Here’s one more interesting article about another Raytheon product (also from NewScientist.com):
18:28 09 August 2005
NewScientist.com news service
Barry Fox
Phone-bomb hijack
Cellphones provide a simple yet effective way for terrorists to remotely trigger a bomb. But now a portable device devised by US defence contractor Raytheon could quickly identify and disable such weapons. The device includes a…
transmitter [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
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There’s no doubt that geospatial information systems (GIS) have become an important component of network centric warfare (a.k.a. net-centric warfare). Military analysts/strategists, as well as those tasked with Homeland Security missions, have to be able to visualize geographic areas and correlate those pictures with relevant mission [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
DefenseReview plans on taking a close look at Eureka Aerospace’s Impulse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ImpSAR) "through-the-wall imaging technology, which allows the operator to see through walls, as well as their High-Power Electromagnetic System (HPEMS), which uses microwaves to fry a vehicle’s electronics that control the engine’s vital functions.
Before we do this [...]
The following is an eMagin Corporation press release that was originally issued on 6/21/05 for Soldier Technology 2005.
June 21, 2005 06:20 AM US Eastern Timezone
eMagin Highlights Virtual Imaging Components and Systems at Soldier Technology 2005; Rugged OLED-Based Displays Used in Multiple Military Programs
Soldier Technology 2005
BRUSSELS, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 21, 2005–eMagin Corporation (AMEX:EMA), [...]
News Release
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June 15, 2005
DE RELEASE NO. 2005-25
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TECHNOLOGY AIMED AT DEFEATING EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) officials here announced today (June [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
If this thing’s for real (and it looks like it could very well be), underwater diving just got a whole lot more interesting, and the U.S. Navy SEALs and U.S. Marine Corps divers might soon be utilizing a rather revolutionary (and tankless) underwater breathing technology to help them accomplish their missions. It’s [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
On April 21st (2005), Sporting News published a story
by Stan McNeal about a new line of performance-enhancing contact lenses
designed and developed specifically for athletes, soon to be marketed
and sold under the name "MaxSight". MaxSight contact lenses are the
product of a seven-year development partnership between Nike and Bausch & Lomb.
Currently, the lenses [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
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The Univsersity of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Advanced Technology (IAT) Electromagnetic Systems Division showed off it’s electromagnetic rail gun (RailGun) technology demonstrator at the 24th Army Science Conference (ASC 2004), and [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
German textiles/carpet manufacturer Vorwerk & Co. Teppichwerke GmbH & Co. KG and semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies AG (also based in Germany) have joined forces to create the world’s first (at least publicly known) smart carpet or "thinking carpet". The Infineon Thinking Carpet is basically a carpet-embedded sensor network/sensor system that has the [...]
by David Crane
david@defensereview.com
Up-armoring military Humvees has become a major priority for the U.S. military, of late, due to intense media attention to the issue. Armor Systems International (ASI), out of Vancouver, Washington, thinks it has the answer to our military’s problems in this regard. It’s called Aztik 100™ Peel & Stick Instant [...]
