Air Force Readies for the Gorgon StareNovember 05, 2009Unmanned aerial vehicles (UVAs) are the biggest advance in military technology in a generation. Now, their importance is about to skyrocket even higher as the Pentagon prepares to bulk up their surveillance capabilities beginning as early as 2010, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times... More Pentagon Eyes Crash Analysis on 1,300 SatellitesNovember 04, 2009The collision of a dead Russian military communications satellite with a U.S. commercial satellite in February underscored the vulnerability of the Pentagon’s communication satellites and those used by commercial industries, according to a Reuters report... More 
Security Experts Worried about Military Chips from OffshoreOctober 30, 2009Just about 2% o the more than $3.5 billion in integrated circuits the Pentagon purchases annually to control its military gear is manufactured in facilities secured by American companies, according to an article in The New York Times... More 
RFID Tracks Military SuppliesOctober 29, 2009The U.S. military's operations depend on the timely and efficient movement of supplies and equipment around the world, whether the country is at war or conducting peacetime operations. Radio frequency identification tags (RFID) -- basically wireless bar codes -- are quickly becoming the standard to track and manage the military supply chain... More 
U.S. Woos India to Get Onboard for American Transport AircraftsOctober 22, 2009The U.S. ambassador to India was out drumming up support from the Asian regional power as it considers buying the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft. Ambassador Timothy J... More Congressional Budget Office Projects Rising Defense CostsOctober 22, 2009The Obama administration is low-balling the amount of funding required to meet its long-term defense plans, according to recent testimony from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) before the House Budget Committee... More Latest Aerospace & Defense News
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