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Article: Advanced Warfighting Capabilities Through Technology Transfer (0.8M)
This article explains the two primary mechanisms used by the DoD for technology transfer and provides an example of a technology that was rapidly and cost-effectively transitioned to the warfighter [Published 2008-10-20]

Article: Advances in Airborne Geophysical Systems for Ordnance Mapping and Detection (1.7M)
Improved magnetometer systems have been developed and a "production" time-domain electromagnetic system has been introduced. These systems can be used for detection and mapping of unexploded ordnance. [Published 2009-03-23]

Article: Course Spotlight - IED Defeat (0.7M)
[Published 2008-06-01]

Article: Department of Defense Energy Security Initiatives (1.8M)
Energy is a strategic resource that has significant security, economic, geo-strategic and environmental implications for the nation and important operational implications for the DoD. [Published 2009-04-27]

Article: Introducing the New WSTIAC Director (0.8M)
This article serves as an introduction to the new WSTIAC director, Mr. John Weed. Mr. Weed joins WSTIAC after a distinguished career of service as a Colonel in the US Army. [Published 2008-10-20]

Article: Iraq and the AC-130: Gunships Unleashed (1.4M)
This article describes some of the special capabilities of the AC-130 gunship from an experienced pilot's perspective. [Published 2008-10-20]

Article: Lightweight Wearable Power Energized by Pentagon's Prize Program (1.6M)
Ground combat personnel are straining to find a way to carry adequate power to operate their helmet-mounted displays, night-vision devices, image intensifiers, satellite radios, robots, and autonomous vehicles. [Published 2009-04-27]

Article: TARDEC's Power and Energy Vision (1.8M)
[Published 2009-04-27]

Article: WSTIAC 10 - IED Defeat (0.6M)
[Published 2008-06-01]

Article: WSTIAC 10 - Lethality (0.7M)
[Published 2008-04-11]

DoDTechipedia: The DoD's New Online Technology Resource and Collaboration Space (1.7M)
DoDTechipedia is an online information wiki that contains encyclopedic information on numerous scientific and technical areas relevant to the DoD mission and allows users to make contribution through adding, editing, and updating information. [Published 2009-03-23]

GACIAC Bulletin, 1995 December (0.0M)
Volume 18 Number 4. Contains a "Field of View" article about the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA). There is also an article on a neural net technology Techanical Area Task (TAT).

GACIAC Bulletin, 1995 Jan-Mar (0.0M)
Volume 18, Number 1. Contains articles on "A New Military Paradigm" and "Electro-Magnetic Windows Material Database" [Published 1995-03-01]

GACIAC Bulletin, 1995 June (0.1M)
Volume 18, Number 2. Contains an article describing the GACIAC Charter and the GACIAC Government Steering Committee [Published 1995-06-01]

GACIAC Bulletin, 1995 September (0.1M)
Volume 18 Number 3. Contains a "Field of View" article on Affordability and a list of FY 1995 GACIAC Techanical Area Tasks (TATs).

GACIAC Bulletin, 1996 December (0.1M)
Volume 19 Number 4. Articles on the "TARA Process", GENESIS, and Smart Weapons Course [Published 1996-12-01]

GACIAC Bulletin, 1996 June (0.1M)
Volume 19, Number 2. Articles on Perspectives on Army Multispectral Seekers and GACIAC TAT Tracker [Published 1996-06-01]

GACIAC Bulletin, 1996 March (0.1M)
Volume 19, Number 1. Articles on "Battlefield Imagery Projectiles (BIPs)" and a new State of the Art Report on Modern Control Theory. [Published 1996-03-01]

GACIAC Bulletin, 1996 September (0.2M)
Volume 19, Number 3. Articles on "Tactical Data Links" and "Flyaway package" [Published 1996-09-01]

GACIAC Bulletin, 1997 August (0.1M)
Volume 20 Number 3. Article on "DoD Management on Guidance and Control". Description of the Guidance, Navigation and Control Course. Details on the Smart Weapons Quick Reaction Task. [Published 1997-08-01]

