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Welcome to The Aerospace & Defense Blog. This is where our staff recount tales of the strange, the weird, and the otherwise offbeat. We could put news here, but we have the rest of our Website for that. Enjoy our scribblings, and feel free to add your own opinions. You might also get to know us in the process. Proceed at your own risk.

China continues to improve capabilities in carrier-based military aviation

May 14, 2013

Small is more: SWAP for soldier systems and unmanned vehicles dominates today's technology

May 7, 2013

The defense budget is here: time to get to work

April 29, 2013

Ron Mastro: an unforgettable figure in the aerospace and defense electronics industry

April 23, 2013

Mil & Aero Publisher Ernesto Burden unhurt after bombs hit today's Boston Marathon

April 15, 2013

After all those sleepless nights of worry, now we find the Pentagon's budget is actually UP?

April 10, 2013

Confederate surrender at Appomattox ended the American Civil War 148 years ago this month

April 9, 2013

Dear God, what more can the U.S. military ask from the poor letter C?

April 5, 2013

Saber rattling in North Korea: how dangerous are these threats?

April 2, 2013

At last, some good news; is our industry really ready for this?

March 26, 2013

Teledyne Technologies becoming major player in unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) sensors

March 19, 2013

Is sequestration killing aerospace and defense trade shows?

March 14, 2013

Nuclear ballistic missile technology remains a post-Cold-War defense priority

March 12, 2013

The sequester hits! Is everyone okay?

March 5, 2013

The continuing drone war of low-tech vs. high-tech

February 26, 2013

Prospects for high-performance embedded computing (HPEC) look brighter than ever before

February 19, 2013

Self-sealing suction cups show promise for future robots

February 11, 2013

Air Force moving forward with potential upgrades to PAVE PAWS, BMEWS, and PARCS missile-defense radar

February 7, 2013

Cyberattacks carried out against media outlets

February 4, 2013

Quest for the humvee-mounted mobile data center for the battlefield edge

January 30, 2013

Dempsey worries about cyberattack, DoD makes plans to hire additional cybersecurity workers

January 28, 2013

Defense industry will emerge from these hard times stronger than ever

January 24, 2013

More on our favorite quadruped robot, the LS3

January 21, 2013

Wave of aerospace and defense company acquisitions may be indication of things to come

January 17, 2013

First the power grid, now banks under attack

January 14, 2013

Hagel as defense secretary another indication the U.S. military budget is headed downward

January 9, 2013

NSA's cybersecurity program to protect critical infrastructure revealed

January 7, 2013

Fiscal-cliff negotiations reward defense industry with even more uncertainty

January 3, 2013

Military & Aerospace Electronics gives unmanned vehicle technology the attention it deserves

December 20, 2012

The decline of the laptop

December 17, 2012

U.S. anti-submarine capability is eroding, and it may be too late to turn it around

December 12, 2012

As the DOD prepares itself for sequestration, communication is key

December 10, 2012

Conspicuous gallantry: Doris Miller at Pearl Harbor was one of World War II's first heroes

December 7, 2012

Russian air power steps forward with deliveries of Su-30SM super-maneuverable jet fighters

November 28, 2012

DARPA Robotics Challenge promises advances in robot autonomy

November 26, 2012

Pentagon stirs up semiconductor industry with its requirement to mark parts with unique DNA

November 21, 2012

Are we taking Cybersecurity seriously? Congress shoots down bill

November 19, 2012

Pentagon looks to international business to keep U.S. defense industry viable

November 15, 2012

Strike-one for the defense industry

November 7, 2012

Electrical grid attacked, cybersecurity more important now than ever

November 5, 2012

Hurricane Sandy hits trade shows, cancels flights, strands travelers along the entire East Coast

October 29, 2012

Military business slows to a trickle; now a matter of how hard things will get

October 26, 2012

Alpha Dog demonstrates what quadruped robots can do

October 23, 2012

Looming fiscal cliff threatens to strike after the presidential election

October 18, 2012

Stealing a drone by spoofing, is it that easy?

October 15, 2012

Drone operation? There's an app for that.

October 8, 2012

NASA Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission to yield new information on rad-hard electronics

October 4, 2012

BAE and EADS speak about possible merger, claim expansion rather than contraction

October 1, 2012

Marines experience their worst air disaster in nearly half a century

September 24, 2012

BAE and EADS stand to form the largest defense company in the world

September 13, 2012

U.S. government takes threat of bird flu pandemic seriously; spends $25 billion for medical countermeasures

September 10, 2012

New modified COTS device helps repair engines and airframes before they break

September 5, 2012

Remembering Neil Armstrong, and what he meant to a generation of Americans

August 29, 2012

Counter IED software can locate IED and weapons caches in Afghanistan

August 27, 2012

Persistent-surveillance sensors can compress time and link related events for deep intelligence gathering

August 22, 2012

UAV swarm technology emerges to perform varied applications

August 13, 2012

Rarely before have we seen a bleaker picture for U.S. defense spending

August 8, 2012

Is the U.S. preparing for war in Syria?

