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National Defense
May 2005
Harold Kennedy |
Anti-Terrorism Focus A government research organization that traditionally has concentrated on homeland defense efforts is shifting its attention to the problem of improvised explosive devices, which are taking a heavy toll on U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq.   |
National Defense
April 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Interagency Group Looking For a Few Good Innovations The interagency organization that fosters counterterrorism technologies and puts them into the hands of military or civilian users has seen a steady increase in funding. But for companies large and small hoping to win a contract, the challenges can be daunting. |
National Defense
May 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Ground Robots' Place in Military At Risk, Experts Warn With the success of explosive ordnance disposal robots in Iraq and Afghanistan, one might assume that "mechanical soldiers" are here to stay. But that might not be the case. |
National Defense
March 2007
Stew Magnuson |
Navy Begins Work on Next-Generation Bomb Disposal Robot Robots have been credited with saving countless lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. In light of this success, the Navy has embarked on an ambitious program to build its next generation of counter-explosives machines. |
National Defense
August 2015
Jon Harper |
Market for Ground Robots Poised for a Turnaround The market for ground robots is set to expand as technology advancements give the machines greater utility on the battlefield and elsewhere, according to defense officials and industry experts. |
National Defense
January 2012
Sandra I. Erwin |
Buried Bombs Can Be Destroyed, But Not Defeated The weapons of choice of U.S. enemies, improvised explosive devices, are like deadly viruses that mutate in reaction to vaccines. They cannot be wiped out, only temporarily thwarted. |
National Defense
February 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Robot-Makers Ponder Next Moves as Wars Wind Down The end of the nearly nine-year war closed one chapter for a technology that came into its own during the conflict. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2007
Susan Karlin |
Mom vs. Bomb Naomi Zirkind -- a soft-spoken mother of eight -- is the lone woman and the only person with a doctorate on a seven-member military engineering team working on better ways to use robots to detect, inspect, and neutralize bombs. |
National Defense
April 2007
Stew Magnuson |
Defense, Law-Enforcement Agencies Seek Advanced Surveillance Tools Suicide bombers, improvised explosive devices and the threats of chemical or biological weapons are creating increased demand for cutting edge technologies that can detect or survey potential hazards from stand-off distances. |
National Defense
July 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Pentagon Still Playing Catch-Up With Bomb Makers The U.S. military's cadre of bomb disposal technicians needs lighter equipment, the ability to detect explosives at stand-off distances and their sensors consolidated into one handheld device. |
National Defense
October 2014
Stew Magnuson |
Slow Pace of Robot Acquisition Programs Frustrates End Users End users of explosive ordnance disposal robots said at a recent conference that the Pentagon's procurement process is clearly not working for them. |
National Defense
July 2004
Sandra I. Erwin |
Washington Pulse Army Nearing Breaking Point... Third Rotation Into Iraq Begins in September... War Stress Mounting in the Marine Corps... `Security of Supply' Treaties Exclude Vaccines, Fuel... |
National Defense
June 2004
Harold Kennedy |
DHS Technology Budget To Exceed $1B in 2005 An array of emerging technologies is the key to defending the United States from its enemies, according to Charles E. McQueary, undersecretary of homeland security for science and technology. |
National Defense
July 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Bug-Sized `Bots for the Urban Battle The Army Research Laboratory in April awarded a $37 million contract to BAE Systems to develop biologically based surveillance and reconnaissance robots to help soldiers conduct urban warfare. |
National Defense
May 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Opportunities for Non-Military Robots Increase In the last decade, the U.S. military poured money into unmanned ground systems to help protect troops against improvised explosive devices, but the Defense Department won't need all those robots once the war in Afghanistan comes to a close. |
Salon.com
October 9, 2002
Robert Scheer |
Bush vs. the CIA As the president plays up the threat Saddam Hussein poses to America, the CIA plays it down. |
National Defense
May 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Navy to Field a Family of Next-Generation Bomb Disposal Robots The Navy will field a family of bomb disposal robots to replace the ad hoc commercial systems being used in Iraq and Afghanistan today. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2004
Ben Ames |
DHS Struggles to List Needed Technologies and Priorities Leaders at the 18 month-old Department of Homeland Security (DHS), are still wading through the process of nailing down what technologies and equipment are needed for specific agencies or tasks, as well as determining who gets priority. |
National Defense
June 2008
Stew Magnuson |
First Responders Slow to Take Up Robot Technology First responders investigating potential incendiary devices are utilizing the latest robotic devices, but other parts of the emergency services community have been slow to take up the technology. |
National Defense
October 2005
Harold Kennedy |
Far From Sea, Navy Specialists Defuse Roadside Bombs U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians traditionally clear hazards at sea, in ports and along coastal areas. Recently, however, many of them have deployed deep inside Iraq, where U.S. military forces contend with roadside bombs. |
National Defense
March 2004
Geoff S. Fein |
Washington Pulse Congressional staffers predict the fiscal year 2005 funding for the Defense Department will move quickly through the appropriations process, despite widening concerns about the administration's reluctance to disclose projected cost estimates on the war in Iraq. |
National Defense
July 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Next-Generation Robots: Bigger and Better? The exploits of bomb-sniffing robots in Iraq and Afghanistan have solidified their role as useful combat tools, but the technology needs to be pushed much further, say robot designers and engineers. |
National Defense
March 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Navy to Do Without Prime Contractors On New Bomb Disposal Robots The Navy this year will begin constructing its next-generation of explosive ordnance disposal robots. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2008
Glenn Zorpette |
Bomb Squad Diary A high-tech form of bomb disposal has evolved on the streets of Iraq and Afghanistan. It may be coming to a city near you |
National Defense
July 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Ground Robots Coming of Age With Expanding Missions It's an exciting time for ground robots as they get more integrated into operations. |
