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National Defense September 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Under Pressure to Bring Broadband to The Battlefield In the Army's 2010 modernization roadmap, the "network" is billed as a top priority.
National Defense May 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Trials and tribulations persist in Joint Tactical Radio The military services are severely slashing their expected buys of the Defense Department's troubled joint tactical radio system.
National Defense September 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Army, Marines Buying Loads Of Radios In response to booming Army and Marine Corps tactical radio orders, manufacturers rapidly are expanding their production capacity to meet this extraordinary demand.
National Defense May 2007 Sandra Erwin	Defense Department `Bundles' Handheld Radio Procurements The Defense Department is expected to soon seek industry bids for as many as 89,000 handheld combat radios.
National Defense December 2007 Grace Jean	Industry Pushing Ahead with Software-Based Radios The U.S. Defense Department's troubled program to replace its radios with a family of software-based communications devices is plodding along slowly.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 John McHale	SDR: Here, There, and Everywhere Software-defined radio technology, driven by the Joint Tactical Radio System program, is enhancing communications throughout the U.S. military and in civilian and commercial applications worldwide.
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.
National Defense February 2013 Valerie Insinna	Radio Competition Reaches Final Stretch Companies competing for the Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio have one more test before the Army awards a contract this year.
National Defense October 2012 Eric Beidel	Industry Ready to Pounce on Embattled Radio Programs After nearly two decades and billions of dollars spent, the Joint Tactical Radio System, once a grand plan to build do-it-all radios common to the military services, is in a state of flux.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	Battlefield Applications of Wireless Networks Traditionally, land forces combat and service support units rely on voice communications for operations, coordination and control
National Defense March 2011 Stew Magnuson	New Radio Software Promises Improved Access to Military Satellites Radio manufacturers this year will offer to their military customers a new application that will provide easier connections to communication satellites.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007	U.S. Military selects Thales's JTRS handheld radio Personnel at the U.S. JTRS Joint Program Executive Office through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command procurement authority, are in charge of purchasing handheld radios for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 John McHale	SDR: A Spectrum of Possibilities Whether it is called a disruptive technology or a paradigm shift in communications, the proliferation of software-defined radio (SDR) technology is changing the way the military and other industries view radio communications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004	Software-Defined Radio and Jtrs The U.S. military's next-generation radio system is to be based on software-defined radios, which will enable one radio to communicate with several radio networks, no matter the type of radio, whether it be SINCGARS or a satellite terminal.
National Defense July 2012 Dan Ward	Tactical Radios: Military Procurement Gone Awry How exactly did the Army go about making the radio better and better? By increasing its complexity, extending the schedule, spending more money and making the device larger.
National Defense July 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Navy Upbeat About Communications Spacecraft, Despite Radio Troubles The Navy is building a dazzling satellite constellation that promises frontline troops and sailors at sea access to a multimedia wonderland.
National Defense December 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Troops in The Digital Age, Disconnected As surprising as it may seem in today's wired culture, troops in combat zones do not have easy access to information.
National Defense July 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Sticker Shock Felt As New Radios Are Acquired Despite suffering from sticker shock, the military services are proceeding with plans to install a new generation of software-based tactical radios that will be common across all weapon systems.
National Defense May 2007 Sandra Erwin	Big-Ticket Army Program Still Lacks Communications Network The communications network that is the basis for the Army's $160 billion "future combat systems" continues to suffer setbacks and its costs are expected to soar.
National Defense June 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Special Operations Forces in the Market For Global Communications Technology When they deploy to combat zones, special operations troops bring along a multitude of gizmos. Besides basic line-of-sight radios to communicate with their peers, they need devices to connect with other U.S. government agencies and allies.
National Defense May 2004 Sandra Erwin	Pentagon Rethinks Management Approach To Joint Tactical Radio The Defense Department's ambitious plans to replace every military radio with a single radio system are being dampened somewhat by the difficulties in coordination among the services and the sheer scope of the project.
National Defense May 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Dept. Studying Options To Lower Cost of GPS Receivers Information-age technologies such as software radio and miniaturized electronics could, one day, make it possible for soldiers to combine their global positioning satellite receivers and handheld radios into a single device.
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 May 2005 J.R. Wilson	Transformational Communications The world of military communications is on the verge of massive and revolutionary change, driving towards a networked battlespace. Still, what matters most is the person at the "pointy end of the spear."
National Defense January 2012 Stew Magnuson	Rise of Smartphones May Sound Death Knell for Old Push-to-Talk Radios Handing an infantryman a device the size and shape of a brick that can only perform one task, voice communications, may soon be akin to issuing him a musket.
