shield is closer than ever before.
National Defense November 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	European Missile Manufacturer Eyes Bigger Share of U.S. Market "We are big fans of competition," says Doug Denneny, vice president of MBDA Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Europe's largest missile manufacturer.
National Defense April 2005 Frank Colucci	Army Developing Tactics for Armed Robotic Aircraft The topic of armed UAVs is gaining attention at the Defense Department. Examples: The Army's Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle is being outfitted with precision-guided weapons for duty in Iraq. And Boeing's unmanned Little Bird helicopter is being tested at Fort Eustis.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006 John McHale	Sensors Light Path to Defeating Incoming Military designers are taking advantage of the latest sensor technology and signal processing systems to track and kill incoming enemy missiles.
National Defense September 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Small Drone and Missile Network Allows for Quick Strikes Army officials are considering deploying small man-portable drones that can not only locate targets but also send, within seconds, precise coordinates of the targets to a missile launcher located five miles away.
National Defense June 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Army to Curtail Procurement of Precision-Guided Weapons The Army needs to reevaluate its precision-guided munitions programs, and identify which of its current weapons should continue to receive funding. Contractors worried about declining sales should try to find ways to consolidate production lines across all military services.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 John Keller	Joining sensors through data fusion Data experts are are relying on various approaches to refine sensor outputs into useful information, and essentially create a whole sensor picture that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 John McHale	Laser Weapons Are Getting Closer to Reality U.S. Department of Defense experts are close to fielding the Airborne Laser (ABL) for missile defense and several other high-energy laser weapons programs received new funding this year.
Popular Mechanics September 17, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	The Flying Future for America's Missile Shield The big news in missile defense this week is that the Obama administration will likely scale back plans to install ground-based missile defense interceptors in Europe that are designed to protect allies and U.S. forces in Europe from long-range Iranian missiles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005 Ben Ames	Optical sensors light up the battlefield Tomorrow's sensors will be modular, digital, fused, and networked
National Defense April 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Cutbacks Prompt Questions About Vulnerabilities to Air Threats A sizeable reduction planned for the Army's air-and-missile-defense force worries critics that the cutbacks will leave ground combat units more vulnerable to aerial attacks, and increasingly dependent on Air Force and Navy weapons to protect them from enemy missiles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007	In Brief Boeing awarded U.S. Marine Corps contract to extend ScanEagle services... Lockheed Martin completes test of Space-Based Infrared System... London defense show set for September 2007... etc.
National Defense December 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Controlling Iraq's Crowded Airspace No Easy Task The Air Defense Artillery Center is working to avoid collisions between unmanned drones and helicopters over Iraq. Future airspace control plans include defense against cruise missiles, rockets, artillery and mortars.
National Defense February 2004 Michael Peck	Adjustable Rocket Motor Makes Tactical Missiles More Flexible Developing controllable-thrust rocket motors may enable the U.S. military services to condense multiple families of tactical missiles into a single all-purpose weapon.
National Defense March 2015 Valerie Insinna	'Distributed Lethality' Concept Boosts Navy's Need For New Weaponry A new concept called "distributed lethality," describes how legacy vessels would be packed with off-the-shelf weapons and sensors that make them more deadly and survivable.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008	In Brief Boeing installs high-energy laser on Laser Gunship aircraft... Northrop Grumman develops high-speed transistor... Raytheon tests air-launched missile defense system... etc.
Popular Mechanics February 5, 2010 Joe Pappalardo	Are Iran's New Anti-Helicopter Missiles A Real Threat to Apaches? An Iranian colonel this week spoke publicly about a "special weapon" that was tailor-made to destroy U.S. Apache attack helicopters.
National Defense February 2014 Valerie Insinna	New System to Test Firing Air-to-Surface Missiles from Ground Moog Inc. is scheduled to test whether its new system will allow users to launch Hellfire missiles from combat vehicles and boats in addition to being fired by helicopters and airplanes. That capability has been on the Army's wish list.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 Ben Ames	Optoelectronics Success on the Battlefield Drives Defense Spending Analysts claim a rise in market demand for optoelectronics. Part of that growth will come from greater defense spending by European countries such as France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, as they strive to close the "technology gap" with the United States.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard	FCS is Coming to Fruition Industry players advance vehicle electronics in an effort to put Future Combat Systems in the hands of current-force soldiers sooner than expected.
National Defense November 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Initiates Study to Measure Value of Precision-Guided Weapons The soaring prices of precision-guided munitions have spawned yet another round of debates in the Army on the role these weapons will play on future battlefields and whether they are worth the cost.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008	In Brief Navy and Marine Corps lead BAE Systems precision-targeted weapon development program... Raytheon to modernize F-15E radar... Lockheed Martin wins contract for U.S. Air Force Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005	Czech Army picks Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin missile The Czech Republic Army will use the Javelin weapon system in future battles, according to an export agreement by the U.S. government.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Weapons at the Speed of Light Laser weaponry will be a tool in the U.S. military's arsenal much sooner than many think, with the first applications for missile defense from the ground and the air.
Popular Mechanics October 2008	Remote-Control Missiles in a Box & More Could Quiet Iraq Critics Army foot soldiers in remote areas often rely on aircraft to deliver precision strikes to support their operations.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007	In Brief BAE Systems seeker detects missile target in THAAD weapon system test... Northrop Grumman wins Marine Corps contract for Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)... etc.
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 February 2010	In Brief Next-generation avionics for Ariane 5 launch vehicle to be provided by Astrium... UAV, UGV capabilities of Brigade Combat Team Modernization Increment 1 to enter production... etc.
Popular Mechanics December 2008 Erik Sofge	The Hardware Behind Missile Protection The Missile Defense Agency has alternatives to deal with varying types of missile attacks.
National Defense July 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Marines Ponder Stinger Missile Replacement Marine Corps officials are mulling over proposals to replace the 25-year-old Stinger guided missile.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007	In brief Boeing awarded Laser JDAM contract... Raytheon ships ARTEMIS sensor for on-demand surveillance from space... Air Force awards Lockheed Martin weather systems contract...
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John McHale	Laser Weapons: Moving From Promise to Performance The military's laser weapons programs are making steady progress in their transition from the laboratory to the battlefield, with deployment of initial systems expected within the next three to five years.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 John McHale	Laser Weapons, on Target The U.S. military and its partners from industry are meeting major milestones in various programs as they move closer to making laser weaponry a standard part of the U.S. arsenal.
National Defense November 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Revives Anti-Missile System With Novel Maintenance Approach After seeing more failures than successes in its dozen years of development, a newly redesigned and renamed missile defense program now is racing toward its first flight tests.
IEEE Spectrum January 2011 David Schneider	Drone Aircraft: How the Drones Got Their Stingers Unmanned aerial vehicles come of age