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National Defense April 2006 Stew Magnuson	Aircraft Missile Defense: The Debate Continues With up to a million man-portable missiles produced since the 1970s, questions remain as to how much should be done to protect U.S. commercial airliners.
National Defense March 2007 Breanne Wagner	DHS Expands Search for Anti-Missile Technology The Department of Homeland Security is proposing an unmanned aerial vehicle defense system designed to fly above airports and protect commercial aircraft against shoulder-fired missiles.
National Defense August 2009 Stew Magnuson	No Further Funding for DHS Shoulder-Fired Missile Program The Obama administration in its 2010 budget has not requested further funding to test a controversial program to protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles.
National Defense March 2008 Stew Magnuson	Congress Still Undecided on How to Protect Airliners from Missiles Tests of a system designed to protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles have showed some improved performance in areas such as maintenance. But the system still falls short of goals acceptable to airlines.
National Defense December 2003 Sandra I. Erwin	Anti-Missile Program for Airliners on a Fast Track Under pressure from Congress to deploy anti-missile systems rapidly on commercial airliners, the Department of Homeland Security is expected to award multiple contracts by year's end.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Protecting Unfriendly Skies Homeland Security moves forward with an anti-missile program. This will likely be a more expensive proposition than the contractors let on -- and thus more lucrative for the shareholders of whoever wins.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006 Courtney E. Howard	BAE Systems Applies Military Technology to Commercial Airliner Defense System The JetEye infrared missile-beating countermeasure system, which takes advantage of military-derived technologies, has entered the third phase of the U.S. DHS counter-man-portable air defense systems program.
National Defense November 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Will Capitol Hill Keep Funding Missile Defense for Airliners? An effort to protect commercial aircraft against shoulder-fired missiles will face a critical moment in January, when Congress is scheduled to vote on whether to continue funding development of the system.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Rich Smith	Northrop to Air Travelers: SAM Is Not Your Friend Northrop announces that its Guardian system -- a heat-seeking, missile-jamming "pod" that can be attached and detached from individual planes as needed to protect them from surface-to-air missiles -- is ready for prime time.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2005 Rich Smith	Raytheon: Defense on the Cheap Defense contractor aims to make airplanes safe. Raytheon's argument does indeed seem defensible, and its system, economical.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004 Ben Ames	Private Sector Adapts to Business with DHS Officials at major private-sector security firms and prime contractors say the key to doing business with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to use current technology instead of developing new technology.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006 John McHale	Northrop Grumman Proposes High-Energy Ground Laser to Defend Commercial Aircraft The defense company proposed a ground-based, high-energy laser system called Skyguard as part of a layered airport defense to protect commercial jetliners from terrorists firing shoulder-fired missiles.
National Defense September 2011 Eric Beidel	Homeland Security Market 'Vibrant' Despite Budget Concerns The abundance of small, medium and large firms vying for DHS contracts is creating healthy competition.
National Defense February 2009 Stew Magnuson	DHS Leaders Inherit Litany of Procurement Woes There is a new administration and a new Congress. But will it be a new day for the way the Department of Homeland Security acquires technology?
Popular Mechanics April 2007 Erik Sofge	Laser-Powered Midair Missile Defense Takes Aim Northrop Grumman's antimissile system for commercial jets finally takes aim.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Defense & Aerospace: More Plane Pain, But Help From Uncle Sam Sales of civilian aircraft will be flat, though the worst of the slump may be over. High-tech weaponry will be a bright spot for defense contractors.
National Defense February 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Security Beat Federal government gets 'D' in cyber-security... DHS awards multiple security contracts... Companies selected for air defense program... etc.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2011 Bruce Bigelow	Northrop Grumman Leads $15M Round for Daylight Solutions The funding will go toward new laser technology research.
National Defense June 2005 Harold Kennedy	Industry Lab Seeks to Prove Value Of Networks in Homeland Defense A U.S. defense contractor has designed and built a high-tech facility for the sole purpose of helping military and homeland security agencies understand the applications of networked systems.
Popular Mechanics December 28, 2009 Michael Belfiore	The Top 9 Airplane Tech Advances of the Last 10 Years The past decade has seen enhancements in everything from cargo planes to hypersonics.
National Defense June 2004 Pappalardo & Erwin	Security Beat Law enforcement agencies, using grant money from the federal government, increasingly are investing in robots to prepare for domestic threats.
National Defense October 2006 Stew Magnuson	DHS Outlines Efforts to Protect Infrastructure The director of the infrastructure partnership division in DHS, said that the long-awaited National Infrastructure Protection Plan will detail ways the government and the private sector can work as "peers" to share and protect sensitive information.
National Defense November 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Security Beat Local Responders Linked With Coast Guard Units... Russian Horror Highlights U.S. School Security... Public Would Ignore Authorities in Terror Event... Fort Detrick Begins Bio-Defense Additions... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006 John Keller	Election Aftermath: What's in it for the Military? One potential target of the new Congress is the large supplemental spending budgets that fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2007 Rich Smith	Cowboys and Indians The Bush administration lands an arms sale to the subcontinent. The administration announced that it will permit India to buy six Lockheed Martin C-130J cargo planes.
