Intel Corp. Tackles Cybersecurity With McAfee Purchase
Intel Corp.’s recent $7.7 billion purchase of McAfee Inc. rapidly moves the world’s largest semiconductor company into a federal business …
Research & Development
What’s Wrong With Our Weapons?
Today’s battle space is comprised of a multitude of conventional and unconventional operations, yet little has been done to develop …
Interview With Dyke Weatherington, Deputy Director, Unmanned Warfare OUSD AT&L
Dyke Weatherington is the deputy director, Unmanned Warfare, Portfolio Systems Acquisition in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense …
Boeing, L-3 Acquisitions Reflect Industry Trends
In transactions underscoring the continued consolidation of federal contractors as Pentagon budget cuts loom, defense giants Boeing and L-3 Communications …
Special Operations Medicine Today
Every American warfighter now goes into combat with a personal first aid kit and Combat Lifesaver training to provide both …
Tasers on Steroids and More: 21st Century Non-Lethal Electrical Shock Weapons
The Department of Defense’s Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD) at Quantico, Va., is the go-to place for weapons designed to …
Shout Them Down: 21st Century Acoustic Weapons
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard …
“Set Lasers on Stun”
In the 23rd century, Capt. James T. Kirk of the starship Enterprise famously (and routinely) ordered his crew to “set …
Next-generation Precision Strike
During World War II, waves of Allied aircraft dropped thousands of bombs on German cities, military installations, railroads, and industrial …
TechWatch: Commercial Expos
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is the world’s largest exposition of cutting edge civilian technology – …