August 6, 2012

Aftermarket parts suppliers help extend the lives of legacy aircraft when parts supplies dry up

August 1, 2012

UAVs may be able to fly in national airspace thanks to new system

July 24, 2012

What does radiation hardened mean?

July 18, 2012

Fifty six men who made history, 236 years ago today

July 4, 2012

How quantum computing will change security

June 30, 2012

The day a Presidential Medal of Freedom winner called me a racist

June 26, 2012

Look up in the sky! It's a helicopter, it's a plane, it's...the X3!

June 13, 2012

The Normandy Invasion that opened the Allies great crusade in Europe happened 68 years ago today

June 6, 2012

Vietnamese Government opens more sites to POW/MIA investigators

June 5, 2012

Will model-based design make prototypes obsolete for the Military & Aerospace Industry?

May 30, 2012

Memorial Day

May 28, 2012

The haunting bugle call Taps is 150 years old this summer

May 24, 2012

The Navy's solid-state laser weapon

May 22, 2012

High-performance embedded computing (HPEC) gaining market traction, but its definition remains elusive

May 14, 2012

Did I say $114 million mistake? I meant $351 million.

May 9, 2012

Continuing the conversation

May 7, 2012

Lockheed Martin experimental stealth surface vessel to be scrapped after yielding valuable technology

May 3, 2012

Air Force competes in National Collegiate Cyber Defense competition

April 30, 2012

Will Intel 3rd Generation Intel Core processor make a big splash in embedded computing applications?

April 27, 2012

The $114 million mistake

April 25, 2012

Iran under attack once again

April 23, 2012

High-performance computing for rugged mobile military applications is becoming a hot design issue

April 18, 2012

Is the U.S. getting ready for conflict?

April 16, 2012

Historic obsession about the Titanic sinking 100 years ago wipes Bread and Roses strike from popular memory

April 12, 2012

The future of UAV technology aims high

April 3, 2012

Conference combo

March 30, 2012

We can thank a self-absorbed Congress for hurting national defense if deep automatic defense cuts happen

March 28, 2012

Securing the military network

March 21, 2012

FAA's impending rule on small UAVs may usher in a new era of civil aerial warfare

March 14, 2012

Boeing and Airbus both claim victory in WTO Appeal? That can't be right...

March 12, 2012

The defense industry may be adjusting to a new age of financial austerity

March 7, 2012

What's up with all the anti-tamper technology?

March 5, 2012

Effects of 2013 DOD budget cuts already being felt with program cancellations

February 29, 2012

Top ten technologies the U.S. Army's Rapid Equipping Force is looking for

February 25, 2012

AUSA Winter 2012

February 23, 2012

Iranian Nuclear Program Under Attack (again)

February 20, 2012

Your best insight into the DOD budget implications for the military and aerospace electronics market

February 14, 2012

Railgun technology getting closer to reality

February 13, 2012

Iranian Nuclear Program Under Attack (again)

February 13, 2012

Vying for air refueling tanker work

February 9, 2012

Two years later, Navy is on track for big upgrades to shipboard networking and C4ISR

February 8, 2012

Prosthetic Limbs

February 6, 2012

Security for Android hand-held devices is top priority for real-time software companies

January 25, 2012

Can machines truly understand language?

January 23, 2012

Revamped M&AE and Avionics Websites offer topic centers to get readers exactly what they want

January 18, 2012

The Terminology of Military Technology

January 16, 2012

The Terminology of Military Technology

January 16, 2012

Latest Pentagon guidance may bode well for military technology development and research

January 11, 2012

The battle for Internet security

January 9, 2012

Saber rattling in the Persian Gulf drives home importance of shipboard missile defense

January 4, 2012

Southern California sites all deserve recognition for their contributions to aviation history

December 21, 2011

North Korea's new leader

December 19, 2011

Commercial satellite photo reminds us that China is a future global aircraft carrier power

December 14, 2011

How did that get there? How Iran may have obtained their new UAV

December 12, 2011

Let's hope anti-tamper technology is real, as one of the most advanced UAVs falls into Iranian hands

December 8, 2011

A Naval Academy class ring gives mute testimony to disaster at Pearl Harbor 70 years ago today

December 7, 2011

Quadruped robot nearing release

December 5, 2011

Drone, UAV, UAS ... what do we call that unmanned flyin' thing, anyway?

November 30, 2011

Customizable communication

November 28, 2011

Federal spending cuts: can't anybody here play this game?

November 23, 2011

Video Games as Military Education

November 21, 2011

Great Reason To Get To Munich This Spring: Avionics Europe to Explore New Frontier of Air Traffic Management

November 19, 2011

Airbus prevails over Boeing in Dubai Air Show passenger jetliner sweepstakes, but no Paris-like blowout

November 17, 2011

The role of the smartphone on the digital battlefield

November 16, 2011

An update on the Avionics Europe conference and expo March 21 and 22 in Munich

November 15, 2011

The best defense is...

November 14, 2011

The politics and interpretation of DOD's Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA) guidelines

November 11, 2011

Space geeks rejoice: NASA news abounds

November 8, 2011

Knowledge is Power

November 7, 2011

Is orange juice key to preserving last intact German Do-17 light bomber downed in Battle of Britain?

November 4, 2011

Boeing: A giant awakens

November 1, 2011

Guns, guns, guns

October 31, 2011

Business aviation: a boon to corporate 'fat cats' or job creator for the local community?

October 31, 2011

No power, no content: the October snowstorm from Hell

October 31, 2011

Is it time for widely recognized industry standards for anti-tamper?

October 28, 2011

An exclusive look into the editorial mission of Military & Aerospace Electronics (and a renewal reminder)

October 27, 2011

NBAA 2011, Social, Mobile and the Year of the iPad

October 20, 2011

Notable NASA news dominates desktop

October 16, 2011

An open letter to GPGPU-based embedded computing providers

October 14, 2011

Imagine that: COTS component lifecycle support that sees integrators through design and production

October 11, 2011

New to NBAA

October 11, 2011

Aerospace and defense electronics industry consolidation proceeding at a rapid pace

October 9, 2011

Drones don't kill people, people kill people

October 6, 2011

Help Wanted: NASA seeks astronauts

October 4, 2011

It's time for clear explanations of why software is important in aerospace and defense systems

October 2, 2011

One phone to rule them all - robust data isolation for two personas on a single mobile device

September 28, 2011

When real life user interfaces begin to emulate video games

September 21, 2011

Beer and Nazi politics: retracing some of history's paths

September 16, 2011

At sea in an ocean of military equipment, vehicles and components

September 13, 2011

Some of the unsung events of 9/11 that didn't make it onto the front page

September 11, 2011

The economy and what it means for the defense industry

September 9, 2011

Let Skylab be a reminder of what happens to a neglected space station

August 31, 2011

Launch of 737 MAX restores competitive balance between Boeing and Airbus for narrow-body jetliner market

August 31, 2011

More meaningless posturing over "automatic" cuts in the defense budget

August 4, 2011

Smoke, mirrors, and other hocus-pocus take center stage at U.S. deficit-reduction talks

July 19, 2011

Must an entire sector of U.S. civil aviation be demonized in the interests of Obama re-election campaign?

June 30, 2011

Today's laser weapons buzz may mean military deployment will be sooner than we think

June 28, 2011

Smart money today isn't betting on the success of space exploration

June 3, 2011

Congress, once again, flips the bird to the Pentagon over plans to cut wasteful spending

May 27, 2011

Wire news feeds a big hit on Military & Aerospace Electronics, Avionics Intelligence Websites

May 19, 2011

NVIDIA acquires Icera, so what's this got to do with military embedded computing?

May 10, 2011

BittWare Anemone processor could make FPGAs as popular as general-purpose processors in embedded computing

May 3, 2011

Are we on the verge of a new era of technological innovation?

April 27, 2011

Army set to kick off M3TD chemical-detection program with RFP due in May

April 24, 2011

Army officials sing praises of UH-72A Lakota at Army Aviation show this week in Nashville

April 21, 2011

AMC/AEEC attendance up as avionics engineers are bullish on market

April 20, 2011

Firing on Fort Sumter, which sparked the American Civil War, happened 150 years ago today

April 12, 2011

What if we considered selling counterfeit electronic parts like we do selling stolen property?

April 8, 2011

Are low-profile, quick-turnaround military contracts replacing the traditional procurement process?

