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National Defense December 2003 Roxana Tiron	Army's Blue-Force Tracking Technology Was a Tough Sell Blue-force tracking systems, such as FBCB2, let commanders pinpoint the location of friendly forces on the battlefield. During their war preparations, U.S. soldiers initially dismissed the blue-force tracking technology---touted as one of the success stories of Operation Iraqi Freedom---as an unnecessary burden.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005	Army strives for battlefield awareness with FBCB2 Army tank commanders need a clearer view of the battlefield than they have today, so they can track friendly forces and enemy targets.
National Defense February 2008 Grace V. Jean	Army to Create `Hybrid' Network of Incompatible Blue-Force Trackers With a technology that is known as blue force tracking, units can "see" each other on the battlefield and communicate via text messages.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2007	Harris to provide Army with satellite communications encryption devices The encryption device is bring developed for future satellite terminals that will be able to operate with military and commercial satellites.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2009	U.S. Army Adopts JV-5 Systems From DRS Technologies DRS Technologies is delivering an indefinite number of JV-5 ultra-rugged vehicle computing and display systems to the Army.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 John McHale	Can You Hear me Now? Military designers are using more and more commercial-off-the shelf (COTS) equipment to provide warfighters on land, sea, and in the air with a communications network that goes beyond line of sight and provides data in real time.
National Defense February 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army to Upgrade Land Warrior System With Blue-Force Tracker In response to feedback from soldiers in Iraq, the Army intends to add blue-force tracking capabilities to a handheld computer that is being developed for the Land Warrior program.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John Keller	Harris RF Designers Expand Into Networked Sensors Applications Harris' RF Communications Division is making a strategic expansion into networked sensors applications to augment their state-of-the-art military radios that operate securely in bands ranging from HF to satellite communications.
National Defense October 2015 Allyson Versprille	Northrop Grumman Grows Sensor, Comms Offerings Northrop Grumman is investing more resources into its command, control, communications, computers, intelligence and reconnaissance products, executives told National Defense.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2004	In Brief SI International Wins Contract with Army's Defense Ammunition Center... Harris Delivers Sierra to JTRS Cluster 1 Cryptographic Subsystem Team... Elbit, Honeywell to Supply HUD Systems to Commercial Air-Transport Market... etc.
National Defense October 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Soldiers Test `Land Warrior' Technology Small-unit commanders in the Army soon may receive a new computer-radio suite that connects soldiers into a wireless network and tracks their location.
National Defense October 2004 Harold Kennedy	Fratricide Continues to Plague the Battlefield Friendly-fire casualties always have been an unavoidable part of war, and despite years of effort and many millions of dollars for research and development, they continue to occur.
National Defense May 2006 Grace Jean	New Blue-Force Tracking System on the Horizon A combat team in California has been testing a situational awareness aid that could replace the digital battle-tracking system on its Stryker vehicles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2008	In Brief Contract news from Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, BAE Systems and NASA Polar satellite ends service after 12 years
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006 Ben Ames	Special forces demand smaller, lighter electronics Special operations forces still rely on advanced electronics to move with speed and stealth through hostile territory, but the last thing they want is one more gadget to hang on their vests.
National Defense February 2013 Paul J. Kern	U.S. Troops Deserve a Competitive Equipment Advantage The Army can take advantage of commercial competitive practices for fast-moving technologies, rather than lengthy bureaucratic processes. The armed forces should have the best capability when they need it -- and at a more affordable price in a time of lean defense budgets.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	Combat Implementation of the NCW Doctrine Even with the most advanced technology in C4ISR available in OIF, the surprisingly ultra-rapid advance of US led coalition ground forces, often left division, corps headquarters out of the communications loop.
National Defense February 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Soldiers on the Move Have Yet to Profit From Information Age Army combat brigades during the past two years have been outfitted with the latest communications and networking technology. But the improved connectivity has yet to filter down to the small mobile units below the battalion level.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005	In Brief Sypris Data Systems issued patent for network technology... CableTest serves Belgian F-16 upgrade... Northrop Grumman system wins coalition award... Northrop Grumman delivers test equipment for JSF engine... etc.
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 Christopher J. Toomey	Army Digitization: Making it Ready for Prime Time The Army's commitment to creating a digitized force elicits some key questions about how the Army will make the transition from an analog force in the face of rapidly changing technology while maintaining the capability to meet key strategic and operational challenges.
National Defense June 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Will Broaden Access To Satellite Communications Before the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division heads back to Iraq, its units are expected to receive upgraded satellite communications and new vehicles outfitted with the command-and-control computers and radios.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2005 John McHale	Networking Tomorrow's Battlefields General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin experts are already designing and demonstrating technologies for a network-centric force on the move through the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), the U.S. Army's next-generation battlefield network backbone.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	Battle Command on-the-Move US forces fully expected that movement of combat formations from the Kuwaiti border to the city of Baghdad would be swift. This speed of maneuver produced distances that exceeded the capability of today's tactical radio systems normally assigned to these formations and hindered effective communications between tactical headquarters.
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Urban Battles Highlight Shortfalls in Soldier Communications The chaotic door-to-door warfare seen in Iraq offers glaring proof that dismounted U.S. troops need better communications devices, experts contend. When radios failed, soldiers resorted to the only available and reliable form of communication: screaming.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Northrop Grumman to Produce E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for U.S. Navy U.S. Navy officials awarded the contractor a $408 million contract to build three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye carrier-based airborne early warning and battle management command and control aircraft through 2010.