National Defense August 2007 Stew Magnuson	Army Helos Can Thwart Missiles, But Remain Vulnerable The Army has made progress protecting helicopters flying in Iraq from shoulder-fired missiles, but its crews and aircraft routinely are the targets of small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
Popular Mechanics May 2008 Dan Koeppel	The Planespotters: Meet the Geeks Who Stalk America's Airports At any given time, at almost any airport in the world, you can find a small group of strangers intently observing and rapidly photographing the comings and goings at airports.
National Defense February 2006 Stew Magnuson	Smart Fence, Not Stupid Fence, Says Chertoff Security Beat: Smart Fences for Border Control... DHS Scraps Flight List Plan... Coast Guard to Deploy UAV... N.J. Beefs Up Chemical Plant Security... FEMA Struggled to Track Commodities... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 John McHale	Homeland Security Budget and Market Show Steady Growth Nearly half a decade old, the U.S. DHS is showing moderate growth in its budget request, while funding for research and development focuses on more solutions for today than for programs 20 years in the future.
National Defense September 2005 Harold Kennedy	Homeland Security Steps Up Emphasis On Preparedness The Department of Homeland Security and the American Red Cross have declared September to be National Preparedness Month. The DHS has undergone major restructuring under Chertoff, but some are critical of how resources are allocated.
National Defense June 2004 Harold Kennedy	Blueprint For Homeland Security The Defense Department is working on a comprehensive homeland defense strategy that will detail the Pentagon's emerging role in protecting the United States from terrorist attack
BusinessWeek June 14, 2004 Magnusson & McNamee	Welcome To Security Nation Nearly three years after September 11, the feds are massively funding new anti-terror tools under development by America's technology wizards.
National Defense November 2010 Stew Magnuson	DHS Warns Local Law Enforcement Of New Homegrown Terrorist Threat The general consensus in the intelligence community is that the homegrown terrorist threat during the last year has supplanted plots that originate overseas.
Popular Mechanics November 11, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	How BAE's Jam Lab Develops Countermeasures Against Antiaircraft Missiles Engineers at BAE dissect and stress older targeted antiaircraft missiles to figure out how to defend against them.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2008 Rich Smith	General Dynamics Trumps the Competition In the race to defend airspace, the Counter Man-Portable Airspace Protection System demonstrates a couple new tricks.
Reason March 2006 Veronique de Rugy	Are We Ready for the Next 9/11? The sorry state -- and stunning waste -- of homeland security spending.
IEEE Spectrum February 2005 Tim Shorrock	U.S. Deploys Missile Defense System The rockets may not glare and bombs may not burst in the air but the Bush administration is forging ahead with construction of what it terms an "operational" missile defense system.
National Defense May 2004 Kennedy & Tiron	Securitybeat U.S. Beefs Up Security On Railway Systems... Budget Amendment Good News for DHS... Air Force Adopts Biometrics Security Systems... etc.
IEEE Spectrum December 2011 Philip E. Ross	When Will We Have Unmanned Commercial Airliners? Unmanned planes dominate the battlefield, yet airliners still have pilot - -and copilots.
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 Paul Magnusson	The Hard Lesson Of Madrid There are too many holes in the safety net. Here's what the U.S. still needs to do
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006	PPGI Makes Missile-Warning Sensors Designers at ATK Missile Systems have chosen Photonic Products Group to make optical components for a missile warning system that protects U.S. aircraft in Iraq from shoulder-fired missiles.
National Defense April 2006 Stew Magnuson	Drones Patrolling the Border The Border Patrol will fly a second unmanned aerial vehicle over the Arizona desert beginning this June. The first Predator B flight assisted in nabbing more than 1,000 illegal immigrants and 400 pounds of narcotics.
National Defense November 2006 Stew Magnuson	Fear of Terror Weapons Drives Tech Funding With the nation in the throes of the so-called "long war," it is no surprise that the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security's research dollars is going toward technologies designed to prevent terrorist attacks.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Weapons at the Speed of Light Laser weaponry will be a tool in the U.S. military's arsenal much sooner than many think, with the first applications for missile defense from the ground and the air.
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.
Popular Mechanics January 2007 Noah Shachtman	Hypersonic Cruise Missile: America's New Global Strike Weapon The mission: Attack anywhere in the world in less than an hour. But is the Pentagon's bold program a critical new weapon for hitting elusive targets, or a good way to set off a nuclear war?
National Defense August 2011 Stew Magnuson	Where in the World Is Janet Napolitano? Since her first visit to Germany in March 2009, Department of Homeland Secretary Napolitano has been to 24 different countries, some multiple times, according to DHS press releases.
National Defense January 2008 Stew Magnuson	DHS Pressing On With Troubled Technology Programs Whether it is program delays, public uproars over its policies, court challenges or accusations of mismanagement, nothing ever seems to go smoothly for DHS. Many of these controversial programs involve the development of new technologies.
Popular Mechanics December 2008 Erik Sofge	The Hardware Behind Missile Protection The Missile Defense Agency has alternatives to deal with varying types of missile attacks.
BusinessWeek June 5, 2006 Christopher Palmeri	Snarl In The Sky Private jet traffic is creating commercial flight delays, safety concerns, and calls for small planes to pay more into the system.