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Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Defense Technology International - March 2008 Defense Technology International - March 2008 Contents Sweden Cancels SEP; Israel Launches Imaging Satellite; Geotextiles Secure Ammo Dump U.S. Navy Taps Neural Architecture Software to Assure Job Satisfaction Shrapnel-Like Pieces of Reactive Materials Increase Explosive Force of Bombs Technology is Rapidly Closing the Gap Between Sensors and Shooters Italian Army Program Aims to Develop a Fully Networked Land Force Political and Military Uncertainties Plague U.S. Defense Budget Democrats Put Pentagon on Notice Over Spending and Policy at DTAR Conference Russian Combat Vehicle Protects Tank Formations from Anti-Armor Weapons European Battlelabs Use Simulation to Verify Technologies and Stretch Defense Funds Malaysia Accelerates Fleet Modernization to meet Long-Term Goals U.S. Navy Says Composite Raiding Boat May Reduce Injuries From Wave Shocks Seeing Isn’t Believing When it Comes to Deciphering Funds for Secret Projects Advances in Sensors and Propulsion Make Torpedoes Ever More Lethal FAA is in No Rush to Approve Rules that Let UAVs Fly in Civil Airspace USS Truman Carrier Strike Group Patrols a Rough Neighborhood 24/7 U.S. says Sino-Russian Space Disarmament Plan is Riddled with Pitfalls Hyperspeed Projectile; “Sound Cloak” Hides Subs; Improving Nuclear Forensics Dutch Air Commodore Theo ten Haaf Analyzes the Impact of Rotary-Wing Operations One Soldier’s War is a Behind-the-Headlines Look at Russia’s Campaigns in Chechnya Black Budgets are Huge and Growing, and Often Conceal Amazing Failures Defense Technology International - March 2008 Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Defense Technology International - March 2008 (Page Cover1) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Defense Technology International - March 2008 (Page Cover2) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Defense Technology International - March 2008 (Page 3) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Defense Technology International - March 2008 (Page 4) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Defense Technology International - March 2008 (Page 5) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Contents (Page 6) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Contents (Page 7) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Sweden Cancels SEP; Israel Launches Imaging Satellite; Geotextiles Secure Ammo Dump (Page 8) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Sweden Cancels SEP; Israel Launches Imaging Satellite; Geotextiles Secure Ammo Dump (Page 9) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Sweden Cancels SEP; Israel Launches Imaging Satellite; Geotextiles Secure Ammo Dump (Page 10) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Sweden Cancels SEP; Israel Launches Imaging Satellite; Geotextiles Secure Ammo Dump (Page 11) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - U.S. Navy Taps Neural Architecture Software to Assure Job Satisfaction (Page 12) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Shrapnel-Like Pieces of Reactive Materials Increase Explosive Force of Bombs (Page 13) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Technology is Rapidly Closing the Gap Between Sensors and Shooters (Page 14) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Technology is Rapidly Closing the Gap Between Sensors and Shooters (Page 14A) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Technology is Rapidly Closing the Gap Between Sensors and Shooters (Page 14B) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Technology is Rapidly Closing the Gap Between Sensors and Shooters (Page 15) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Italian Army Program Aims to Develop a Fully Networked Land Force (Page 16) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Italian Army Program Aims to Develop a Fully Networked Land Force (Page 17) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Political and Military Uncertainties Plague U.S. Defense Budget (Page 18) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Political and Military Uncertainties Plague U.S. Defense Budget (Page 19) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Political and Military Uncertainties Plague U.S. Defense Budget (Page 20) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Democrats Put Pentagon on Notice Over Spending and Policy at DTAR Conference (Page 21) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Democrats Put Pentagon on Notice Over Spending and Policy at DTAR Conference (Page 22) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Russian Combat Vehicle Protects Tank Formations from Anti-Armor Weapons (Page 23) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - European Battlelabs Use Simulation to Verify Technologies and Stretch Defense Funds (Page 24) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - European Battlelabs Use Simulation to Verify Technologies and Stretch Defense Funds (Page 25) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - European Battlelabs Use Simulation to Verify Technologies and Stretch Defense Funds (Page 26) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Malaysia Accelerates Fleet Modernization to meet Long-Term Goals (Page 27) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - U.S. Navy Says Composite Raiding Boat May Reduce Injuries From Wave Shocks (Page 28) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - U.S. Navy Says Composite Raiding Boat May Reduce Injuries From Wave Shocks (Page 29) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Seeing Isn’t Believing When it Comes to Deciphering Funds for Secret Projects (Page 30) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Seeing Isn’t Believing When it Comes to Deciphering Funds for Secret Projects (Page 31) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Advances in Sensors and Propulsion Make Torpedoes Ever More Lethal (Page 32) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Advances in Sensors and Propulsion Make Torpedoes Ever More Lethal (Page 33) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Advances in Sensors and Propulsion Make Torpedoes Ever More Lethal (Page 34) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Advances in Sensors and Propulsion Make Torpedoes Ever More Lethal (Page 35) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - FAA is in No Rush to Approve Rules that Let UAVs Fly in Civil Airspace (Page 36) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - FAA is in No Rush to Approve Rules that Let UAVs Fly in Civil Airspace (Page 37) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - FAA is in No Rush to Approve Rules that Let UAVs Fly in Civil Airspace (Page 38) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - FAA is in No Rush to Approve Rules that Let UAVs Fly in Civil Airspace (Page 38A) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - FAA is in No Rush to Approve Rules that Let UAVs Fly in Civil Airspace (Page 38B) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - FAA is in No Rush to Approve Rules that Let UAVs Fly in Civil Airspace (Page 39) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - USS Truman Carrier Strike Group Patrols a Rough Neighborhood 24/7 (Page 40) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - USS Truman Carrier Strike Group Patrols a Rough Neighborhood 24/7 (Page 41) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - USS Truman Carrier Strike Group Patrols a Rough Neighborhood 24/7 (Page 42) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - U.S. says Sino-Russian Space Disarmament Plan is Riddled with Pitfalls (Page 43) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Hyperspeed Projectile; “Sound Cloak” Hides Subs; Improving Nuclear Forensics (Page 44) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Hyperspeed Projectile; “Sound Cloak” Hides Subs; Improving Nuclear Forensics (Page 45) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Dutch Air Commodore Theo ten Haaf Analyzes the Impact of Rotary-Wing Operations (Page 46) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Dutch Air Commodore Theo ten Haaf Analyzes the Impact of Rotary-Wing Operations (Page 47) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - One Soldier’s War is a Behind-the-Headlines Look at Russia’s Campaigns in Chechnya (Page 48) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - One Soldier’s War is a Behind-the-Headlines Look at Russia’s Campaigns in Chechnya (Page 49) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Black Budgets are Huge and Growing, and Often Conceal Amazing Failures (Page 50) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Black Budgets are Huge and Growing, and Often Conceal Amazing Failures (Page Cover3) Defense Technology International - March 2008 - Black Budgets are Huge and Growing, and Often Conceal Amazing Failures (Page Cover4)
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