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Global Defense Market

July 2022

FARNBOROUGH NEWS: Raytheon Expects Skyrocketing Demand for Munitions

By Meredith Roaten
The demand for Javelin, Stinger and other munitions in Ukraine could strain the industrial base, necessitating new manufacturing partnerships and processes to weather the storm, according to Raytheon’s CEO.
Science and Engineering Technology

March 2022

Q&A with Dr. Martin Lindsey, Science & Technology Advisor to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

By Stew Magnuson
Dr. Martin Lindsey is the principal science and technology Advisor to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. He spoke by phone with National Defense Editor in Chief Stew Magnuson about the command’s S&T activities in the region.
Missile Defense

August 2018

Company to Develop Prototype to Counter Shoulder-Fired Missiles

By Sonja Jordan
Photo-Sonics Inc., a Chatsworth, California-based technology company, was recently awarded a rapid prototyping contract which will help pilots defend against threats such as shoulder-fired missiles, which can take down helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.
Defense Department

April 2002

Army Pondering Alternatives For Tactical Missile Payload

By Sandra I. Erwin
The U.S. Army is reevaluating its tactical missile program and exploring options to employ new munitions, in an effort to make its long-range precision weapons less costly and more relevant to modern warfare.
Defense Department

March 2002

Navy Considering Hit-to-Kill Missile for Area Defense

By Sandra I. Erwin
Top Navy and Missile Defense Agency officials are debating whether a ship-based defensive system against aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles could be developed using existing hit-to-kill technology.
Defense Department

January 2002

Marines Clamor for Long-Range Artillery at Sea

By Sandra I. Erwin
Plenty of blame is going around these days about why the Marine Corps will have to wait many years before the Navy can supply long-range artillery fire from surface ships.
Defense Department

December 2001

Latest on Russian Rockets and Artillery

By David Silbergeld
Is it possible that the second volume of “Russia’s Arms and Technologies—XXI Century Encyclopedia”—entitled “Rocket and Artillery Armament of Ground Forces”—is not only better than the first one (see National Defense, August 2000, p.65), but a portend of more volumes to come?
Defense Department

December 2001

Despite Doubts, Air Force Stands by Predator

By Roxana Tiron
A growing confidence in unmanned aircraft technology may result in additional deployments of U.S. military drones to Afghanistan and other parts of the world in the near future.
Defense Department

December 2001

U.S. Warplanes VulnerableTo Shoulder-Fired Missiles

By Sandra I. Erwin
In Operation Desert Storm, the United States lost at least 20 aircraft to heat-seeking missiles.
Defense Department

December 2001

Marines and Navy Seals Show Interest in Backpack Missiles

By Sandra I. Erwin
Navy engineers have designed a small, low-cost guided missile that would fit in a backpack.