Defense Technology International - June 2008 - (Page 6)

WHAT’S INSIDE CONTENTS FEATURES two steps back direct hit 38 Budget pressures and politics dog gains in the Future Combat Systems program. mobility. 40 Advances in artillery rockets increase range, accuracy and 44 The need for endurance UAVs grows with demand for surveillance data. staying power potent stinger do no harm guard duty 48 French army will upgrade capabilities with Scorpion force-transformation program. 52 New non-lethal weapons stop aggressors without inﬂicting injuries. 56 U.S. Army’s new ground sensors keep watch over urban areas and tactical terrain. GLOBAL DISPATCHES basic black self-defense ﬁre-resistant perfezione 16 Northrop Grumman appears to have a contract to build USAF’s Next-Gen Bomber. local transport infrastructure. now it wants buyers. 27 19 Japan and South Korea unveil main battle tanks for 22 Thales demonstrates force-protection technologies; 24 Italian navy’s new radar is powerful, accurate, lightweight and economical. hyperspeed trial big sky cashing in digital links hang ten sea change 27 26 Testing will soon begin on Russia’s latest scramjet engine design. Dutch air force is training in the wide open airspace of Utah and western Canada. 19 28 Contractors rush for local partners to meet India’s offsets rules. 29 Advanced soldier program gives Israeli troops modular networking capabilities. 31 India’s space agency puts 10 satellites in orbit with one rocket launch. 32 U.S. Navy Virginia-class subs may add conformal-array sonar technology from Thales. DEPARTMENTS around the world science watch tech watch 8 TDA sells ﬁrst mobile mortar; Rockwell creates F-22 data link; Czechs upgrade T-72 tanks. 16 12 Terahertz scanners detect concealed weapons. 14 Analyzing IED blasts helps counter their effects. 34 Delay affects F-35 tests; Gripen Demo attracts interest; JLTV contracts are due. expert: Pentagon lags on interoperability solutions. out land mines; biofuel from microbes. programs update the net 58 C4I cutting edge ﬁrst person in review insight 60 Improving underwater navigation; mongoose sniffs 62 Isaac Ben-Israel on defeating terror rocket attacks. 64 Nuclear Family Vacation tours Cold War nuke sites. 52 66 Long range is the foundation of air power. DTI’s complete archives are available free at: AviationWeek.com/dti AviationWeek.com/dti ON THE COVER: Sagem thermal-imaging sight. Joris Janssen Lok/DTI photo. 6 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL JUNE 2008 http://AviationWeek.com/dti http://AviationWeek.com/dti

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Defense Technology International - June 2008 Contents Around the World Science Watch Tech Watch Basic Black Self-Defense Fire-Resistant Perfezione Hyperspeed Trial Big Sky Cashing In Digital Links Hang Ten Sea Change Programs Update Two Steps Back Direct Hit Staying Power Potent Stinger Do No Harm Guard Duty The Net Cutting Edge First Person In Review Insight

Defense Technology International - June 2008

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