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Tokyo--The recent bilateral agreement to realign U.S. forces in Japan has commanded considerable attention, especially the decision to station for the first time a nuclear carrier at a base near [...]

Captured enemy documents--some burned or otherwise badly damaged--can yield critical intelligence for soldiers on the battlefield in a matter of seconds, according to Michael S. Yeagley, an executive with NovoDynamics [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Heavy combat loads are the bane of a grunt's existence. Help, however, may be on the way for soldiers and Marines if the services buy into Lockheed [...]

* The nearly 40-year-old Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy is receiving cutting-edge cockpit avionics systems that meet global air traffic management requirements. This is part of a larger modernization project to [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Lockheed Martin's video from unmanned aerial systems for interoperability teaming (VUITT) is allowing Apache gunship pilots to receive in their cockpits streaming battlefield information from unmanned aerial [...]

Advanced ballistic computers that are paired with custom software are permitting shooters to score targets up to 2,500 yards of more. Horus Vision of San Bruno, Calif., recently earned a [...]

An updated and vastly improved radar that can track enemy rocket, artillery and mortar fire in a full 360 degree panorama recently underwent successful testing at the Army's Yuma Proving [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New aviation-safety sensor technology that relies on millimeter-wave radar and infrared imaging is permitting C-130H transport pilots to land their aircraft in zero visibility conditions--including heavy fog, smoke [...]

There is no shortage of applications for blimps, Seeking to capitalize on this growing market, a Sioux Falls, S.D., company is now producing large tethered aerostats for military, homeland security [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SECURITY FORCES IN IRAQ are receiving three MP5000 portable vehicle barricades. The systems, which are made by Delta Scientific of Palmdale, Calif., can stop a 7.5 ton vehicle [...]

A COMPACT AUTONOMOUS mooring buoy that can be equipped with a variety of sensor packages for military and scientific missions is being produced by Florida Atlantic University at Boca Raton, [...]

XCELAERO CORP. OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF., has unveiled a subscale, subsonic drone that is designed to carry common target and training payloads. The NXT 400, which remains in development, [...]

The German ground forces are scheduled to receive 30 mobile, digital out of area radio systems, training equipment and accessories by the end of this year. The multi-million dollar procurement [...]

Specially designed truck-transported shelters that can safeguard 18 troops and their equipment have been developed by EADS Defence Electronics of Friedrichshafen, Germany, and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann of Munich, Germany. Two of [...]

Tethered aerostats with multi-mission sensors and communication systems are being assembled by Lockheed Martin of Akron, Ohio, under a recently awarded $77.5 million contract. The persistent threat detection systems were [...]

DEFENSE SHIELD INC. of East Syracuse, N.Y., is manufacturing mobile defensive fighting positions (MDFPs) for Marines and Army soldiers. The structures provide cover and protection from small arms fire, and [...]

Silynx Communications Inc. of Rockville, Md., a company that specializes in producing gear for special operations forces, has unveiled a smart tactical headset and ear protector for elite troops. Called, [...]

Camo Form, made by McNett Corp., of Bellingham, Wash., is a self-clinging camouflage wrap that can be used to disguise almost anything, said a company vice president, Tanya Brooks. 'You [...]

The Office of Naval Research awarded a $9.6-million, 30-month contract to General Atomics, in San Diego, Calif., to design an electromagnetic launcher for the Navy's rail gun program. The company [...]

JOINT STRIKE Fighter testers at Edward Air Force Base, Calif., are perfecting processes to cleanse the aircraft of biological and chemical contamination. Biological decontamination, which could be aimed at a [...]

Sweden's Bofors Dynamics has chosen Trijicon to produce magnified combat optics for its new lightweight antitank weapon that is being acquired by British and Swedish ground forces. The sight and [...]

Another contender, this one, by Ballistic Research Inc. of Rome, Ga., is a composite polymer with a high strength-to-weight ratio that becomes stronger as rounds are fired into it. Called [...]

The Marine Corps has entered into a multi-year contract for an advanced optical gun sight that allows troops to identify and kill targets up to 800 meters away. It has [...]

The Army is eyeing a modified MD 530F Little Bird helicopter that can be flown by remote control. The unmanned aerial vehicle would be used to re-supply combat troops and [...]

The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered 522 diesel-powered motorcycles for use on rugged terrain. The propulsion technology was developed at Cranfield University, Shrivenham, United Kingdom and Haves Diversified Technologies, of [...]

It is inevitable: develop a stronger shield and someone will invent a sharper sword. Two British firms--QinetiQ and Sula Systems--are proposing the fielding of a relatively low cost device to [...]