http://www.defensesystems.com/network-centric_warfare/index.html en-us Copyright 2006 Defense Systems. All rights Reserved. webmaster@iproduction.com Fri, 16 May 2008 21:57:23 GMT Fri, 16 May 2008 21:57:23 GMT IPS - www.iproduction.com 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 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 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 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 Army vehicles are no longer simply a way to move troops, weapons and supplies. Under the Future Combat Systems program, vehicles are now sensors in a networked battlefield. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_2/upfront/1413-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS The Navy’s Common Submarine Radio Room (CSRR) appears to be moving full speed ahead. With interoperability tests completed for two classes of the fleet’s submarines and a third under way, the automated communications system has been designated as operationally ready for the submarine fleet. Meanwhile, the technology could also find a home in the surface fleet. Elements of the system are being included in Lockheed Martin’s offering for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Airborne, Maritime and Fixed Station (AMF). In addition, the system is being prepared for… http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_2/upfront/1411-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS The changes made in the JTRS radio program have changed the game of development and procurement of communications gear — and might have provided a new model for joint systems development. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_2/features/1410-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Advances in radio frequency identification are helping take the guesswork out of logistics. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_2/features/1409-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Current plans for a U.S. missile defense system include airborne lasers and other systems but will rely primarily on three systems that are either brand new or still in development. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_2/features/1406-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS The Missile Defense Agency promises the reality of global missile defense will be greater than the sum of its parts – but the parts have a long way to go before they fit together. http://www.defensesystems.com/issues/3_2/features/1405-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS