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A review of the European Defense Agency (EDA) reveals a range of technical studies on the capabilities needed by EU nations. The studies have resulted in several joint investment programs by member states, including the Biological Detection Identification Monitoring Equipment Development and Enhancement Program (Bio-EDEP).

Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in Argonne, Illinois is in the process of developing a new center called Center for Nanoscale Materials which will try to understand proteins by using advanced photon source, intense pulse neutron source, microscopy center and biology center. The ANL has also deployed a Blue Gene system, which is expected to improve the scientific scale of the problem to a major extent.

Multiple technological research and development projects being conducted and provided by the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC) are analyzed. Details of the advanced systems foundation technology offered by this non-profit organization to the U.S. Military are also recounted.

The author examines research by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency into cost effective access to space for military purposes. Topics include space-based weapons, reusable spacecraft, and military research.

The author examines methods used by the U.S. Air Force to collect and decimate information, trends and forecasts specific to its own personnel. Topics include information management, military research, and military science.

One of the most striking scenes in the movie Saving Private Ryan takes place when Ranger Captain Miller, played by Tom Hanks, is pinned down by a machine-gun nest on [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ORLANDO -- The vision in the 2004 summer blockbuster film iRobot was a world where humanoid robots work side by side with their masters. Sometime in the next [...]

The author examines the use of satellite imagery for use in fighting wildfires. Topics include use of military computer systems, military software, and military research.

The author examines the U.S. Military's need for small, stealthy, multifunctional antennas and the problems involved developing them. Topics include electronic countermeasures involving high-power microwave weapons, use of radio-frequency waves as a way to disable enemy electronics, and changes in ways electronic communications can be jammed.

Soviet Military Research Facilities A great deal of effort is devoted in the Soviet Union to military science. According to the Soviet definition, military science is 'the system of knowledge [...]

The author examines the German Air Force use of an EADS intelligence gathering senor on a Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle. Topics include surveillance capabilities, intelligence gathering, and military research.

The author examines new avionic systems developed by the U.S. Navy for use in both military and civilian aircraft.

Recent proof-of-concept testing conducted under the auspices of the US Air National Guard (ANG) indicate that the long-duration preemptive dispensing of pyrophoric flare materials holds promise to allow the US [...]

R&D done the DARPA way has led to radical innovation in support of US national security -- and continues to do so. A former director of the Defense Advanced Research [...]

Peter La Franchi/CANBERRA What most failed unmanned air vehicles (UAV) programmes have in common are poorly defined operational requirements, technical over-ambition, specification creep and lack of consideration of user needs. [...]

Following the operational experience provided by the NATO air campaign against Serbia during Operation Allied Force, a tri-national European suppression-of-enemy-air-defenses (SEAD) capability is being proposed for future coalition-warfare scenarios, particularly [...]

The Australian Defence Department has selected four companies -- Lockheed Martin Federal Systems (Owego, NY), Tenix Defence Systems (Melbourne, Australia), Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems and Aerostructures Sector (Bethpage, NY) and [...]

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is facing several challenges in attempting to cope with a reduced budget. The USAF has undertaken a new study 'Technology Horizons' to evaluate potentially disruptive or game-changing technologies that can give the USAF an edge over adversaries while at the same time helping it to operate more efficiently.

Data from a report by the U.S. Defense Business Board (DBB) have revealed that the Department of Defense (DoD) lacks appropriate comprehensive and systemic collection, storage and retrieval systems for DoD-funded studies. Despite mandatory directives, few studies are submitted to Pentagon's Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency just celebrated its 50th anniversary. DARPA has been heralded as a model of what can be right about government. The agency's challenges, however, are [...]

The U.S. is planning to conduct its own research for hypersonic programs to meet its requirement of national security. The scope of Hifire, which is a follow on of AustraliaEs Hyshot scramjet experiments, is discussed.

A Defense Industrial Base Capabilities Studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recommends the addition of a second Small-Diameter Bomb (SDB) supplier and identifies eight technology areas that require closer management. The Industry Policy office of the DoD also recommends the setting up of an Industrial Base Investment Fund in 2007, which would help funding of innovative technology such as high altitude endurance UAVs.