National Defense October 2005 Grace Jean	Stryker Units Win Over Skeptics The success of the first two Stryker Brigades has fueled more confidence in the capabilities of the vehicle, but soldiers in those brigades continue to evaluate strategies for best utilizing the Stryker.
National Defense August 2006 David Axe	Training Center Simulates Army's Digital Battle Command Technology A new high-tech facility will allow Army planners to concoct realistic training scenarios for units heading to Iraq. These advanced computer networks will connect real-world Army battle-command and control systems with digital simulations.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2007	In Brief Boeing picosatellite mission to advance miniature satellite technology... Army awards General Dynamics $31 million for combat vehicle work... United Kingdom awards Lockheed Martin Trident missile-support contract... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006 Courtney E. Howard	Wheeled Wonders and Road Warriors Major defense industry vendors and contractors are contributing to the advancement and success of combat vehicles designed to take advantage of the best technologies available now and in the future.
National Defense May 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's iPhone Dreams Clash With Reality The Army launched a competition to see if techies can design soldier-friendly smartphone applications. The contest may be premature, however, as it could be years before the Army adopts smartphones as standard soldier equipment.
National Defense February 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Advanced Communications Net Debuts with 3rd Infantry Division Based on lessons from the initial phase of the Iraqi conflict, the Army has decided to put together a vastly improved communications network, which is being showcased by the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, and later will be expanded to other units.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010	Harris Wins $25 Million Contract From Northrop Grumman for Communications Backbone of Army Battle Command System Highband networking radios from Harris Corp. will form the communications backbone of the U.S. Army's new Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS).
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008	In Brief Lockheed Martin to provide 17 radar systems to Romania... Boeing awarded second contract for F-15 radar upgrade work... Northrop Grumman to build U.S. Army missile interceptor system prototype... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006	Remote intrusion-detection and surveillance system The system offers remote, unattended intrusion-detection and surveillance capabilities for protecting of military installations and perimeters, as well as borders and other assets associated with homeland defense.
National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Revises Doctrine for Modular Brigades Caught between the pressures of war in the Middle East and the need to reorganize, the U.S. Army is juggling new methods of combat training while rewriting the rulebook for equipment and tactics.
National Defense January 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Ponders Formation Of Expert Logistics Units As the U.S. Army reorganizes from a division- to a brigade-based combat force, it also intends to change the way it delivers supplies and logistics support to the front lines.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007	In Brief Boeing awarded U.S. Marine Corps contract to extend ScanEagle services... Lockheed Martin completes test of Space-Based Infrared System... London defense show set for September 2007... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008	Northrop Grumman Completes Integration of Third Payload Module for Advanced EHF Satellites Boeing completes mission system flight testing for U.S. AWACS Block 40/45 upgrade... LynxOS-178 powers Rockwell Collins next-generation avionics... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006	In Brief DHS awards contract for improved first responder wireless... BAE Systems provides flight-line support for F-16 fighters... Boeing selected for U.S. Army World-Wide Satellite Systems program... etc.
National Defense December 2009 Grace V. Jean	Army to Create Education Programs for Soldiers Who Are Too Busy to Go to School Repeated deployments have kept soldiers away from schoolhouses. But the Army still believes there are ways to provide learning opportunities outside of the traditional education system.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004	Laser weapons prove their worth in guarding against mortar attacks "For the first time, we have a way to protect our forces, and those of our allies, against almost daily mortar attacks," says Patrick Caruana, vice president of Space and Missile Defense for Northrop Grumman Space Technology.
National Defense April 2011 Eric Beidel	Army Shifts Focus to Dismounted Soldiers Army leaders say soldiers are the service's greatest weapon, and they are asking industry to shift their focus from platform to person and consider the infantryman first as it plans investments in new technology.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004	In Brief Radstone Technology gets new headquarters... Northrup Grummans improves DTS... Curtiss-Wright acquires Primagraphics... Air Force awards system-networking contract... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008	In Brief Lockheed Martin C4ISR equipment onboard National Security Cutter Waesche... BAE Systems fires first shot from Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon prototype... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Flexible and Wearable Display Technologies Are Critical to Today's Dismounted Soldiers The U.S. Department of Defense is increasingly investing in the advancement of display technology for military applications. The U.S. Army, in particular, is a driving force in the acceleration of display technology for defense environments.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	In Brief Rockwell Collins virtual avionics procedure trainer selected for Iraqi coalition force... (K)DC-10 with Boeing-modified cockpit completes certification flight tests... Northrop Grumman supplies U.S. Army with laser rangefinders... etc.
National Defense April 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's Promise to War-Bound Soldiers: A Wireless Mobile Network If the Army's new tech-buying strategy goes according to plan, soldiers soon may be ditching paper maps, staticky radios and bulky satellite receivers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 Ben Ames	Army seeks contractors for $5 billion satellite communications deal Army officials expect the World-Wide Satellite Systems solicitation to be released to industry by the end of March, and awarded by the end of September.
National Defense February 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Training to Shift Emphasis to Dismounted Soldier The Army's training programs have been too vehicle-centric and have not focused enough on the dismounted soldier, particularly in urban combat. That will change in the future, said Brig. Gen. Stephen Seay, Army program executive officer for simulation, training and instrumentation.
National Defense August 2010 Eric Beidel	An Off-the-Shelf Soldier Suit That Can Change Parts Many countries, including the United States, have their own programs for developing soldier devices. But they can take two or three years to come to fruition, and the cost goes up the longer it takes.