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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..
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006	The Challenges of Command and Control in Urban Operations In the past, offensive military operations have usually been conducted in urban environments only when unavoidable, but conflicts are shifting into the cities, where terrorists and insurgents find safe havens.
Defense Update Issue 4, 2004	Precision Strike Weapons Over the past decade, modern air forces have been shifting from focusing on the number of airplanes it takes to destroy a single target, to the number of targets which can be destroyed with a single aircraft
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 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.
National Defense July 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Urban Fighting Highlights Need for Smaller Weapons The U.S. military services spend billions of dollars on precision-guided bombs, missiles and artillery shells, which, for the most part, have proved inadequate for urban fighting in Iraqi cities.
National Defense May 2008 Grace V. Jean	Technology Upgrades Give Edge to Ground-Attack Pilots A-10 jets will soon see an upgrade in technology.
National Defense May 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	In Today's Wars, Air Strikes Under Fire The Air Force and the Army feud over who gets to be in charge of the "big guns" on the battlefield. The rivalry has become irrelevant in current wars, where one doesn't win by killing, but by gaining the trust of the population.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	C4 Mission Planning Tools Tools available with current C4 systems utilize 3D modeling adapted to the urban area, enabling better terrain analysis, optimal planning of sensors positions, and optimal planning of sensors positions, surveillance schemes and employment of firepower.
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 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...
National Defense March 2004 Roxana Tiron	Poor Intelligence Hampers Precision Weapon Performance Despite the widely publicized success in precision strike operations during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the U.S. military lacks the intelligence and sensor capability to assess its targets and battle damage, according to a top Defense Department weapons expert.
National Defense November 2009	Pentagon Wants Non-Lethal Weapons to Incapacitate Friendly Civilians The effects on the targeted personnel should last long enough for friendly forces to enter and secure the structure and its occupants, states the document.
Popular Mechanics June 2008 Joe Pappalardo	4 New High-Tech Weapons Pack Small Shells, Big Boom New improved small missiles, guns, bombs, and decoys will be used by the United States Armed Forces
National Defense November 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Gen. Keys: USAF Should Curb Appetite for Designer Weapons The pursuit of the perfect precision weapon may have gone too far, said a senior Air Force official.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2009 J.R. Wilson	The Future of Precision-Guided Munitions Smart bullets for infantry weapons, GPS receivers built into the soldier's boot, eliminating enemy snipers before they have a chance to shoot, and counter-RPG systems are the future of weaponry.
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 March 2006 Stew Magnuson	Directed Energy Weapons Face Hurdles Directed energy weapons used by Stryker crews are on the verge of being deployed, but there are several hurdles program directors and policymakers must overcome if these new systems are to make an impact in urban battlefields.
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.
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.
IEEE Spectrum March 2005 DeBlois et al.	Star-Crossed Should the United States, or any nation for that matter, weaponize space? From orbiting lasers to metal rods that strike from the heavens, the potential to wage war from space raises startling possibilities---and serious problems.
National Defense July 2004 Frank Colucci	Small Precision Bomb On Fast Track Seeking to meet growing demands for small precision-guided bombs, the U.S. Air Force is rushing to develop a new weapon that is more accurate but with less destructive power than current systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2008 Turner & Ettenberg	Shortwave Infrared Laser Detection and Tracking on the Battlefield As warfare modernizes, improved pointing and targeting while remaining covert to the enemy from far away is critical to ensuring success. New shortwave infrared (SWIR) technology is helping to meet these critical goals.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 John McHale	First round accuracy Many special forces operators like to say the last thing they want is a fair fight. They want to overwhelm the enemy so that he cannot even shoot back.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	C-130-Based High-Energy Laser Weapon Defeats Ground Target in Flight Test Laser weapons experts from Boeing and the U.S. Air Force defeated a ground target from the air with the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2009 J.R. Wilson	Directed-Energy Weapons Will be the Next Generation of Precision-Guided Munitions Directed-energy weapons are on the top of the wish list for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
National Defense May 2005 Robert H. Williams	Long-Endurance Aerial Killer Passes Test A 500-pound inert weapon has been dropped successfully from a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The test was conducted by Northrop Grumman Corporation, working in conjunction with Scaled Composites.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006	Urban Combat -- The Israeli Experience Recent conflicts are challenging the world's military powers with urban low-intensity conflict (urban-LIC) warfare... Stealth operations in LIC... New equipment fielded by israeli forces... Subterranean warfare... Rocket and mortar (RAM) attacks... etc.
