Defense Systems Current Issue http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/index.html en-us Copyright 2006 Defense Systems. All rights Reserved. webmaster@iproduction.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:48:36 GMT Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:48:36 GMT IPS - www.iproduction.com On the fly Pacific Command’s Alaskan range complex pushes the technology envelope in training. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_3/agency_recon/1470-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Bootstrapping in Africa Africom examines information sharing for nations short on infrastructure. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_3/features/1467-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Interoperability path opens Training range builds data bridge for joint exercises. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_3/features/1466-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Remote-sensor technology within reach, beyond grasp DHS ‘virtual fence’ and Army’s FCS test limits of networked sensors. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_3/features/1465-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Message convergence rolls on As networking technology continues to improve and additional bandwidth becomes available, there will be the opportunity for additional consolidation. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_3/features/1464-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS High bandwidth With mounting pressure for high-bandwidth connectivity for forces in the field, and concern about available satellite communications, a number of programs are seeking to revive an old technology — airships. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_3/features/1469-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Switches with wings: UAVs as comm relays Giant blimps are not the only vehicles capable of stratospheric flight. Fixed-wing aircraft such as the Lockheed U-2 have done it for decades. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_3/features/1468-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS The risks of thinking big There’s no crime in thinking big. However, as seen in the case of theArmy’s gargantuan Future Combat Systems project, there are practical limits to how big a project can be. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_3/letters_from_the_editor/1460-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS GAO says FCS threatened by software bloat The centerpiece program of Army transformation, FutureCombat Systems, could collapse under the weight of poor softwaredesign. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_3/upfront/1463-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS USAF spends on flexible microcircuits The Air Force Office of Scientific Research is funding research on thin,flexible transistors that could be developed into high-performanceoptoelectronics. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_3/upfront/1462-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS A virtual plane for Navy techs The Navy has found a better way to troubleshoot an aircraft. It commissioned American Systems to develop simulators for F/A-18C maintenance training. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_3/upfront/1461-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS