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Robot Repair Shop Helps keep Troops Safe
A few Soldiers, Marines and civilians operate a fleet of robots in the fight at the Joint Robotics Repair Detachment, or JRRD, located at Victory Base Complex in Baghdad.

Army Testing XM-25 'Smart' High-Explosive Weapon for Soldiers
A Soldier successfully shoulder-fired a "smart" High Explosive Airburst, or HEAB, round for the first time Aug. 11 from the XM-25 weapon system at Aberdeen Test Center, Maryland.

Engineers Perfect Software for Special Ops Aircraft
Previously, gunship crews could only target one of the C-130's guns at a time, but in combat they saw the benefits of being able to target both guns at once.

Soldier Deploys to Iraq to Help Field Laser Defense System for Chinook Helicopters
Chinook helicopters flown by pilots of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, are the first to be equipped with the laser-based countermeasure system designed to shoot laser energy at incoming infrared missiles.

ESC Team Brings New CAOC To Life
When the new, state-of-the-art combined air and space operations center, or CAOC, in Southwest Asia came online 01 Sep., it marked a milestone for joint and coalition combat forces and for the Electronic Systems Center team working to make it happen.

Newly Trained Counter-IED Teams Deploy to Afghanistan
Service members who participated in the first state-side training program for joint counter-IED teams have just arrived in Afghanistan for a year-long assignment.

Army's Electronic Warfare Needs Receive Heightened Emphasis
As the U.S. Army approaches eight years of counter-insurgency operations in two theaters, Iraq and Afghanistan, the enemy use of the electromagnetic spectrum against U.S. soldiers has remained a persistent challenge.

Solar Array Saves Air Force Energy, Money
A solar-energy array at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, is saving money for the Air Force and decreasing the service's reliance on fossil fuels.

Virtual Route Clearance Trainer Gives Realistic Training to Units at Fort McCoy
Raydon Corporation brought the Raydon four-trailer VRCT set-up to Fort McCoy in early September to provide realistic training for mobilizing Soldiers.

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Leading Flight
The emergence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles technology in the mid-1990s has made Unmanned Aircraft Systems the weapon of choice for the Army commanders engaged in contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Engineers Team Up With Robots at NTC to Clear IEDs
More than 3,000 Soldiers from 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Div, just ended two weeks in the box at NTC preparing for an upcoming deployment to Iraq, and a number of them conducted unique route-clearance training there with a robot.

Soldiers Testing Unmanned Vehicles, Sensors at Bliss
Soldiers with the Army Evaluation Task Force at Fort Bliss, Texas, are now in the midst of a "limited user test" that will move equipment that's part of the Early Infantry Brigade Capability Package one step closer to being in the hands of soldiers.

Fort Dix Unveils Solar Panel Array
Officials unveiled a new solar-panel array atop the 99th Regional Support Command Headquarters during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 3 September 2009, at Fort Dix.

Soldiers, Civilians Train on New IED Simulators
Soldiers and civilians from 19 different installations and facilities all over the country came to White Sands Missile Range late July to learn how to use the latest in improvised explosive device simulation devices.

Four Munitions Operations Activated Under AFNWC
With the activation and assumption of command for the 798th Munitions Maintenance Group at Minot AFB, N.D., August 18, the Air Force significantly advanced one of its top goals - reinvigorating its nuclear enterprise.

NATO AWACS Proves Interoperability at Operational Event
Late last month, flying 100 miles off the coast of Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., a NATO AWACS took part in six-hour combat scenarios that demonstrated interoperability between its prototype interrogator and various joint platforms.

Tactical Satellite-3 Finishes Calibration Phase and Readies for Validation Stage
On 17 August, Tactical Satellite-3 completed its critical calibration phase almost three months after launch, and the program team will now prepare the 880-pound spacecraft for the crucial validation stage.

Soldiers Praise New .50-Cal Machine Gun
More than a dozen Soldiers from Fort Benning test-fired an enhanced .50-caliber machine gun that allows troops to rapidly change the barrel without having to check or reset headspace and timing, officials said.

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'Conductive Ink' Solar Panels Capture the Sun's Power for Soldiers
Scientists at the AF Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate have developed a cost-reducing technology to capture sunlight and store it as energy to power GPS components, portable communications, and other devices for US soldiers.

Network-Based Field Tests Underway for BCT Modernization
The U.S. Army is conducting a series of high-tech network and equipment verification tests at its massive White Sands test range as part of brigade combat team (BCT) modernization.

Improved Battery Technology Sitting Unordered in Army Inventory
Soldiers are carrying unnecessary weight into battle because many units do not realize that newer, lighter batteries with more capacity are sitting unordered in the Army supply channel.

Advanced Tactical Laser Aircraft Fires High-Power Laser
Members of the 413th Flight Test Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL., and contractor Boeing recently successfully fired the high-power laser aboard the Advanced Tactical Laser aircraft for the first time in flight.

DTIC launches defense technology Wiki - "DoDTechipedia"
Defense Department officials have launched a technology wiki, DoDTechipedia, as a way to improve collaboration among agency scientists, engineers, acquisition workers and military service members.

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