GACIAC Bulletin, 1997 January (0.1M)
Volume 20, Number 1. Articles on "Progress in Automatic Target Recognition", "Infrared Technology Course". "Workshop on Control Mechanisms for Complex Systems(Issues of Measurement and Semiotic Analysis)" [Published 1997-01-15]

GACIAC Bulletin, 1997 May (0.1M)
Volume 20 Number 2. Article on "Peircean System of Science/Peircean Semeiotic" and description of an Infrared Countermeasures course. [Published 1997-05-01]

GACIAC Bulletin, 1998 July (0.1M)
Volume 21 Number 2. Articles on "Missile Technology" and "Sensing Technology for Area Denial" [Published 1998-07-01]

GACIAC Bulletin, 1998 March (0.1M)
Volume 21 Number 1. Article on Nanoscience. [Published 1998-03-01]

GACIAC Bulletin, 1998 November (6.7M)
Volume 21 Number 3. Articles on "Precision Munitions and Logistics Study". [Published 1998-11-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Fall 2004, Vol. 5 No. 3 (0.3M)
Published in the Fall of 2004, features an article on "Vehicle for Change - Army Combat Forces". Also contains: "Director's Corner, "FYI", "WSTIAC Courses", "In the News", and "Calendar of Events" [Published 2004-12-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Summer 2005, Vol. 5 No. 3 (0.3M)
Published in the Summer of 2005 features an article on Actionable Situational Awareness Pull (ASAP). Also contains: "Director's Corner, "FYI", "WSTIAC Courses", "In the News", and "Calendar of Events" [Published 2005-08-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 4 (0.2M)
Published in the Fall of 2005 features an article on Biometrics Robots. Also contains: "Director's Corner, "FYI", "WSTIAC Courses", "In the News", and "Calendar of Events" [Published 2005-11-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Vol. 6 No. 4 (0.8M)
Published in Fall 2006 features an article on "Future Combat Systems Alternatives." Also contains "Director's Corner, "In the News", "WSTIAC Courses" and "Calendar of Events". [Published 2006-12-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 1 (1.4M)
Published in the Winter of 2006 features an article on The Lobster Robot. Also contains: "Director's Corner, "FYI", "WSTIAC Courses" and "Calendar of Events" [Published 2005-12-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 2 (0.2M)
Published in the Spring of 2006 features an article on Lean Six Sigma. Also contains: "Director's Corner, "FYI", "WSTIAC Courses" and "Calendar of Events" [Published 2006-04-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 1 Number 1 (0.7M)
Published in January 2000. Contains articles on Announcing WSTIAC, IBARR System "(Intelligent Bridge Assessment, Repair, and Retrofit", Automated Dredging and Disposal Alternatives Management System (ADDAMS), Research on the variable speed bullet, Micro Air Vehicles, and Smart Weapons Training. [Published 2000-01-15]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 1 Number 2 (1.8M)
Published in April 2000. Feature article on "Modernizing Situational Awareness and Battlefield Management". Also in this newletter is: "The REMote IDentification System (REMIDS)", "Micro Air Vehicles", "ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Awareness Training", "Smart Weapons Training", "IAC Awareness Conference", "DoD Global Information Grid (GIG). [Published 2000-04-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 1 Number 3 (1.1M)
Published in July 2000. Feature Article on "Area Denial for Next Generation Scatterable Mines". Also articles on Micro Air Vehicles, EMC Awareness Training, and Smart Weapons Course. [Published 2000-07-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 1 Number 4 (1.5M)
Published in September 2000. Feature article on "Joint DoD/DoE Munitions Tecnology Development". Also article on WSTIAC Steering Committee. [Published 2000-09-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 2 Number 1 (1.4M)
Published in January 2001. Feature Articles on "Moving Beyond the Rubber Bullet" and "Reduced Lethality Weapons: Maintaining Proportionality". Also FYI article on High Energy Lasers. [Published 2001-01-15]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 2 Number 2 (2.8M)
