True Transformation Will Require Services
to Think in Terms of Interdependence
          ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Transforming the U.S. military to lighter, more mobile forces will require a more fundamental change in the way troops think than in the equipment they use, says retired Vice Adm. Arthur Cebrowski, the Pentagon’s director of the Office of Force Transformation.
          Specifically, the military services need to focus on being interdependent when they train for future conflicts. Once that happens, building interoperable networks and weapon systems will become less of a problem, because it will be inherent to their needs, said Cebrowski Monday at a conference sponsored by Defense News Media Group: Strike Warfare Precision Attack: Compressing the ‘Flash-to-Bang’ Cycle. (more)

With Sense of Urgency, Air Force Addresses
Long-Range Strike Capabilities
          ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The U.S. Air Force’s efforts to field long-range strike technology by 2012 hinges on how well the system is integrated into the overall command-and-control network.
          “Just a weapon and an aircraft is still not enough, because there is no use going on a mission if you can’t detect a target,” said Frank Tuck, director of the Air Combat System Program Office at the Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He spoke Monday at a conference in Alexandria, Va., sponsored by Defense News Media Group: Strike Warfare Precision Attack: Compressing the ‘Flash-to-Bang’ Cycle. (more)

High-Power Microwave Systems
Have Many Uses on the Battlefield
          ALEXANDRIA, Va. — High-power microwave (HPM) systems could be used by U.S. forces in Iraq to defeat weapons of mass destruction, disable enemy air defense systems, shut down communications networks and disperse hostile crowds, says Dr. Loren Thompson, chief operating officer of the Lexington Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public-policy research organization that focuses on national security and other issues.
          HPM systems produce high-density bursts of energy capable of damaging or destroying nearby electronics, including those in aircraft, vehicles, weapon systems and air defense and communications systems. HPM weapons could give U.S. forces a distinct edge, allowing them to destroy or disrupt enemy command and control systems and prevent enemy forces from communicating effectively, Thompson said. (more)

New Technologies Hold Promise for Joint Operational Strikes
          ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Time-critical targeting of enemy forces is a key focus of the U.S. Office of Naval Research, which is developing new technologies to help locate, identify, track and target future adversaries on the battlefield.
          Capt. Stephen Hancock, head of the Naval Expeditionary Warfare Science & Technology Department in the Office of Naval Research, said the office is working on several promising technologies that could aid in joint operational strikes against targets in any environment and under all conditions, he said. (more)

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• JSF Development on Track, First Test Engine
  Delivery Expected This Fall, Program Head Says
• New Special Projects Fund Helps Turn
  Ideas into Immediate Warfighting Assets
• Latest Air Force weapons technology
  is changing how wars are fought
• New rocket to target light armored vehicles
• Firms that solve extended-range problem
  for future combat systems ‘will be winners’
• Programming time for Tactical Tomahawk
  Expected To Be Cut to Less Than an Hour
• With Precision Engagement Mastered, Air Force
  Should Now Turn to Nontraditional Warfare
• Rush to network centric warfare may underestimate risk

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Mr. Vago Muradian

Vice Adm. Arthur K. Cebrowski

Mr. Frank Tuck

Dr. Loren Thompson

Capt. Stephen Hancock

Lt. Gen. Richard Cody

Rear Adm. Mark P. Fitzgerald

Rear Adm. Paul F. Sullivan

Col. (P) William Jacobs

Rep. Curt Weldon

Maj. Gen. John L "Jack" Hudson

Dr. Steven Butler

Col. Nathaniel Sledge

Capt. Ed Quinn

Brig. Gen. Richard J. Rowe Jr.

Maj. Gen. David A. Deptula