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Focuses on the role of intelligence analysts of the United States Army in the aerial bombings against Yugoslavia. Information on the Q-37 artillery-finding radar used by the analysts; Functions of the Hunter unmanned aerial vehicles; Types of analysis done by the Army.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Army to install the Helicopter Autonomous Landing System (HALS) radar systems from Sierra Nevada on 10 UH-60L Black Hawks, which allows pilots to navigate through dust, sand, snow and bad weather. The system is also expected to minimize accidents caused by unimproved landing zones and increased frequency of aerial missions. The key advantages of the HALS radar system are mentioned by Layne Merritt, director for engineering technology at the U.S. Army.

The article reports on the effort of the nonprofit Alfred Mann Foundation to convince the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to loosen restrictions on the radio spectrum to permit wide use of microstimulators to treat spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. David Hankin of Alfred Mann stated that the group has been working on technology that implants microstimulators in paralyzed limbs to produce small electrical pulses that stimulate nerves. He cites concerns expressed by military officials that radar signals could overpower the microstimulators.