Published in March 2001. Feature article on DoD Unmanned Combat Systems Technology. Also an article on "DURINT Nanotechnology Research Awards". [Published 2001-03-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 2 Number 3 (0.6M)
Published in July 2001. Feature article on "Combat Hybrid Power System (CHPS)" [Published 2001-07-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 2 Number 4 (0.7M)
Published in September 2001. Feature article on "New Model to Evaluate Weapon Effects and Platform Vulnerability: AJEM". Also "Anti-Jam GPS Part 1: GPS Employment In PGMs". [Published 2001-09-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 3 Number 1 (3.3M)
Published in December 2001. Feature article on "Warhead Design Creativity Machine". Also, Smart Precision Weapons Training. [Published 2001-12-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 3 Number 2 (0.7M)
Published in March 2002. Feature article on an Interview with Lt. Gen. Ronald T. Kadish, Director, Missile Defense Agency. Also Anti-jam GPS Part II. [Published 2002-03-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 3 Number 3 (3.2M)
Published in July 2002. Feature article is "Weapon System Effectiveness against the Time Critical Mobile Target". Also Anti-Jam GPS Part III. [Published 2002-07-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 3 Number 4 (2.5M)
Published in September 2002. Feature article on "Anti-Jam GPS Technology in Weapon Receivers: Part IV". Also training course descriptions for Weaponeering, Sensors/Seekers, and Smart/Precision Weapons. [Published 2002-09-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 4 Number 1 (2.7M)
Published Spring 2003. Feature Article on "Progress on Directed Energy Weapons, Part I: High Energy Lasers". Also, WSTIAC Training Course descriptions: Directed Energy, Weaponeering, Sensors/Seekers, Smart/Precision Weapons. [Published 2003-04-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 4 Number 2 (0.3M)
Published in Summer 2003. Feature Article on "GPS Accuracy for Weapon Guidance." Other topics: State of the Art Report on Anti-jam GPS, Quik Bolt Test Firing, Wolfpack Program, Sunmarine littoral warfare weapons. Also, WSTIAC Training Course descriptions: Directed Energy, Weaponeering, Sensors/Seekers, Smart/Precision Weapons. [Published 2003-07-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 4 Number 3 (2.0M)
Published Fall 2003. Feature Article on "Progress on Directed Energy Weapons, Part II: High Power Microwave Weapons." [Published 2003-10-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 4 Number 4 (0.3M)
Published Winter 2004. Feature Article on "Progress in Directed Energy Weapons Part III: Pulse Power for DEW." Also included: Report from the AIAA 3rd Biennial National Forum on Weapon Systems Effectiveness, HYBRIDS ON THE HIGH SEAS: FUEL CELLS FOR FUTURE SHIPS, The Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System Name Change [Published 2003-12-31]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 5 Number 1 (0.3M)
Published in Spring 2004. Feature Article on "Dilution of Precision in GPS Guidance Simplified." Also articles on: The Bell UH-1Y Huey, Long Range Air Launch Target (LRALT), The Laser Integrated Target Identification System. [Published 2004-04-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Volume 5 Number 2 (1.7M)
Published in Summer 2004. Feature Articles on "Comanche Termination" and "WSTIAC to Capture Comanche Knowledge." Also news on: Arrow Missile Test Completed, Environmental Assessment for HEL Tests, THAAD System Completes Important Test, Optical and Radio Frequency Combined Link Experiment Program [Published 2004-07-01]

WSTIAC Newsletter, Winter 2005, Vol. 5 No. 4 (0.3M)
Published in the Winter of 2005 features an article on DoD's "Other" Combat Power. Also contains: "Director's Corner, "FYI", "WSTIAC Courses", "In the News", and "Calendar of Events" [Published 2005-03-01]

