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Presents information on Vehiclegard, a glass protector thin film produced by Shattergard Inc. used in U.S. military vehicles in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan. Features; Effectiveness.

The article reports on the use of the first-person shooter game called America's Army by the U.S. Army's Armaments Research, Development and Engineering Center in Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey to train service members to work with robots that neutralize improvised explosive devices. It mentions that the software code written by engineers allows the troops to operate Talon and PackBot combat robots in a virtual battlefield setting. Furthermore, the game enable the soldiers to learn how to command robots and to detonate such explosive devices.

Evaluates a state-of-the-art homeland security vehicle being developed by U.S. Army engineers. Capabilities of the vehicle; Features of the forward section of the mobile command center; Other features of the vehicle.

Presents information on the Aggressor Alternative Mobility Vehicle, developed by the U.S. Army in conjunction with Quantum Technologies. Features of the vehicle; Schedule of vehicle tests; Comment from Dennis Wend, executive director of the U.S. Army National Automotive Center, on the vehicle.

Reports on the plan of the U.S. Army to use an unmanned airship to support ground forces in Iraq. Size of the airship developed by Bosh Aerospace Division.