March 24, 2011

Maybe aviation market is turning around

March 17, 2011

Pilot training taking backseat to new avionics, says Avionics Europe keynote

March 17, 2011

Tsunami and Earthquake in Japan, bully confrontation video, point to the virtues of self-reliance

March 15, 2011

Counterfeit parts: problem with military electronics designs finally getting attention on Capitol Hill

March 11, 2011

CompactPCI Serial could do for PCI what VPX did for VME

March 7, 2011

Convoy combat training

February 26, 2011

Rockwell Collins says Army committed to networking the warfighter despite smaller DOD budget request

February 25, 2011

JTRS is poorly named, it's more of a computer network than a radio

February 24, 2011

Chinook C47F pilots loving their glass cockpit

February 24, 2011

Chinook CH-47F pilots loving their glass cockpit

February 24, 2011

Redesigned Military & Aerospace Electronics Website helps you see more, and see it fast: www.militaryaerospace.com

February 21, 2011

Video first look: how General Dynamics proposes to create an air-deployable WIN-T tactical communications node

February 18, 2011

DOD budget request for 2012 is out; procurement and UAVs are up, RDT&E is down, overseas military ops see drastic cuts

February 14, 2011

Sylmar Earthquake 40th anniversary: the day is still seared in memory

February 9, 2011

Even the most rugged electronics can come in small packages

February 7, 2011

IED blow up your vehicle? No problem with the Thales MSCCS communications system

February 4, 2011

Defense primes gives suppliers marching orders to lobby Congress to preserve aerospace and defense jobs

January 26, 2011

The Army likes contractors who are on time and on budget

January 25, 2011

Managing thermals in Army helicopter cockpits

January 24, 2011

Army still exploring synthetic vision technology

January 21, 2011

Commandos attack, and pirates die; South Korean navy show the world how to do anti-piracy

January 21, 2011

Sheriff Clarence Dupnik is a loose cannon who needs to be secured in Pima County, Arizona

January 11, 2011

Projected cuts in military spending: DOD budget enters the land of make-believe

January 7, 2011

Second-generation Intel Core processor announcement triggers an avalanche of new embedded computing products

January 5, 2011

If Michelle Obama is pregnant, what might that mean for the defense budget?

January 3, 2011

DARPA makes Lockheed Martin sit for three months on one of 2010's most important military technology stories

December 14, 2010

Security holes are everywhere even in secure virtualization systems, says Green Hills Software CEO

December 6, 2010

Revealing the flight plan of Santa; what else are we giving potential terrorists?

December 1, 2010

Thank you to all that serve

November 11, 2010

FACE consortium tries to succeed where others have failed in crafting open-systems avionics computers

November 2, 2010

Counter-MANPADS for commercial aircraft, where'd it go?

October 28, 2010

U.S. defense officials may be getting serious about crafting defenses against EMP attack

October 28, 2010

Miniaturization of electronics, theme at AUSA

October 28, 2010

Could we someday see a rugged iPad?

October 25, 2010

AUSA annual meeting, fun and crowded as usual

October 25, 2010

Neil Armstrong on being there

October 19, 2010

Maritime nuisance: unmanned surface vessels designed to harass enemy submarines

October 19, 2010

Owning my own jet vs. flying commercial

October 18, 2010

Fiber laser technology is common critical enabler in precision-engagement projects at Lockheed Martin

October 14, 2010

Battlefield tours: a new twist on the golf game to build business relationships

September 29, 2010

Freescale may be rethinking its commitment to AltiVec technology in its latest QorIQ family of processors

September 26, 2010

Ada is not nearly as dead a language as Latin

September 25, 2010

Archie Bunker, counter-terror expert

September 18, 2010

September 17: It's still known as America's bloodiest day

September 17, 2010

Executive layoffs at Boeing, Lockheed Martin signal tough times ahead

September 11, 2010

Is your embedded system supplier "board agnostic?"

August 28, 2010

I wanna go to UAV school

August 27, 2010

Robot convoy

August 27, 2010

AUVSI traffic in Denver steady, but it lacks DC excitement

August 26, 2010

Thermal management name change good move for Parker, Spraycool

August 26, 2010

Manned or unmanned aircraft ... is there a choice?

August 25, 2010

UAV ground control systems follow-up

August 25, 2010

Most serious DOD information warfare attack may have happened two years ago in the Middle East

August 25, 2010

Ghosts of embedded computing past: it's about time Curtiss-Wright pulled up stakes and found new digs

August 11, 2010

Despite good news out of Farnborough, avionics suppliers still expect slow recovery

July 31, 2010

Democrats in Congress move to get their pound of flesh from the military while they still have time

July 23, 2010

Working the Farnborough air show, backwards and in high heels

July 19, 2010

Ryan Reynolds as the Green Lantern: I think I have an idea what he's talking about

July 15, 2010

Is there anyone out there who isn't a world leader?