National Defense August 2007 Breanne Wagner	Fiber Optic Cables Help Special Operators Stay Concealed Fiber optic cables that connect tactical radios to antennas up to 10 kilometers away or farther can be useful tools in covert operations.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008 John McHale	JTRS HMS Program on Track Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems say the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Fit (HMS) radios are on track for deployment at the beginning of the next decade.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006	General Dynamics Runs JTRS With Altera Processors Engineers at General Dynamics C4 Systems needed processors for the U.S. DOD's Joint Tactical Radio System Cluster 5 design. They found a solution with the Cyclone II and MAX II programmable logic devices (PLDs) from Altera.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005	Dutch Navy names General Dynamics for C4I contract Royal Netherlands Navy has contracted General Dynamics to supply them with the New Integrated Marines Communications and Information System (NIMCIS).
National Defense August 2011 Eric Beidel	New Army Lab Troubleshoots Radios Before Field Tests A recent version of the Army's Joint Tactical Radio System failed so often during tests last year that troops had to relay messages on foot.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009	Army Chooses Datron Tactical Radio Military Communications for Overseas Forces The company is providing two types of VHF tactical radios to the Afghan army: the PRC-1077 man-pack VHF radio and the HH7700 VHF handheld radio.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005 Ben Ames	Tactical military communications spending to grow to $5.7 billion by 2010 Immediate operational needs for ground forces fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, with the transformation of the force structure to adopt network-centric warfare, is driving U.S. military forces to spend billions of dollars on digital tactical military communications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004	Lockheed Martin and Boeing compete for JTRS contract The Joint Tactical Radio System will replace stovepipe radio frequency communications. Battlefield commanders will use the new network to trade voice, data, and video between air, maritime, and fixed stations worldwide.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006 John McHale	Current Military Operations May Slow SATCOM Development Trends within the U.S. Department of Defense may slow development funding for next-generation satellite communications such as WIN-T, yet the promised technologies of these programs, such as Internet Protocol systems, continue to demonstrate successfully.
National Defense March 2008 Stew Magnuson	Goal of a `Network-Centric' Military Seems Distant Unblocking communications and data sharing barriers is necessary if the military will achieve its longtime goal of becoming a network-centric force.
National Defense July 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	In Damage Control Mode, Army Builds Future Network for Combat Brigades For the Army, this may be its last chance of salvaging the surviving pieces of the ill-starred "future combat systems."
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 November 2008 John McHale	Joint Tactical Radio System pushing for innovation from small businesses Looking to spur technology development, officials from the Joint Tactical Radio Systems' Joint Executive Program Office in San Diego are pursuing ideas from small businesses and universities.
National Defense June 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Trouble Integrating Waveform Leaves New MUOS Satellites With Little to Do The U.S. military's long-standing problem of aligning the deployment of spacecraft with the development of their Earth-bound terminals and ground stations is plaguing the Navy's powerful new communications satellite system.
National Defense April 2013 Valerie Insinna	Rifleman Radio Competition Heats Up Vendors could have another chance to score a production contract for the rifleman radio as early as this spring, when the Army opens up the competition before moving to full-rate production.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	Aeroflex Provides Marines with Radio Test Equipment for Legacy and Software-Defined Radio Aeroflex engineers will supply the company's 7200 Configurable Automated Test Set (CATS) to the U.S. marine Corps' Ground Radio Maintenance Automatic Test Systems (GRMATS).
National Defense September 2009 Grace V. Jean	U.K. Military Spending on the Rise, Says MOD Official Quentin Davies, U.K. minister for defense equipment and support, categorically denied reports about upcoming budget cuts in U.K. military programs.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010	In Brief GeoEye selects Lockheed Martin to build remote sensing satellite system... Boeing Phantom Eye hydrogen-powered UAV begins development... AAI's advanced boresight equipment selected for U.S. Air Force platforms... 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 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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2009	Harris Corp. Adopts Objective Interface Systems Middleware for Falcon III Falcon III radios enable the secure transmission of information to the mobile warfighter. Harris has shipped 50,000 Falcon III AN/PRC-152 radios to date.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 Ben Ames	Engineers Learn to Blend Technologies in Joint Fighting Platforms To work effectively in joint warfighting, systems must be designed to cooperate from their inception, not patched together after the fact, says Navy Admiral Walter F. Doran, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
National Defense October 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's Vice Chief: 'We Have to Speed Up How We Procure Things' The Army's antiquated ways of buying new equipment are depriving soldiers of the latest technology and making it more difficult for them to do their jobs, says Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli.