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WHAT’S INSIDE CONTENTS FEATURES back to the future busy signal mighty mites hull of an idea tough enough 25 U.S. Army is regaining a long-range missilestrike capability. 29 32 Pentagon taps commercial satellites to meet bandwidth demand. Relief may soon be aloft. Mini-UAVs provide upgraded surveillance and are virtually undetectable. Modular hull design improves multimission capabilities of Sigma frigates. Saab muscles up Gripen ﬁghter to get a share of the global market for light warplanes. 38 40 GLOBAL DISPATCHES learn and live think again 32 12 14 Experts say training soldiers in IED detection is the best way to defeat the deadly bombs. Quad-A speaker urges U.S. Army leaders to consider new rotary-wing technologies. vive la difference en route 16 French army is on track to ﬁeld its ﬁrst digital brigades, part of a service-wide transition. 17 New French recon units get initial delivery of PVP light armored wheeled vehicles. out of the box package deal on watch inside job 18 19 Mission modules take shape for deployment with U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship. Russia’s upgraded BMD-4M armored vehicle can be air-dropped with troops inside. 21 Long-range search-and-track naval sensor monitors antiship missile threats. Gamma-ray scanner inspects trucks and cargo for contraband at Camp Taji in Iraq. 19 22 DEPARTMENTS around the world science watch tech watch 8 10 MiG-31 improvement; torpedo decoy for subs; India cancels Trishul; USS Enterprise in drydock. Researchers seek way of detecting biological outbreak or attack as it happens. 11 Robot autonomy isn’t in the cards—yet—despite initial success of unmanned ground vehicles. 38 programs update the net 23 New department: JSF costs decline a bit; Apache helo links with FCS and legacy waveforms. 43 Smartphone is certiﬁed by the National Security Agency for cross-sector communications. cutting edge ﬁrst person in review insight 44 46 48 Antenna materials for micro air vehicles; radar detects urban targets; quantum cryptography. Carl Peeters discusses the outlook for visualization technology and Barco’s Security & Monitoring Div. Daydream Believers—shortfalls in U.S. foreign policy and their impact on war and diplomacy. 50 Program managers must learn the ﬁne art of promising nothing more than they can deliver. 44 DTI’s complete archives are available free at: AviationWeek.com/dti AviationWeek.com/dti ON THE COVER: Aladin mini-UAV takes ﬂight. Netherlands Defense Ministry. 6 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL MAY 2008 http://AviationWeek.com/dti http://AviationWeek.com/dti

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Defense Technology International - May 2008 Contents Around the World Science Watch Tech Watch Learn and Live Think Again Vive la Difference En Route Out of the Box Package Deal On Watch Inside Job Programs Update The Net Back to the Future Busy Signal Mighty Mites Hull of an Idea Tough Enough Cutting Edge First Person In Review Insight

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