July 14, 2010

Soldier systems focus on infantry technology to achieve the mission and get the fighters home alive

July 13, 2010

F-15 Silent Eagle stealth fighter could be considered as alternative to F-35 joint strike fighter amid tight budgets

July 12, 2010

DARPA wants electronic warfare systems that learn from their mistakes to keep pace with the latest communications technology

July 10, 2010

Embedded computing information for aerospace and military embedded systems all in one place

July 7, 2010

Aviation safety story questioning Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashworthiness takes unfair jabs at Boeing, FAA

July 4, 2010

The junkyard space satellite

July 3, 2010

Iranian early warning radar in Syria: is this a real threat, or just more posturing from Iran?

July 3, 2010

Flying car fantasy looks like it could become reality

June 29, 2010

For the love of God, transition is not a verb!

June 29, 2010

Unpiloted, automated passenger aircraft: coming to an airport near you

June 28, 2010

Oil spill: could modified sonar help detect concentrations of undersea oil threatening wildlife and tourism in Gulf of Mexico?

June 23, 2010

Oil spill in the Gulf: you mean the studies are just beginning now?

June 22, 2010

The Dork's guide to pragmatism, epistemology, and removing that blasted heat from electronic systems

June 21, 2010

With the T-50, Russian jet fighters are back ... and it's none too soon

June 18, 2010

Redesigning an established Website turns out to be a cornucopia of frustration

June 7, 2010

What's backup plan if satellites go down on NextGen air traffic management system?

June 3, 2010

Decades later, Lakehurst, N.J., is still blimp central for the U.S. Navy

May 27, 2010

Electronics cooling and thermal management: these are the crucial issues that will make network-centric warfare and the digital battlefield a reality

May 25, 2010

NextGen in the mid-term

May 18, 2010

The next favorite infantry weapon: a flying gun for remote controlled UAVs that takes out snipers

May 12, 2010

Going back in time on the USS Cassin Young

May 7, 2010

With big upgrades, the enhanced Military & Aerospace Electronics Website just keeps getting better

May 3, 2010

Parts obsolescence: it's the problem with COTS that just won't go away

April 26, 2010

Aer Lingus vs. US Airways

March 30, 2010

DSP performance of the Intel Core i7 microprocessor: the hits just keep on coming

March 30, 2010

Conformity with military airborne systems crucial for SESAR integration

March 25, 2010

Market outlook positive among Avionics Europe attendees

March 24, 2010

Arms embargo against the only reliable U.S. ally in the Middle East

March 19, 2010

Does the Green Lantern superhero read Military & Aerospace Electronics?

February 28, 2010

The 2011 DOD budget is out, and the news is good

February 22, 2010

Ridge and Franks: Celebrate Presidents' Day, donate to Flight 93 memorial

February 14, 2010

Another kind of Oscar race

January 15, 2010

Intel i7 microprocessor set to produce a tectonic shift in military embedded computer industry

January 7, 2010

E-networking revolution highlighted 2009

January 1, 2010

E-networking revolution highlighted 2009

December 31, 2009

Tiger Woods: please, just make it all go away

December 12, 2009

Vengeful American fighter pilots get their pound of flesh at Pearl Harbor

December 7, 2009

IITSEC not as busy this year but the technology is as cool as ever

December 3, 2009

Guest blog: Navy demonstrates value of military cloud computing during recent naval exercise

November 19, 2009

Heat is buckling the flight decks of Navy ships; this looks like a job for the thermal management experts

November 17, 2009

Trends: another embedded software supplier snapped up by a computer hardware company

November 11, 2009

COTS, COTS, COTS, COTS

November 4, 2009

COTS, COTS, COTS, COTS

October 29, 2009

We're not playin' around: E-networking means business, not socializing

October 28, 2009

DOD contracting: it's quiet out there; too quiet

October 25, 2009

David Jensen joins Avionics Intelligence

October 22, 2009

OpenVPX interoperability standard hands off to VITA in another step toward ratification

October 20, 2009

Editor at large

October 16, 2009

DVT: Not just in M-ATVs

October 10, 2009

It's official: Nobel Peace Prize now has no value whatsoever

October 9, 2009

The #milaero online community and the stream of Twitterness -- it's all about you

October 8, 2009

Very cool helicopter avionics technology showcased at AUSA

October 8, 2009

Russian T-95 main battle tank: could this combat vehicle be more formidable than we thought?

September 29, 2009

Can commercial software-defined radio replace JTRS? One reader points out why not

September 28, 2009

Electronic flight bag -- a taboo phrase?