National Defense July 2004 Harold Kennedy	Air Force Seeks to Upgrade Close Air Support Fleet As the Iraqi and Afghan conflicts evolve essentially into ground wars the Air Force is moving to improve its ability to provide close air support, according to the service's top officials.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007	Northrop Grumman to Provide Finnish Air Force Combat Jets with LITENING Advanced Targeting System Fighter-bomber pilots in the air force of Finland needed advanced optical targeting systems for their fleet of Boeing F/A-18 Hornet jet strike fighters and chose Northrop Grumman's LITENING AT system.
National Defense August 2009 Grace Jean	Guided Mortars: The Next IED? Can improvised explosive devices become smart weapons?
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 J.R. Wilson	UAVs Poised to Take the Next Step Into Combat The future of continued U.S. air superiority will involve a large contingent of armed UAVs and a new generation of unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), flying missions that manned attack aircraft previously flew, often in joint missions under the control of fighter-bomber pilots.
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.
Popular Mechanics August 28, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	5 Reasons the U.S. Navy's Scared (and What They're Doing About It) It's a well-known rule of thumb in military circles: protection from the things that scare the Pentagon receive R&D money.
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.
Popular Mechanics July 9, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	As Iran Tests Missile Fleet, Experts Map High-Tech Israeli Attack Iran announced that it had tested nine ballistic missiles, but the country's stockpile of U.S.-built I-HAWK missiles would pose the biggest threat as anti-aircraft weapons in defending against a potential attack on its nuclear facilities.
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.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	Non Lethal Directed Energy Weapons Anti-personnel nonlethal directed energy weapons include lasers, high power electro-magnetic pulse and directional acoustic weapons.
Popular Mechanics May 2009 David Hambling	UAV Helicopter Brings Finesse to Airstrikes The Defense Department is seeking weapons for UAVs that can strike enemies but limit collateral damage, especially in cities.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	No Longer Science Fiction Military and security forces have been using less than lethal weapons for many years.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 John Keller	Lockheed Martin Set to Build Laser-Guided Practice Rounds for U.S. Navy Lockheed Martin is performing the work under terms of a $26 million contract. The laser-guided training round helps pilots train to use laser-guided bombs, but without the resulting destruction and hazards.
National Defense July 2005 Joe Pappalardo	New Weapons Sought For Special Ops Gunships New more precise weapons are being considered for the now higher flying AC-130. When the AC-130 is phased out state-of-the-art concepts include unmanned craft.
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.
National Defense December 2007 Stew Magnuson	Military Researchers Seek Ways to `Interrogate' Buildings Buildings may hide weapon caches, bomb-making factories, enemy combatants or command and control centers -- and more often than not -- innocent civilians who may have nothing to do with these nefarious activities.
National Defense March 2009 Grace V. Jean	Military May Be Souring On Laser Weapons The Pentagon's enthusiasm for laser weapons is not what it used to be.
National Defense April 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	U.S. Weapon Manufacturers Feeling The Wrath of Arms-Control Activists Antiwar and arms-control groups over the past decade have homed in on landmines and cluster munitions, and are now also targeting armed drones as another category of weapons that should be banned because they harm and kill civilians.
Defense Update Issue 2, 2007	Modern Combat Gear for the Infantry New trends in infantry gear: Combat experience in the war against terror has reshaped military thinking.
National Defense March 2011 Eric Beidel	Microwave Weapon Designed to Render Electronics Useless The Air Force wants to disable enemy electronics without harming nearby buildings or people.