Cover stories


Rules of engagement

As the Defense Department builds a cyber force, forming a doctrine for cyber warfare is its opening challenge.

Cyber criminals: Digital mercenaries and arms dealers

Cyber warfare is the epitome of asymmetric warfare. A single individual with access to the Internet can be a threat.

Special Report: DCGS Integration Backbone forges joint ISR ground

The technology provides a common ground picture for the services' ISR platforms.

Joint training for joint ISR

After the Army criticized the Air Force for not being responsive enough to its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance needs, the Army established in 2007 its own aviation unit in Iraq.

Air warrior gives aircrews digital edge

Air Warrior, the third part of three Warrior development programs within the Program Executive Office-Soldier, focuses primarily on comfort and survivability factors for helicopter pilots and crew.

Land Warrior/Mounted Warrior/Air Warrior

Network-centric warfare, from boots on the ground to guns in the air.

Wireless warriors

Aircrews and mounted troops join the battlefield network.

Revolution is televised

The One System Remote Video Terminal is a small, portable system that has a big effect on battlespace awareness. It’s a key functionality of Task Force ODIN, which is an Army unit dedicated to spotting and killing insurgents who plant improvised explosive devices. ODIN stands for stands for observe, detect, identify and neutralize.

Webcast

  • Improving Performance Management and Project Control to Meet Cost/Schedule Milestones in DoD Procurement

    It can be nearly impossible to build annual budgets that consider forecasted project and program work plans along with detailed cost data, particularly when attempting to reconcile actual and projected program costs with actual schedule performance. In this webcast, a defense IT program manager will share best practices and hard-won lessons aligning critical data on project performance, cost systems and schedules for truly big picture program management insight. Read more