September 17, 2009

Test and measurement systems designers leave rugged computers to the experts

September 16, 2009

Remembering the lessons of 9/11

September 11, 2009

Attendees at London defense show have positive attitude

September 10, 2009

Kudos to Kamen, kids, and contractors

September 3, 2009

Business lessons from an MIT professor

August 27, 2009

GE and Fanuc call it quits

August 18, 2009

UAVs sharing civilian airspace

August 13, 2009

Unmanned systems show was buzzing

August 13, 2009

Unmanned systems show is buzzing

August 12, 2009

End of Altivec PowerPC digital signal processing chip spells headache for Serial RapidIO designers

August 11, 2009

Planes aren't selling

August 5, 2009

F-22 program shot down

August 4, 2009

F-22 demise premature?

July 16, 2009

Future Combat Systems: too big to fail, or too juicy a target to succeed?

July 14, 2009

Paris exhibitors credit military market for stability

July 1, 2009

Making up for lost time

June 28, 2009

Are they watching us?

June 27, 2009

Paris exhibitors credit military market for stability

June 20, 2009

Last day no-shows in Paris

June 19, 2009

Aeronautics not just space

June 18, 2009

Avionics display trends in Paris

June 17, 2009

Commercial aircraft market holding steady

June 16, 2009

Raining in Paris

June 15, 2009

Cold fusion, hot topic

June 9, 2009

Suppliers training primes

June 5, 2009

Talking next-generation avionics and ATM technology in San Diego

June 4, 2009

North Korea's nuclear test and missile defense

May 26, 2009

Take time...and perhaps see Terminator

May 22, 2009

NASA 2010 budget request shows increase over 2009

May 20, 2009

Good timing for human space flight

May 19, 2009

Finally, a 2010 DOD budget; now Congress can get to work

May 14, 2009

Thank you conference advisory board members

May 12, 2009

What the web tells us

May 5, 2009

Military electro-optics business appears steady

April 28, 2009

Aviation industry downturn may have a silver lining for jetliner avionics manufacturers

April 24, 2009

Aerospace and defense technology market gets a vote of confidence

April 24, 2009

Win some, lose some

April 22, 2009

Hacking into the Joint Strike Fighter program

April 21, 2009

VME embedded computer industry buries the hatchet over VITA 46 VPX standard ... for now

April 21, 2009

Potential F-22 cancellation may hurt military avionics suppliers

April 14, 2009

Rest in peace Harry Kalas

April 14, 2009

When you're considered an 'industry expert'

April 8, 2009

Bye bye F-22

April 7, 2009

Networking in Minneapolis

March 31, 2009

If you want your baggage fly Northwest, not Delta

March 30, 2009

Where's the DOD budget request?

March 24, 2009

Optimism in tough times

March 18, 2009

Needing reform

March 17, 2009

Troubles dividing the VME board industry could have been avoided

March 15, 2009

Editor at large, locally

March 12, 2009

Not a bad time to travel

March 10, 2009

Hijacked by hackers

March 4, 2009

Military market a bright spot for avionics suppliers

March 4, 2009

Loving the digital age

March 3, 2009

Blogging on avionics

February 25, 2009

Another helicopter program with cost overruns

February 24, 2009

In support of illegal aliens (sigh)

February 18, 2009

Flight delays and respect

February 17, 2009

Happy birthday, President Lincoln

February 12, 2009

Newcomers to defense biz will face ITAR headache

February 11, 2009

Hey Kid! Mean Joe is still the best

February 3, 2009

Laser companies prove to be attractive acquisition targets of prime defense contractors

February 1, 2009

Superbowl excitement

January 30, 2009

Kaching!!!

January 27, 2009

The flub heard 'round the world

January 22, 2009

How much will President Obama spend on defense technology?

January 20, 2009

A different kind of economic growth

January 15, 2009

Impressive tour, depressing tale

January 13, 2009

Hail to the geek

January 11, 2009

Putting NASA in bed with the Pentagon

January 6, 2009

Obama's pick of Leon Panetta for CIA chief not such a surprise

January 6, 2009

Obama actions, rhetoric, give defense electronics industry a sigh of relief

January 4, 2009

Pledge for positivism

January 2, 2009

Waiting for Philadelphia

December 23, 2008

Ah yes, now I remember...

December 18, 2008

Fighting over journalists

December 16, 2008

Living like a pioneer in the wake of Northeast ice storm

December 14, 2008

Quick turnaround in wartime

December 9, 2008

Times are tough, pants are tight

December 6, 2008

IITSEC, fun show

December 2, 2008

Giving thanks where it is due

November 26, 2008

Love covering space

November 25, 2008

Bright spots in bleak economy

November 21, 2008

Will democratic administration be good for defense electronics funding?

