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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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Multi-Pack Launcher Deployed for Switchblade
July 16, 2019TAMPA, Fla. — The Army earlier this year deployed a new six-tube firing system for its Switchblade remotely controlled small missile, a company executive said on the sidelines of the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference.
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Viewpoint
Editor's Notes: Why I Didn’t Stop by Your Conference Booth
July 08, 2019Another Special Operations Forces Industry Conference has passed, where National Defense had three reporters on hand and about four dozen requests to stop by exhibitors’ booths to check out a new product or to interview executives.
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Global Defense Market
NATO Nations Strive to Standardize Training Systems
July 01, 2019STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Technology in the training and simulation field is advancing so rapidly that some militaries in the NATO alliance are having a hard time grasping how to best use it, experts recently said.
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Global Defense Market
NATO Nations Strive to Standardize Training Systems
July 01, 2019STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Technology in the training and simulation field is advancing so rapidly that some militaries in the NATO alliance are having a hard time grasping how to best use it, experts recently said.
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Infotech
Experiment to Demo ‘Cloud’ Technology in Space
June 13, 2019COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — With some 1,800 satellites in orbit and their numbers expected to increase ten-fold in the coming years, researchers are planning to demonstrate how Earth-based cloud computing and artificial intelligence can be moved into space for onboard processing.
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Space
Time for a Bold New Space Architecture
June 11, 2019COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — It appears the nation will soon have a “unified” space command.
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Defense Contracting
BREAKING: Politicians, Analysts Sound Off on Proposed Raytheon-UTC Merger (Updated)
June 10, 2019A day after Raytheon Corp. and United Technologies Corp. proposed its “merger of equals,” analysts and lawmakers sounded off on what would be a seismic shift in the world of defense contracting.
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Air Force News
Joint Staff Leader Touts Software Engineers on the Frontlines
June 06, 2019Strategists have said the nation with the best software will win the next war.
