Canadian Rare Earth Firms Seek U.S. Investors
As part of a trend affecting the finances of the rare-earth industry, a Canadian exploration company with one of North …
Programs & Technology
Army Explores Lighter Barrels for Sniper Rifles
The U.S. Army Contracting Command at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is exploring new lightweight barrel alternatives “for the intended purpose of …
Marine Corps Explores New Weapon System Options
The U.S. Marine Corps is exploring potential options for a new vehicle-mounted indirect fire weapon system. Service interest in the …
AFSOC Year in Review
Reflecting on his time in Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Headquarters, Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster reminisced about one …
SURFMEPP
With President Ronald Reagan’s concept of a 600-ship fleet now cut in half a quarter century later – and expected …
Empire Challenge ’11: Canada Refines Tactical Reconnaissance Processes
Canadian Armed Forces used the occasion of the recent “Empire Challenge ’11,” coupled with the Afghan-like venue of Ft. Huachuca, …
Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM)
Established in October 2002, Naval Special Warfare Group-4 (NSWG-4) is tasked to organize, equip, and train Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen …
TechWatch: Robonaut and the “Soldierbots” of the Future
The last flight of the space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station in February 2011 marked the dawn of …
DFIRS Makes a 4,000 Mile Journey to Recovery
At approximately 1830 hours on the evening of Jan. 29, 2005, Lt. (j.g.) Jon Vanbragt and Lt. Cmdr. Markus Gudmundsson …
Nanotech-Biotech-Infotech-Cognitive
Until the 1990s, most science and technology disciplines were fairly distinct, with only occasional overlap or multi-disciplinary projects. That separation …