National Defense
Год / Месяц: 2017 / 01
Формат: pdf
Размер: 25 mb
Язык: English
National Defense, published monthly by the National Defense Industrial Association, provides news and analysis on topics of relevance to national security government and industry professionals.
Technology Outreach
22 Silicon Valley-Based Unit
Enters Critical Period
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental, known as DIUx, aims to survive the new Trump administration.
By JON HARPER
Robotic Systems
24 Navy Sees Littoral Combat Ship
As Robotic Systems Platform
The LCS program is expected to play a key role in integrating unmanned systems into the fleet.
By yASMIN TADJDEH
Space
26 Navy Satellite Program
Navigating Obstacles
The mobile user objective system continues to face challenges as the Pentagon and industry seek to improve U.S. troops’ communications capabilities.
By JON HARPER
30 Satellite Industry Dissatisfied
With Hosted Payloads Program
A contract vehicle designed two years ago to help the Air Force piggyback payloads on commercial satellites has yet to get off the ground.
By VIVIENNE MACHI
32 Space Sector: Remote Sensing
Firms Frustrated by Red Tape
Industry is buoyant about the possibilities of new commercial space technology, but executives are warning about the impact of archaic U.S. regulations.
By SANDRA I. ERWIN
Communications
35 Defending Networks Emerges
As Top Battlefield Priority
Pentagon officials expect Russia and China to target U.S. communications networks in any future war.
By STEW MAGNUSON
37 Military Learning to Share
Congested Radio Spectrum
The Defense Department is working to more effectively share and use the electromagnetic spectrum.
By STEW MAGNUSON
Departments
3 Chair’s Perspective
Pursuing New Opportunities in 2017
By Sid Ashworth
4 Budget Matters
Who’s funding what in Washington
By Jon Harper
6 Defense Watch
Ruminations on current events
By Sandra I. Erwin
7 Technology Tomorrow
A look at R+D trends
By Stew Magnuson
8 Global Defense
What’s new at home and abroad
By Yasmin Tadjdeh and Vivienne Machi
12 Ethics Corner
Maintaining Integrity in Times of Change
By Jason Frei
13 Government Contracting Insights
Use of FOIA in Contractor
Claims Clarified
By Justin M. Ganderson and Kevin Barnett
39 NDIA News
40 NDIA Calendar
Complete guide to NDIA events
48 Next Month
Preview of our next issue
48 Index of Advertisers
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