November 19, 2008

The past is present as U.S., allies gird for battle with Somalia pirates on the high seas

November 18, 2008

Outlook for U.S. military combat aircraft through the next decade

November 16, 2008

Freedom isn't free, but the free market economy should be

November 13, 2008

Thank you to those who serve

November 11, 2008

Distractions done, camaraderie and change to come

November 5, 2008

Election night

November 4, 2008

Super Tuesday treats (this blog entry is not about politics)

October 29, 2008

Troops trending toward McCain

October 28, 2008

Mil-aero side effects

October 25, 2008

Recommending "Jawbreaker"

October 21, 2008

A time to remember, hopefully fondly

October 15, 2008

Phillies up 3 games to 1!

October 14, 2008

A few thoughts from AUSA

October 8, 2008

Taxpayers unwittingly fund excess

October 8, 2008

Business as usual

October 2, 2008

Get it done already

September 30, 2008

Bailouts and pirates and bombs! Oh, My!

September 28, 2008

Get out of your comfort zone

September 24, 2008

Financial meltdown and bailout: how much is left for defense spending?

September 23, 2008

Bitter about the bailouts

September 18, 2008

Beating the airlines

September 16, 2008

A market view of media bias over vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin

September 14, 2008

Boeing machinists strike: cons, and pros?

September 12, 2008

9/11: more a day of infamy than Pearl Harbor

September 11, 2008

More on media bias

September 9, 2008

Not another Web browser! Think again, Chrome is worth a try

September 9, 2008

Navy confrontation on the Black Sea not as serious as it looks

September 7, 2008

FEMA follies and aid antics

September 3, 2008

Government response to Gustav appears better than Katrina

September 2, 2008

What McCain's choice of Sarah Palin could mean for defense spending

August 29, 2008

Loving Labor Day

August 27, 2008

Looks like Curtiss-Wright is ready to grow again; set to acquire VMETRO

August 25, 2008

Network with an industry knowledge base

August 20, 2008

Some days I wish my Nissan could fly

August 19, 2008

Fly me to the moon: manned vs. unmanned space missions

August 14, 2008

Radical Islam is one step closer to acquiring nuclear weapons

August 14, 2008

Achieving immortality in space?

August 14, 2008

Some truce: Russia continues invasion of Georgia

August 13, 2008

Russian invasion of South Ossetia: an excuse for conquest in Georgia

August 10, 2008

Fibre Channel going strong in storage applications

August 8, 2008

Russia invades Georgia: an Archduke Ferdinand moment?

August 8, 2008

To join or not to join? That is the (silly) question.

August 6, 2008

Long or short?

July 30, 2008

Strut your stuff

July 30, 2008

Middle-age microprocessing

July 23, 2008

Funding for laser weapons research growing

July 22, 2008

Space market strong for ICs

July 17, 2008

Are unmanned passenger vehicles the future?

July 17, 2008

Red Sox shut out the Twins

July 11, 2008

100+ channels

July 9, 2008

History revisited

July 3, 2008

Privacy and technology

July 1, 2008

Technology firms tap military knowledge, experience

June 25, 2008

Today's military simulation displays more compact and cost effective

June 24, 2008

Are you radioactive?

June 19, 2008

Open invite

June 19, 2008

New power semiconductor technology may be living up to its initial promise

June 18, 2008

Audience participation encouraged

June 11, 2008

Wordtrack?

June 11, 2008

USAF shake-up

June 5, 2008

Remember when...

June 3, 2008

Sayonara, USS Kitty Hawk

May 29, 2008

Memorial Day weekend

May 27, 2008

In life, and COTS supplies, there are no guarantees

May 21, 2008

PennWell buys Avionics conference and exhibition

May 21, 2008

Watch this space

May 14, 2008

Shop online for counterfeit parts

May 14, 2008

Aircraft market strong, globally anyway

May 7, 2008

PA Semi acquisition main buzz at Critical Embedded Systems Media Fest

May 7, 2008

Send us your industry videos

May 1, 2008

Homeland security market steady

April 29, 2008

Internet video adoption

April 23, 2008

Still addicted to a crazy game

April 22, 2008

Deeply embedded in mil-aero

April 17, 2008

Strengthening the mission of putting buyers and sellers together

April 16, 2008

Xpantivirus attacks

April 15, 2008

Parallel courses and the value of renewing old friendships

April 11, 2008

On my way to San Jose

April 9, 2008

Resetting the bar on power semiconductors

April 9, 2008

Fire your own NLOS cannon

April 8, 2008

Musings on the schizophrenic defense market

April 7, 2008

M&AE: Investing in & building community

April 3, 2008

Touchy subjects

April 1, 2008

West coast editor stretches legs, reach

March 29, 2008

Another view: time to consider the human dimension of using robots in warfare

March 26, 2008

Laser links: the foundation of future broadband tactical networking

March 18, 2008

Think you have an ITAR issue? Protect yourself, experts say

March 13, 2008

Military radio communications designers need to build a better mouse trap

March 11, 2008

Now it's not just talk: VPX embedded computing starts racking up design wins

March 10, 2008

Chinese company doesn't operate the Panama Canal ... just both ends of it

March 6, 2008

Java, anyone?

