Defense Week 2003 Nathan Hodge |
Title | Subject | Authors |
A-10 pilots say upgrades reduce fratricide risk.(fratricide is a term used to describe deaths resulting from friendly-fire ) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Admiral sees 'need' for more ASDS procurement.(Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS)) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Admiral: Solipsys available to all CEC competitors. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Army anticipating $98.5 billion for fiscal 2005: general. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Army, Marine Corps to team on fast sealift ships.(U.S. Army and Marines to combine efforts to design high-speed naval vessel with sea lift capabilities) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
As competition nears, Navy's Littoral combatant takes shape.(U.S. Navy, acquisition plans for new Littoral Combat Ship class) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Australian 'hit' on U.S. sub get attention.(during Naval exercise, Australian sub crewmen outperformed U.S. sub crewmen) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Boeing's penalties to have minimal impact on sector.(U.S. Air Force penalizes Boeing for its involvement in corporate espionage) | Literature/writing | Ann Roosevelt, Nathan Hodge |
'Buy American' compromise sought anew.(Bush administration actively involved in finding compromise) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
'Buy American' row leads to Republican rift. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Canadians, Europeans sound alarm over 'buy American'.(international defense industry concerns over U.S. buy national provision of 2004 defense authorization bill) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Casualty of tanker wars: army sealift leases.(controversy over U.S. Air Force tanker aircraft leases prompts Army officials to cancel transport ship lease plans) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Chinese build-up targets U.S. forces in Taiwan Straits. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge, Ron Laurenzo |
CIA's armed Predator: Friendly-fire risk?(Predator is an unmanned aerial vehicle used by the CIA and the U.S. Air Force) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Coast Guard faces funding gap for Deepwater.(long-term funding of U.S. Coast Guard's Deepwater modernization program) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Companies 'shut out' of Iraq contracts: Critics. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Company expects surge in orders for up-armored Humvees. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Container security initiative may expand to mideast.(U.S. legislation governing the protection of U.S. borders from terrorists use of shipping containers) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Contractors, DOD spar over buying American. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Deepwater firms cope with funding shortfall.(cuts in spending to the U.S. Coast Guard's Deepwater program) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Defense agency rushing new technology to Iraq. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Despite success, plans for thermobaric weapons unclear. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
DRS research agency to tap industry input.(U.S. Department of Homeland Security) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
F/A-22 takes hit from House, Senate authorizers.(U.S. Congress cuts defense spending allowed on F/A-22 attack aircraft) | Literature/writing | Ann Roosevelt, Nathan Hodge |
Fight brewing over 'buy American' legislation.(legislation restricting U.S. military's ability to purchase weapons from foreign countries) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
First LCS will harness existing technology: Admiral.(Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Foreign gear aids Iraq campaign, general says.(review of foreign make military equipment used by U.S. forces in the invasion of Iraq) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Franks underscores "lessons learned" in Iraq, Afghanistan.(U.S. General Tommy Franks discusses military operations and campaigns) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Generals push need for future systems now.(Army's top generals seeking advanced technology for troops deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
House panel slams Pentagon for poor troop protection. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
In caucasus, U.S. finds 'willing' coalition members. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
In Iraq, airborne command systems put to test.(evaluation of U.S. command and control systems used in Iraq air warfare operations) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Iraq training ewild cardE for contractors, exec says. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Iraq war seen as test of sea basing.(U.S. Military strategy of basing military operations from ships rather that on land) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Israelis see parallels in Iraq, occupied territories. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
JASSM cuts "catastrophic": Lockheed.(Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) programing funding to end) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Lawmakers want new probe of body-armor company.(Point Blank Body Armor L.P.) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Legislation takes aim at government credit-card abuse. | Literature/writing | John M. Donnelly, Nathan Hodge |
Legislators take aim at shipbuilding loans. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Looking past Iraq, Navy pushes 'Ready-To-Surge' force.(military planning and operational strategy of the U.S. Navy) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Marine Corps consider Stinger replacement.(Stinger air-defense missile) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Marines have zero tolerance for fratricide: General.(U.S. Marine Corp. position on friendly fires accidents) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Marines unveil shoulder-fired thermobaric weapon in Iraq. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Navy increasingly draws on long-distance tech support. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Navy presses ahead with LCS.(U.S. Navy, request for Littoral Combat Ship design proposals) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Navy research chief touts new venture-capital model.(U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Research Vice Adm. Jay Cohen on new business model for venture capital investments in defense research) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Navy spreads wealth with LCS awards.(defense contracts for work on the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Navy takes delivery of advanced mini-sub.(U.S. Navy takes deliver of Northrop Grumman Corp. mini-submarines for use by Navy SEAL commandos) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Navy touts sub deal; critics still skeptical. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Navy wrestles with 're-cocking' the fleet. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Northrop: Mini-sub cuts Imperil Annapolis facility.(Northrop Co.) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Northrop's DD (X) gets passing marks.(review of work by Northrop Grumman on the U.S. Navy's next-generation surface combatant (DD(X))) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Northrop still aiming for LCS subcontracts.(Northrop Grumman efforts to win defense work on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Nuclear teams at DOE lack airlift, IG says.(U.S. Department of Energy emergency response to terrorism can not deploy rapidly enough in case of nuclear terrorism according to the Inspector General (IG)) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Official: U.S. waged war to show its's no 'paper tiger'.(U.S. senior official with the Pentagon expresses opinion on reasons the U.S. invaded Iraq) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
On Littoral ship, manning is major challenge.(Littoral Combat Ship) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Opportunity knocks for Lockheed with DD(X) radar decision .(U.S. Navy decides to go with S-band radar for its future destroyers increasing changes Lockheed Martin will win contracts) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Pakistan F-16s not under discussion: General.(pending U.S. sale of attack aircraft to Pakistan and Belgium) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Pentagon agency may train Iraq war-crimes prosecutors. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Pentagon could net $434 billion in fiscal 2004. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Pentagon touts troop-rotation plan.(US Defense Department) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Point Blank Body Armor passes test, Army says.(questions involving quality control at Point Blank Body Armor Inc. are investigated) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Post-Iraq, shipyards cope with maintenance spike. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Private sector aided massive sealift operations, says admiral.(Vice Adm. David Brewer commented about recent use private shipping contractors) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Raytheon bets Lockheed for major Navy missile program. | Literature/writing | John M. Donnelly, Nathan Hodge |
SEALs' mini-sub finishes OPEVAL.(testing of new small submarine for use by special forces) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Security experts see tough months ahead in Iraq.(security situation) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Ship loan guarantees prone to fraud: GAO.(U.S. General Accounting Office says defense industry contracts with shipbuilders are vulnerable to fraud and waste) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Solipsys still a player in 'network-centric' effort.(Solipsys Corp.) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Special ops command 'anxious' to field Osprey.(CV-22 tiltrotor) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Special-ops sub is up to spec: General.(special operations mini-submarine, U.S. Special Operations Command) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Tactical Tomahawk on track: Navy. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Thermobarics: "catchword" for new class of weapon.(new type of explosives used by U.S. military in Iraq war) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
TIA program in jeopardy, insiders say.(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Terrorism information Awareness (TIA) program) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
'Unsettling' defaults spur reform: DOT IG. | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
U. S. shipbuilders seek to end leasing of foreign vessels.(lobbyists on behalf of U.S. shipbuilding industry work to end foreign leasing) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
Verbatim: Army chief of staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker.(excerpts from Gen. Schoomaker's debut speech) | Literature/writing | Nathan Hodge |
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