SOCOM Clarifies SOF Experimentation Plans
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) representatives have clarified near term plans to continue a collaborative industry experimentation program. Emerging …
Programs & Technology
TechWatch: Making Electronics Waterproof
More than a decade of combat in Southwest Asia raised many new problems and led to new solutions for U.S. …
In a Time of Defense Budget Difficulties, an Opportunity for Reform
Kori N. Schake, Ph.D., is a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. She began her government work at the …
Marine Corps Explores Future Route Reconnaissance and Clearance (R2C) Capabilities
The United States Marine Corps is exploring a range of future route reconnaissance and road clearance capabilities under a business …
National Ballistic Missile Defense
Ballistic missile defense (BMD) – and especially the subcategory of national missile defense (NMD) – has become a topic of …
Reinvigorating Research and Development
The United States emerged from World War II as a global leader in technology, replacing defeated Germany and being challenged …
Escort Carriers and Close Air Support
Escort carriers, nicknamed “baby flattops” and “jeep carriers,” were slow, thin-skinned, small, and cramped. Their crews, in a sarcastic reference …
The Rise of the Soldier System
At a briefing to industry back in 1990, planners at the U.S. Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center outlined …
M4 PIP (Product Improvement Program) Still Lives After Individual Carbine Program Conclusion
During the Individual Carbine program termination announcement, the Army’s PEO Soldier stated, “There is not an immediate move to engage …
Individual Carbine Program Is Dead
U.S. Army representatives have recently announced that the service will not continue into the third phase of its Individual Carbine …