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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology - DTI Edition, February 16, 2015

VOL. 177 NO. 6 February 16, 2015

Defense Analysis

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Controversy Continues Over Iran’s Rockets And Weapons

Feb 17, 2015
Even if the slow progress on an Iranian nuclear deal yields results, the nation’s missiles will still pose a regional problem.
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U.S. Navy Plays Offense With Surface Fleet

Feb 12, 2015
Responding to changing needs, U.S. Navy outlines “distrbuted lethality’ strategy, and plans to add firepower to Littoral Combat Ships.
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China And Russia To Grow Their Surface Ships

Feb 12, 2015
China and Russia are looking at more displacement and power in their next-generation surface combatants.
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Antisubmarine Warfare Must Change, Says Think-Tank Report

Feb 12, 2015
Report notes that expanding computer power could allow navies to exploit detection techniques that were lab curiosities.
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India Taps Israel For Growing Defense Procurement

Feb 12, 2015
New Indian government and better relations with Israel presage greater military sales of Israeli defense technology to the Indian military.
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Middle East Nations Build Local Defense Businesses

Feb 12, 2015
The push is on by many Middle Eastern states to create more indigenous defense manufacturing opportunities.
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Cheap Oil Does Not Deter Middle East Procurement

Feb 12, 2015
Oil prices are not yet having an impact on Middle Eastern states, although that could change if the decline lasts for years.
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Cut-And-Run May Be A Strategy For German Contractors

Feb 12, 2015
In just six months Germany’s defense industry has gone from top of the heap to deep in the dumps.

Front Line

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Occupant-Centric Approach Influences Armored Vehicle Development

Feb 12, 2015
Advances have been made in designing vehicles to withstand blasts from IEDs and mines, mostly through use of heavy armor and blast-deflecting underbodies.
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Researchers Use Internet Videos to Teach Robots

Feb 12, 2015
Maintenance and repair and logistics soon could be among tasks completed by cognitive robots.
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DLA Adds DNA Identifier To Eliminate Counterfeit Microcircuits

Feb 12, 2015
A plant-based DNA molecule used to mark microcircuit is reportedly robust. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) says this anti-counterfeiting process cannot be replicated, reengineered or digitally copied.
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Navy Adds Video Game To Ship Defense Training

Feb 12, 2015
U.S. sailors train for anti-missile defense via a video game. Team play is said to improve collaboration skills, and the exposure to different threat environments gives novices a rapid introduction to threat assessment, tactics and decision-making.

First Person

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Pentagon Critic Diagnoses Problems, Recommends Changes

Feb 12, 2015
Wheeler is a critic of Pentagon acquisition failures, and the Pentagon never fails to supply him with material.