'REMUS': ONR saw underwater winner

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A vehicle called 'REMUS' (Remote Environmental Monitoring Units) performed a successful tour of duty in the Iraqi theater, sparing Navy and Marine drivers from some of the perilous burden of sweeping shallow waters for enemy mines. According to Christopher von Alt, a civilian-sector engineer who led the creation of REMUS, the U.S. war fighters should use this tool to find solutions for real problems in the field.

Ammunition, exc. for small arms, not elsewhere classified, Land Mines & Parts, Usage, Land mines, Military detection equipment

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Directed energy promises 'new paradigm' weaponry: Experts

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William Baker, chief scientist at the directed energy directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory and other panelists are planning to move forward in developing weapon systems based on directed energy, which could change the nature of warfare. Directed energy, which in defense context commonly refers to lasers and microwaves, is about to change the face of military conflict and national security.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Executive changes & profiles, Ordnance and accessories, not elsewhere classified, Beam Weapons Systems, Officials and employees, Forecasts and trends, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Market trend/market analysis, Directed-energy weapons, United States. Air Force. Research Laboratory, Baker, William

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Expert: U.S., China misread each other over Taiwan

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Brad Roberts, an expert believes that the Taiwan issue addressed the possibility of nuclear weaponry figuring into a crisis between the United States and China over Taiwan. A conflict is erupted over China's claim to Taiwan where the U.S. assumes that the burden of escalation would fall upon China and it would find itself at a disadvantage in the face of superior U.S. conventional and nuclear arms.

Taiwan, China, Legal issues & crime, Nuclear Ordnance & Equip, Company legal issue, Investigations, Nuclear weapons

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