Featured Articles

UPFRONT

• Closest of Allies, But Not When it Comes to Radios
• Equipment Requests Raise Procurement Integrity Questions

SMALL BUSINESS

• Small Businesses Unable to Exploit Research Grants
• Overlooked Business Model Could Benefit Small Firms

DEADLY AGENTS

• Abandoned Chemical Weapons Pose Continual Threat
• Mercury Contamination Could Slow Down Destruction of Chemical Stockpile

SPECIAL OPS

• Special Operators Criticized for Snubbing Unconventional Approaches
• Fiber Optic Cables Help Special Operators Stay Concealed
• Irregular Warfare Group Dissects Terrorist Strategy

NAVY

• Littoral Combat Ship Could Slip Behind Schedule as Price Tag Nears $500 Million
• Littoral Combat Ship Troubles: Opportunity for Small Boat Companies?
• Inefficient Shipbuilding Jeopardizes Navy's Expansion Goals

NATIONAL GUARD

• National Guard Plugs Gaps for Border Patrol in the Southwest
• Border Patrol Receives Unexpected Technology Boost
• Border Patrol Still Looking for the Ultimate Tough Truck

POINT OF VIEW

• National Guard, Reserves Get Help, But Need More

COVER STORY

• Sandblaster Gives Helicopter Pilots Hope for Safer Landings
• Army Helos Can Thwart Missiles But Remain Vulnerable

PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE

• Energy Security: Impact on the War on Terror

SECURITY BEAT

• Documentary Aims to Boost Coast Guard's Public Image
• Hayden: War on Terrorism Require New Intelligence Techniques
• Equipment Shortfalls Compromise Disaster Preparedness, Guard Says
• Coordination Needed for Food Emergencies

DEFENSE WATCH

• Pentagon’s New Jet Fighter Epitomizes Budget Dilemmas

VIEWPOINT

• Army Must Embrace Unconventional Fight

INSIDE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Defense Technologies for an Uncertain Future

TECH TALK

• Tiny Building Roving Robot Carries Sensors, Weapons
• System Monitors Toxic Agents
• Enhanced Battle Dressing Perfected
• Non-Lethal Projectile Hurts, Then Stings
• Singapore Civil Servant Invents Casualty Evacuation Scooter
• Heart Monitoring for Soldiers on the Move
• Advanced Satellite Modem Fielded
• Rapid Deployable Buoy Geared for Multiple Missions

WASHINGTON PULSE

• Arms Suppliers to Get Tighter Scrutiny
• Chairman Decides to Finally Ditch 'Metrics'
• Massive Volumes of 'Lessons Learned' Not Put to Use
• Air Force Strikes Quickly, But Not Quickly Enough
• Pentagon More Oil Dependent Than Previously Thought

ETHICS CORNER

• Building an Ethical Culture From the Top

NDIA NEWS

• Association Leaders Experience Life Aboard the 'Big E'