Defense Systems
Gadhafi turns to floating bombs to disrupt NATO efforts
NATO forces enforcing the maritime embargo on Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi May 16 blew apart with small arms a rigid-hull inflatable boat carrying about one ton of explosives and two rubber mannequins to deceive military forces of its intent as it headed toward the port of Misurata.
Defense Systems
Army believes rewards outweigh risks with smart phones
The notion of a smart phone falling into enemy hands won't stop future widespread distribution of the devices to soldiers.
Defense Systems
Special Ops wants radios to hook into smart phones
The Special Operations Command is on the lookout for specialized radio equipment that can hook into smart phones.
Defense Systems
Army seeks goggles for soldiers to drive ground robots
The Army wants goggles that would enable a soldier to navigate a ground robot.
Defense Systems
Budget woes must not inhibit battlespace R&D, official says
Despite climate of decreasing defense funding, the Defense Department cannot afford to put development of battlespace technology on the backburner, says Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn.
Defense Systems
Where was the stealth helo in bin Laden raid modified?
The H-60 Black Hawk helicopter used in the May 2 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound might have been modified with stealth technologies and materials at Sikorsky's Hawk Works near Elmira, N.Y.
Defense Systems
House works to halt potential closure of Army research center
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee is concerned that a shutdown of the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command would undermine contributions of the science and technology community.
Defense Systems
Special Ops to expand unmanned aircraft arsenal
The Special Operations Command is moving closer to the award this summer of a contract for a new mid-endurance unmanned aircraft system.
Defense Systems
Army takes a fresh look at unmanned recon choppers
Army officials said they are preparing to field unmanned spy helicopters by mid-decade.
Defense Systems
Raven UAV falls short for Marines
Marine battalions in Iraq found flaws in AeroVironment's Raven small unmanned aerial vehicle.
Defense Systems
Intell agency wants analysts to walk through recon images
Analysts at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency are looking for novel ways to discern valuable intelligence information from the documents and images they routinely scan throughout the day on their computer monitors.
Defense Systems
Will lawmakers spare ISR systems from defense cuts?
Members of Congress unanimously praise ISR systems in wake of bin Laden raid, but are divided on whether to consider them for cuts.
Defense Systems
Calling all gamers: Navy to crowdsource piracy problem
The Navy is turning to crowdsourcing in an attempt to generate fresh ideas for how to combat piracy on the high seas.
Defense Systems
An app that saves life and limb
A new application being developed by Harvard Researchers enables anyone with an iPhone to detect land mines, and to do so from a safer distance.
Defense Systems
Infantry squads struggle with weight of devices, batteries
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey has asked the service's Training and Doctorate Command to put together a list of integrated capabilities that will drive the requirements for what is needed by the infantry squad of the future.
Defense Systems
New missile warning satellite launched into orbit
A military satellite designed to substantially boost the Air Force's missile defense and detection capabilities was launched into space May 7 atop an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket.
Defense Systems
DARPA dares to explore strange new worlds
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a request for information for a "100-Year Starship Study."
Defense Systems
Osama bin Laden's tech gear leaves communications trail
Now the U.S. military is tasked with making sense of all the technology seized at Osama bin Laden's compound.
Defense Systems
Are bin Laden's hard drives an intelligence goldmine?
Fresh drone attacks in Pakistan and Yemen and the rounding up of 40 suspects in Abbottabad, Pakistan, with ties to slain terrorist eader Osama bin Laden might be part of the intelligence windfall resulting from hard drives seized in the May 2 compound raid.
Defense Systems