The author examines Germany's defense industry's research into hypersonic aircraft.

The author examines the U. S. Air Force's on-going development and testing of a airborne laser. Topics include military research, missile defense programs, and laser capabilities.

The author examines the combined efforts of the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency and Boeing to design and develop a stealth-like unmanned military helicopter.

The author presents an examination of flight control systems and weapon systems for unmanned combat aerial vehicles currently under development.

The author examines a recent study by Japanese military officials citing the need for more military planning and research for the development of a strategy to prevent terrorism.

The author examines problems facing U.S. President George W. Bush with Missile Technology Control Regime treaty and his missile defense development plans. Topics include international aspects of military policy, military research, and design and development of ballistic missile defenses.

The author examines the French military's efforts to develop a naval unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) program. Topics include defense spending, military strategy and planning, and unmanned vehicle designs under consideration.

The author examines plans by the United Kingdom's Defense Evaluation and Research Agency to develop military network warfare systems. Topics include military computer systems, network architectures, and military software.

The author examines how the avionics and general aviation industries have benefited from military research in avionics systems. Topics include aircraft navigational systems, cockpit display devices, and flight control systems.

The author examines the $1.5 billion U.S. Navy program to develop a new version of the EA-18G attack aircraft. Topics include jamming equipment, weapons systems, and defense spending.

United States Department of Defense announce plans to give small- to medium-size businesses a chance to bid on military contracts. Industry analysts say more new technology comes from smaller companies such as products from the small company iRobot Corp.

The author examines efforts by the U.S. Air Force to design new air-launched decoy systems. Topics include the design and construction of new radar decoys, new methods of generating radar interference, and developments in communications jamming.

The author examines plans by the U.S. Navy to develop a extended flight unmanned aerial vehicle. Topics include program funding, defense spending, and reconnaissance aircraft design and construction.

The author examines efforts by the U.S. Department of Defense to develop advanced countermeasures systems for its aircraft. Topics include electronic countermeasures, radar-absorbing materials, and low-observable aircraft designs.

One need look no further than the global armada now assembled to fight the war against terrorism to get an appreciation for the critical importance of coalition warfare in the [...]

South Korea and India signed a defense agreement September 3, 2010 aimed at enhancing their strategic partnership. The agreement was one of two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to identify joint research and development (R and D) programs and increase exchange of military information.

It is believed that one of the results of the Soviet Union's breakup will be widespread inertia in the nation's military and aerospace research and development.

Military researchers in the United States are trying to mechanically replicate the strong senses particular to some animals so as to be used in warfare. They are trying to build a mechanical ear to simulate the hearing ability of the Ormia Ochracea fly, a mechanical nose with the olfactory capabilities similar a dog's nose, and also a snake robot that can be used in search and rescue missions.

* At a time when U.S. forces are heavily engaged in two major wars and preparing for an unpredictable future, it is more important than ever to make sure the [...]

* FORT A.P. HILL Va. -- The Army is in the process of testing a new system to allow drivers in truck convoys to keep their hands off steering wheels [...]

* Millions of receptors and sensory cells lie beneath the skin to help us discern the physical world that we live in. Of our five senses, only the sense of [...]

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) in 2006 has developed its own Network-Centric Warfare Roadmap and has started exploring the use of unmanned platforms for airborne, maritime and land-based applications. Australia's privileged access to US and European arsenals means its biggest need is the technology and tools that bind the largely imported existing and future sensors, weapons and platforms together into networked systems and systems of systems.

USAF plans to improve interoperability by overseeing most of the Pentagon's UAVs as well as unmanned combat aircraft like the X-45 by the establishment of UAV Center for Excellence. The Center would be designed to coordinate UAV activities at all levels of war including the tactical, operational and strategic and provide a common structure for command-and-control systems.

The author examines Germany's defense industry industry's research into new sensor technology for use on air to air missiles.