Featured Articles

 

• Delivery of armed recon helicopter delayed one year
• Navy Begins Work on Next-Generation Bomb Disposal Robot
• Defense Dept. Needs More Technical Expertise, Says Chief Weapons Tester

ANALYSIS

• Army not always amenable to the ways of corporate America
• $2B Database to Keep Tabs on Army Stocks

MISSILE SHIELD

• Sea-Based Missile Defense Scores Hits, But Will it Work in a Real Attack?

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

• U.S. airports still lack technologies to detect liquid explosives
• Focus on Checked Baggage Screening Has Detracted From Aviation Security
• DHS expands search for anti-missile technology
• Congress, DHS turn their attention to guarding ground transportation

COVER STORY

• U.S. military seeks to quash terrorism before it takes root
• Nine Nations Point to Complexity of African Landscape
• Capabilities of Algerian Islamist Group Are Murky
• Special Operators Say Training Goes Both Ways
• Communications Improving, But Not Perfect, Operators Say
• Special Forces’ skills ‘needed more than ever’
• Army simulation tracks special operators’ physical, mental reactions

PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE

• Defense Budget Sets Stage for Tough Choices Ahead

SECURITY BEAT

• TSA to use standoff sensors in crowded train stations
• Coast Guard Ponders Future, Delivers New Mission Statement
• Border Patrol Reaching Out to Fill 6,000 Slots
• Infrastructure Plans Delivered On Time
• Cargo Screening Deadline Not Feasible, Hawley Says

DEFENSE WATCH

• A Navy With Fewer Aircraft Carriers No Longer Unthinkable

GOVERNMENT POLICY

• Little Known Legislation Takes Federal Contractors By Surprise

TECH TALK

• Army wants more tethered aerostats for battlefield
• Compact Weather Station for Drones
• ‘Cross-Domain’ Solution Protects Government Secrets
• Danish Army Orders Protective Transport Containers
• Digital Eyes Gain Closer Capture, Greater Clarity
• Lighter, Environmentally Friendly Generators Unveiled
• Thin Air Yields Gallons of Drinking Water

WASHINGTON PULSE

• Enjoy Your Money While You Can …
• Why Does the Army Have to Do Everything?
• Enlarging the Army: How Soon We Forget
• Air Force Seeks Greater Clout in Regional Commands

ETHICS CORNER

• Message to Industry: ‘Do the Right Thing’