WSTIAC Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 1 - Directed Energy Weapons (1.4M)
This issue of the WSTIAC Quarterly features an article titled Directed Energy Weapons and the Asymmetric Fight. Also included are recent news items related to weapon systems technology, the WSTIAC Calendar of Events and the Director's Corner. Details on several Training Courses sponsored by WSTIAC are also included in this issue. [Published 2007-03-01]

WSTIAC Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 2 - Naval Ship and Ship Systems Needs (4.7M)
This issue of the WSTIAC Quarterly features an article on Naval Ship and Ship Systems Needs for Early 21st Century. Also included are weapon systems technology news articles, a WSTIAC success story, WSTIAC training course offerings, and the weapon systems technology calendar of events. [Published 2007-08-31]

WSTIAC Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 3 - High Altitude Airship: Leading the Way for Stratospheric Defense Systems (4.4M)
This issue of the WSTIAC Quarterly features an article on the High Altitude Airship. Also included are weapon systems technology news articles, an introduction to the new WSTIAC Director, WSTIAC training course offerings, and the weapon systems technology calendar of events. [Published 2007-09-27]

WSTIAC Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 4 - Disruptive Technologies: Achieving the Asymmetric Edge on the Battlefield (3.6M)
This issue of the WSTIAC Quarterly features an article on the Disruptive Technologies. Also included are weapon systems technology news articles, an introduction to the WSTIAC 10 from the Director, WSTIAC training course offerings, and the weapon systems technology calendar of events. [Published 2007-12-31]

WSTIAC Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 1 - Small Caliber Lethality: 5.56mm Performance in Close Quarters Battle (5.5M)
This issue of the WSTIAC Quarterly features an article on small caliber lethality and how 5.56mm rounds perform in close quarters battle. Also included is an introduction to the topic of lethality, as well as SpecOps East show review. [Published 2008-04-11]

WSTIAC Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 2 - The Continuing War Against IEDs (5.9M)
This issue of the WSTIAC Quarterly features an overview article on the Joint IED Defeat Organization. Also included in this issue are articles on stealthy antennas, the WSTIAC 10 topic of IED Defeat, and a WSTIAC success story that focuses on efforts to improve service life for critical aircraft components. [Published 2008-06-01]

WSTIAC Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 3 - Technology Transfer: Advancing Warfighting Capabilities (3.4M)
In this issue of the WSTIAC Quarterly you will find a valuable article that describes how the Department of Defense promotes technology transfer between DoD agencies and private industry. The second article highlights some of the special capabilities of the AC-130 gunship from an experienced pilot's perspective. [Published 2008-10-20]

WSTIAC Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 4 - DoD Collaboration the Wiki Way (7.2M)
This issue of the WSTIAC Quarterly features an article that provides an introduction and overview of DoDTechipedia. The second article highlights advances in the effort to better detect and neutralize unexploded ordnance (UXO). [Published 2009-03-23]

WSTIAC Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 1, Special Issue - Powering the Future Force: New Power & Energy Technologies for the Warfighter (24.0M)
This expanded issue of the WSTIAC Quarterly focuses on new power and energy technologies. Articles in this special issue include: Department of Defense Energy Security Initiatives; Lightweight Wearable Power Energized by Pentagon's Prize Program; TARDEC's Power and Energy Vision; Navy and Industry Pursuing New Power and Propulsion Methods; An Overview of Novel Power Sources for Advanced Munitions; Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet and Hydrogen Infrastructure at Hickam Air Force Base; TechSolutions11: An Introduction to Power and Energy; Innovations in Unites States Marine Corps Expeditionary Power Systems; Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Research Progress and Near-Term Opportunities [Published 2009-04-27]

WSTIAC Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 2 - High Energy Laser For Next Generation Ships (4.9M)
This issue of the WSTIAC Quarterly features an article on high energy lasers as a shipboard directed energy weapon. Also included is an overview of the Directed Energy Engineering and Analysis Center and an article describing the use of turbomachinery as a portable power source for the military. [Published 2009-07-27]