Stew Magnuson
Editor in Chief
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Stew Magnuson is the Editor in Chief of National Defense Magazine.
Recent Articles
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Special Operations
Special Ops Tech Pulled in Different Directions
June 28, 2022TAMPA, Florida — With a pivot to the Indo-Pacific, its fingers still on the pulse of the Middle East, and the potential for expanding conflict in Eastern Europe, Special Operations Command has its hands full.
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Global Defense Market
EUROSATORY NEWS: New Thermal Cameras Promise Sharper Pictures
June 16, 2022PARIS — A Massachusetts-based company known worldwide for its sensors debuted a new line of high-definition security cameras at the Eurosatory conference this week.
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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
EUROSATORY NEWS: Multiple Security Uses Devised for Swarm Tech
June 16, 2022PARIS— A company better known for using drones to create colorful aerial light displays at amusement parks is looking to apply its swarm technology to defense and security applications.
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Global Defense Market
BREAKING: Ukraine to U.S. Defense Industry: We Need Long-Range, Precision Weapons
June 15, 2022PARIS — Ukraine has a message it wants to convey to the U.S. defense industrial base and the government.
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Global Defense Market
EUROSATORY NEWS: Mobile Mortar Can Shoot, Scoot in 46 Seconds
June 15, 2022PARIS — Answering the call for survivability in battlefields where time spent lingering can result in being an instant target for armed drones or other high-tech weapons, three European companies have partnered to create a mobile mortar system that can stop, fire and depart in under a minute.
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Global Defense Market
EUROSATORY NEWS: U.K. Firm Debuts Mine Clearance Plow for Wheeled Vehicles
June 14, 2022PARIS — Pearson Engineering — a U.K.-based specialist in mine clearance technology — has introduced an attachment for wheeled combat vehicles that can plow through a minefield and render it safe for travel.
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Global Defense Market
EUROSATORY NEWS: Inflation Pain Hits French Defense Giant Thales
June 14, 2022PARIS — Thales, the France-based defense industry giant, like its U.S. counterparts is having to deal with the twin challenges of supply chain shortages and inflation, one of its top executives said June 14.
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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
EUROSATORY NEWS: French Army to Acquire First Loitering Munitions
June 13, 2022PARIS — The French army will be the latest ground force to add loitering munitions to its arsenal, a service leader said June 13 at the Eurosatory defense trade show.
