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    DISA establishes Technology Review Boards
    Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 08:11 AM - 15 years, 10 months ago   - Defense Industry  - Defense Systems Security
    The review boards will replace DISA's third-party capability-broker concept and will meet regularly to receive input on potentially valuable new technologies directly from small businesses and other likely sources.

    Standards still emerging for military wireless nets
    Monday, August 11, 2008 - 01:09 PM - 15 years, 10 months ago   - Defense Industry  - Defense Systems Security
    Civilian technologies are being deployed piecemeal, but military wireless networks are still a work in progress.

    First female four-star general confirmed by Senate
    Friday, July 25, 2008 - 10:17 AM - 15 years, 11 months ago   - Defense Industry  - Defense Systems Security
    Army Lt. Gen Ann E. Dunwoody will head up the Army Material Command, based in Ft. Belvoir, Va.

    Instant picture
    Monday, July 07, 2008 - 07:07 AM - 15 years, 11 months ago   - Defense Industry  - Defense Systems Security
    A 360-degree camera looks to give submarine crews eyes in the backs of their heads.

    Air Force leaders step down
    Monday, July 07, 2008 - 07:07 AM - 15 years, 11 months ago   - Defense Industry  - Defense Systems Security
    Checklist failure caused downfall of the service’s chiefs.

    GAO eyes global strike ISR
    Monday, July 07, 2008 - 07:07 AM - 15 years, 11 months ago   - Defense Industry  - Defense Systems Security
    Report finds DOD weapons, ISR development out of sync.

    Applying the Army's networked remote-sensor technology to Homeland Security's virtual fence
    Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 01:22 PM - 16 years ago   - Defense Industry  - Defense Systems Security
    The core of Project 28 is a network of nine mobile towers thatcarry a range of radar systems, cameras, and satellite and wirelesscommunications. Unattended ground sensors (UGS) scattered alongthe border are meant to catch movement and alert the towers for amore detailed look.

    DOD uses RFID for logistics tracking
    Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 01:22 PM - 16 years ago   - Defense Industry  - Defense Systems Security
    RFID technology has become one of the major elements of the military’s Automatic Identification Technology logistics tracking program. The goal of AIT, which also includes technologies such as bar codes, satellite tracking systems, smart cards and optical memory cards, is to provide military commanders with the ability to continually track where assets are in the logistics pipeline, giving them close control over the deployment of personnel and materiel.

    Self-healing aircraft
    Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 08:06 PM - 16 years ago   - Defense Industry  - Defense Systems Security
    Researchers develop a liquid healing agent for the skins of aircraft and missiles.

    Eyes in the sky
    Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 08:06 PM - 16 years ago   - Defense Industry  - Defense Systems Security
    Aerostats and towers give sensors a lookout on the battlefield.

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    1864: The siege of Petersburg and Richmond begins after a moonlight skirmish.

    1898: A U.S. squadron bombards Santiago, Cuba.

    1915: The French gain ground in severe fighting north of Arras.

    1918: Yekaterinenfeld is occupied by the Germans.

    1925: France accepts a German proposal for a security pact.

    1932: The ban on Nazi storm troopers is lifted by the von Papen government in Germany.

    1940: French Chief of State, Henri Petain asks for an armistice with Germany.

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