March 5, 2008

Find me a safe harbor from 'forward-looking statements' ... please!

March 4, 2008

Back to the jungle: would U.S. intervene if war comes to South America?

March 3, 2008

Sorry, Boeing; European airframe to be new Air Force refueling tanker

February 29, 2008

Destroyer diplomacy: USS Cole brings symbolic punch to tense Middle East

February 29, 2008

Autonomous arms race: gentlemen, start your robots

February 27, 2008

Rule-based expert system may help forecast terrorist behavior and attacks

February 26, 2008

New materials may yield safer, more power-efficient battery power

February 25, 2008

Could analog architectures be the next Big Thing in electronics design?

February 24, 2008

Who knew that a satellite shootdown could cause such hand-wringing?

February 22, 2008

Indian Ocean becoming a hotbed of sophisticated submarine activity

February 19, 2008

Experiment demonstrates beam orders of magnitude more powerful than the Airborne Laser

February 17, 2008

Market outlook positive among exhibitors at Components for Military and Space Electronics conference

February 15, 2008

2009 DOD budget: a safe plan in the president's last year

February 13, 2008

Real heroes: take a moment today to remember Abraham Lincoln

February 12, 2008

Real intelligence, or artificial intelligence; you be the judge

February 11, 2008

Infrared-obscuring smoke: let the electro-optical wars begin

February 10, 2008

Power-efficient chips and body heat may combine to make some battery applications obsolete

February 8, 2008

The future of network-centric surveillance

February 5, 2008

Laser-pitting technology may yield more opportunities for advanced camouflage

February 1, 2008

Military tactic of the 21st century: make the enemy believe he's at peace

January 31, 2008

Brrr ... Bring on the Spring!

January 30, 2008

Electromagnetic railguns and high-power electronics: you ain't seen nothin' yet

January 28, 2008

Defense spending: the economic beacon of hope?

January 26, 2008

Sick of the COTS acronyms yet?

January 24, 2008

The elusive laser target designator spot; are filters the answer?

January 24, 2008

Thanks, Raytheon: radar technology applied to enhanced oil recovery

January 23, 2008

Open systems and industry standards: the Navy starts to get it

January 22, 2008

Fight or flight? Military research may tip the balance

January 20, 2008

To use, or to utilize, that is the question

January 16, 2008

Will human sight be the worst casualty of future optical warfare?

January 15, 2008

In praise of the armored combat earth mover

January 13, 2008

Defense technology never really goes out of style

January 10, 2008

Defending against swarms of small, fast attack boats; now I know what they mean

January 9, 2008

Signal processing expert: the day when imagination, not technology, is our chief limitation

January 8, 2008

Radar technology to jump from microwave ovens to home heating systems?

January 7, 2008

What do the early election returns mean for military and aerospace technology?

January 4, 2008

The poker-faced traveler; is there such a thing?

January 3, 2008

New Russian battle tank: it's beginning to look a lot like the '80s

January 2, 2008

Pentagon's 'Internet in space' appears headed for trouble

December 27, 2007

It's a dangerous world, even for Santa Claus

December 23, 2007

Could the Navy and Coast Guard use the same ship? Who knew?

December 21, 2007

I'm learning something about you; yeah, I'm talking about you

December 20, 2007

Military eyes MEMS weapons detonators that could be fabbed on IC lines

December 19, 2007

Army organization to harvest the best videogame graphics for computer simulation

December 18, 2007

AWACS and Hawkeye flight crews soon may disappear into the pages of history

December 17, 2007

The weekend blog: worldwide electronics sales show serious signs of cooling off

December 15, 2007

Dousing political fires with armored combat vehicles

December 13, 2007

Taking care of constituents, and bringing home the bacon

December 11, 2007

Stealth-detecting bistatic radar is back in the news

December 10, 2007

The weekend blog: Is aerospace industry optimism on solid ground?

December 8, 2007

The touch of history: remembering the USS Arizona

December 7, 2007

Heat-exchanger cooling at the chip and board level

December 6, 2007

Spintronics: a new kind of electrical current?

December 5, 2007

Nukes, or no nukes?

December 4, 2007

Too early to declare Iran a regional submarine threat

December 3, 2007

Not a game: the next World War to play out on the Internet

November 29, 2007

He said, she said?

November 28, 2007

Gives new meaning to 'Letter to the Editor'

November 27, 2007

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