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Web Exclusive Articles Online News | Industry News Flash | Executive Watch | Exclusive Content | Mil & Aero Blog | Archives Home Exclusive Content 2009 P2 Military information security command opens for business at Lackland AFB  Cyber security update -- The U.S. Air Force ended two years of confusion and controversy Aug. 18 by designating the 24th Air Force at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, as its official operational cyber security center, consolidating all service cyberspace operations. The stand-up came almost exactly one year after new Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz halted plans to redesignate the 24th as the Air Force Cyber Command. Warfighters call for innovative, responsive, and reliable vetronics in combat vehicles  Special report -- Today's warfighters require an ever-increasing amount of electronics systems to meet various mission objectives. At the same time, military ground vehicles, the warfighters who operate them, and the electronics are required to perform missions in demanding, sometimes hostile environments. UAV aircraft and crowded civil air space: is it safe out there?  Viewpoint -- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) eventually will have to share the same civil air space with private and commercial aircraft. The potential of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is simply too big to consider otherwise. When this happens, as it inevitably will, I wonder how safe it will be to fly manned and unmanned aircraft closely together. Military A/D and D/A converters come to grips with a complex, network centric world  Technology focus -- Analog to digital (A/D) converter and digital to analog (D/A) converter designers are struggling to keep pace with an RF spectrum burdened with wireless PDA users, broadband Internet surfers, traditional radio communications -- and an enemy that detonates roadside bombs with cell phones and garage door openers. ITAR compliance: ignorance of defense export regulations is no excuse  Special report -- Navigating the labyrinth of defense export compliance with regard to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations -- better known as ITAR -- is difficult for many companies regardless of their size. Those who fail to be vigilant may face hefty fines and criminal charges as well as see their businesses fail. Unmanned vehicle applications for airborne use eyed for warfare, law enforcement, forest fires  Special report The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for military applications is more important that it has ever been, and government leaders are sharing ideas with UAV designers to broaden their use not only in wartime conflicts, but also for border control, emergency response, law enforcement, and forest fire surveillance. Video analytics and image fusion are key tools in intelligence and surveillance  Technology focus -- Today's video security technology can provide impressive detailed surveillance in many ways, but system integrators are still looking for better ways of interpreting the detailed night and day images these modern tools provide. Video analytics, image fusion, and high-definition capability are just some of the methods they are developing. Warship radar technology designers set sights on next-generation Navy cruiser  Program focus -- The Lockheed Martin Corp. Maritime Systems & Sensors (MS2) segment in Moorestown, N.J., and Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems in Tewksbury, Mass., are preparing for the expected release of the U.S. Navy's radar systems requirements for the next-generation cruiser surface warship, now called CG(X). The time has come for military ground robots  Special report -- Unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology has been in development for decades, but the Army's Future Combat Systems program and the need to keep military personnel out of harm's way are building momentum like never before to begin manufacturing and deploying UGVs in large numbers. Electronics cooling depends on innovative approaches to thermal management  Technology focus -- Electronic thermal management must become a top priority to systems designers who are used to boosting electronic system performance by adding ever-more transistors. The need for computer cooling and CPU thermal management in electronics cooling may shortly force them to rethink their design approaches, as increasing amounts of heat -- and the need to remove it -- may be making the brute-force approach to system capability obsolete. PAGE: 1 | 2 | 3 |

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