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National Defense January 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Game-Changing Laser Communications Ready For Fielding, Vendors Say Sending data with lasers, rather than radio frequencies, has the potential to revolutionize the way the military communicates, proponents of the technology have said. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 Jim Reeves |
Industry View: Have bandwidth, will travel Technological advancements such as 'double conjugated adaptive optics' are leading to man-portable, far-reaching, low-power laser communication systems that are perfectly suited to the military's security-driven battlefield communication requirements. |
National Defense December 2007 Grace Jean |
Industry Pushing Ahead with Software-Based Radios The U.S. Defense Department's troubled program to replace its radios with a family of software-based communications devices is plodding along slowly. |
National Defense July 2006 Grace Jean |
Light Source Offers Alternative to Radio Under a Navy contract and with corporate funds, Torrey Pines Logic has developed a tiny transmitter and receiver system utilizing prisms that, when engineered into an attachment that fits eyepieces of optical devices allows users to beam infrared light pulses and, in the process, exchange voice or digital data. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2007 Roy Rubenstein |
Radios Get Smart But can they be trusted to roam the spectrum and not interfere with existing users? Some analysts say it's only a matter of time before cognitive radios get into the commercial arena, because the economics are compelling. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 John Keller |
Transforming radio communications The next frontier of wireless radio communications is widely believed to be "cognitive radio" -- RF transceivers that use artificial intelligence, neural networks, or other advanced technologies to make informed decisions based on past usage. |
National Defense February 2014 Stew Magnuson |
U.S. Forces Prepare for a 'Day Without Space' In this scenario, a peer or near-peer competitor severely limits U.S. forces' access to military communication and navigation spacecraft through jamming or something more destructive, such as anti-satellite weapons. |
National Defense June 2005 Sandra I. Erwin |
Multibillion-Dollar `Internet in the Sky' Could Help Ease Bandwidth Crunch The Pentagon's bold plan to deploy a constellation of satellites that beam data via lasers is showing signs of progress, but delays and funding cuts also are in the cards, contend industry and military experts. |
National Defense August 2007 Breanne Wagner |
Fiber Optic Cables Help Special Operators Stay Concealed Fiber optic cables that connect tactical radios to antennas up to 10 kilometers away or farther can be useful tools in covert operations. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2008 John Keller |
TSAT Deserves Support From Congress and the Pentagon Transformation Satellite communication (TSAT) will provide the future high-speed network entry point for military users who do not have ground-based connections. |
National Defense March 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Vendor Plans to Launch Commercial Laser Satellite System Two of the U.S. military's long-standing communications problems could be solved if a new company manages to get its proposed laser-based satellite system off the ground. |
CIO February 15, 2003 Megan Santosus |
Air Speed Thanks to the internet boom, telecom carriers have buried plenty of high-speed fiber. Yet CIOs still have to contend with the bother of tapping into all that capacity. This so-called "first mile" problem is the target of a new technology from Loea. |
National Defense August 2014 Dan Parsons |
Lasers Could Become Cost Effective Missile Defense Weapons The U.S. military invests more money than any other country, but its expensive high-tech defenses are increasingly countered by the proliferation of relatively cheap but effective weapons. |
National Defense October 2014 Stew Magnuson |
DoD Relinquishes Spectrum to Sate Wireless Industry Demands The Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration were asked to free up 500 megahertz of federal and non-federal spectrum by 2020 in order to make it available for fixed and mobile wireless communications. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006 John McHale |
Future weapons: Solid-state lasers Industry and military scientists are moving forward in the quest to develop solid-state lasers for use as weapons by warfighters of the future. |
National Defense March 2011 Stew Magnuson |
New Radio Software Promises Improved Access to Military Satellites Radio manufacturers this year will offer to their military customers a new application that will provide easier connections to communication satellites. |
IEEE Spectrum October 2010 Mitchell Lazarus |
The Great Radio Spectrum Famine Mobile broadband is consuming the available radio spectrum. Serving up more won't be easy |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 John McHale |
SDR: A Spectrum of Possibilities Whether it is called a disruptive technology or a paradigm shift in communications, the proliferation of software-defined radio (SDR) technology is changing the way the military and other industries view radio communications. |
National Defense January 2012 Stew Magnuson |
Space Command Looks To Fill Communication Gaps as Budgets Tighten "Doing more without more," -- the mantra coming from the office of the secretary of defense -- is a challenge for the Air Force as it tries to keep pace with growing demands for its satellite communications. |
National Defense March 2014 James Mazzei |
Why Military Satellites Matter At issue is the next generation of the Navy's Mobile User Objective System, a narrowband tactical satellite communications system that is designed to improve secure voice, video and data services communications for U.S. forces on the move. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2007 Courtney E. Howard |
Aided by Electronics It is a busy time for technology companies and defense organizations in the electronic warfare and signals intelligence industry. |
National Defense August 2009 Grace V. Jean |
Laser Weapons: Laboratory Toys or Imminent Battlefield Systems? Clearing the hurdles will be a challenge, given the tough economic climate and the uncertainty of future warfare needs in the Defense Department. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2013 Ariel Bleicher |
Peaceful Coexistence on the Radio Spectrum The trials of a small team of engineers who set out to reanimate paralyzed limbs demonstrate the virtues of dynamic spectrum sharing |
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 January 2012 Stew Magnuson |
Rise of Smartphones May Sound Death Knell for Old Push-to-Talk Radios Handing an infantryman a device the size and shape of a brick that can only perform one task, voice communications, may soon be akin to issuing him a musket. |
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 June 2005 John McHale |
RF and Microwave Technology Enable Networking on the Move Designers of RF and microwave technology say low power and small size remain the trend in product designs. Meanwhile, integrators adapt and combine RF and microwave technologies to enable networking on the move. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 John McHale |
Can You Hear me Now? Military designers are using more and more commercial-off-the shelf (COTS) equipment to provide warfighters on land, sea, and in the air with a communications network that goes beyond line of sight and provides data in real time. |
National Defense August 2010 Grace V. Jean |
Navy Aiming for Laser Weapons at Sea The Navy expects to incorporate lasers onto most ship classes in its surface fleet, including amphibious ships, cruisers and destroyers. |
IEEE Spectrum May 2013 Mitchell Lazarus |
When Spectrum Auctions Fail For some microwave links, cooperation beats competition as a way to share the air |
National Defense April 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Congress Ponders Action After Chinese Anti-Sat Test After the Chinese demonstrated their ability to destroy enemy spacecraft, analysts say U.S. reliance on satellites and make them a weak link in our defenses. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 Steffen Koehler |
Advances in hybrid optical packaging enable high-bandwidth photonic RF transmission The challenge in exploiting optical fiber for RF transmission lies in getting the RF signals on and off the fiber without degrading the signals. Advances in optical packaging technology are making improvements to military equipment possible. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004 |
Software-Defined Radio and Jtrs The U.S. military's next-generation radio system is to be based on software-defined radios, which will enable one radio to communicate with several radio networks, no matter the type of radio, whether it be SINCGARS or a satellite terminal. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 John Keller |
Military laser weapon research aims at defending U.S. Navy ships at sea U.S. Navy researchers are asking two U.S. defense contractors to develop military laser prototypes of a future laser weapon of megawatt power to defend warships at sea from future maritime threats. |
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 |
Electro-Optic Brief Photonics mast, electro-optical sensor suite for attack submarines to come from Kollmorgen... Uncooled infrared focal-plane array top supplier ranking goes to DRS Technologies.... etc. |
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. |
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Catherine Yang |
Beyond Wi-Fi: A New Wireless Age Three technologies will boost the capacity of our airwaves -- and innovation, too |
National Defense November 2011 Beidel et al. |
10 Technologies the U.S. Military Will Need For the Next War Examples are faster and quieter helicopters, advanced crowd-control weapons, lighter infantry equipment that doesn't overburden troops, ultra-light trucks and better battlefield communications. |
IEEE Spectrum November 2006 Monte Ross |
The New Search for E.T. If extraterrestrials are trying to communicate with us, they're probably using lasers, not radio waves. |
National Defense May 2009 |
Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Laser weapons... hybrid car batteries... public shipyards... better ways to buy weapons... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 |
ABL High-Power Laser Weapon Moves Toward Missile Shoot-Down Demonstration Missile defense experts fired the high-power laser aboard the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft in flight for the first time in August, to move the airborne military laser closer to an actual missile shoot-down demonstration. |
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005 |
Tactical Satellite Communications Networks With flexible operational services and compact ground terminals, Satellite Communications (SATCOM) services offer attractive solutions for military users in theater and on global links. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 John McHale |
Chasing the goal of an efficient battlefield laser U.S. DoD researchers aim to develop small lasers for use in tactical air missions. The engineering challenge has been taken up by contractors including Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2005 John McHale |
Air Force Brig. Gen. (S) Gary Connor to keynote Military Technologies Conference Connor has also headed the Joint STARS Program office at Hanscom and the Reconnaissance Systems Program office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, prior to returning to Hanscom as director of the Battle Management Systems Wing, Hanscom officials say. |
National Defense July 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
New Chinese Threats to U.S. Space Systems Worry Officials If China continues to make strides and develops weapons that reach farther, it could one day threaten key satellites in geosynchronous orbit. |
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 March 2011 Grace V. Jean |
Changes Possible for F-35's Communication Network F-35 program managers at prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. are eyeing an emerging technology that would enable them to make the full transition from copper wires to fiber-optic cables. |
National Defense January 2013 Rich Sorelle |
How to Equip the U.S. Military For Future Electronic Warfare The Navy and Air Force have adopted "air-sea battle." The concept entails highly coordinated, cross-domain operations designed to "disrupt the adversary's intelligence collection and command and control used to employ A2/AD weapons systems. |
National Defense January 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Military Space Communications Lacks Direction, Critics Say The Defense Department is at a standstill when it comes to figuring out what it will require to maintain its future military space communications architecture, both industry and government officials said at a recent industry conference -- and nobody seems to be in charge. |