National Defense
Год / Месяц: 2018 / 11
Формат: pdf
Размер: 16 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.
VIEWPOINT
14 Offshore Battery Production
Poses Problems for Military
The military relies on lithium-ion batteries to power up many of its devices, but most systems come from offshore suppliers.
BY MARC D. GIETTER
16 Maintainers Cannibalizing
Interchangeable Parts to End
Given the advanced technological nature of new aircraft, maintainers soon will not be able to harvest spare parts from donor systems.
BY JOHN C. JOHNSON
FEATURES
STRATEGY
18 DARPA Pushes
‘Mosaic Warfare’ Concept
Mosaic warfare is the latest buzzword to be bandied about in military circles.
BY STEW MAGNUSON
TEST AND EVALUATION
20 Defense Department Test
Ranges Called ‘National Assets’
The Pentagon has more than 500 test and training ranges, with 23 of them considered the “critical core.”
BY EDWARD LUNDQUIST
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL
22 Military Looking to Modernize
Bomb Disposal Technology
The importance of the EOD mission will only increase as the military faces new and deadlier threats.
BY YASMIN TADJDEH
NAVAL SYSTEMS
24 Annual Naval Exercise
Showcases Unmanned
Underwater Vehicle Capabilities Government, industry and academia met along the Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island, to test new technologies.
BY YASMIN TADJDEH
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
27 Directed Energy Weapons:
Can the Pentagon and Industry Deliver?
Officials envision a wide range of military applications for lasers, from missile defense to blowing up vehicles and aircraft.
BY JON HARPER
NUCLEAR MODERNIZATION
30 Columbia-Class Program
Must Navigate Sea of Risks
The Navy is under pressure to begin to deliver the Columbia-class boats before legacy systems reach the end of their service lives.
BY JON HARPER
34 Minuteman III
Replacement Program Moves Toward Next Phase As the nation’s arsenal of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles ages, the Air Force and industry are moving forward with plans to replace it with a new groundbased strategic deterrent.
BY NICK ADDE
DEPARTMENTS
3 NDIA Perspective
A Call to Get Involved in the Association
BY RICHARD D. MCCONN
4 Up Front
Random facts and figures from industry and government
BY STEW MAGNUSON
6 Editor’s Notes
BY STEW MAGNUSON
7 Algorithmic Warfare
What’s coming in artificial intelligence, big data and cybersecurity
BY YASMIN TADJDEH
8 Budget Matters
Who’s funding what in Washington
BY JON HARPER
10 News Briefs
BY STEW MAGNUSON AND MANDY MAYFIELD
13 NDIA Policy Points
Defense Firms Should Seize Cyber Initiative
BY CHRISTOPHER SMITH
36 Letters to the Editor
37 Government Contracting Insights
Courts Strike Down False Claims Act Complaints
CONTRIBUTED BY COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
38 Ethics Corner
39 NDIA News
40 NDIA Calendar
Complete guide to NDIA events
44 Index of Advertisers
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