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Highlights the 2002 Millennium Challenge in California. Exhibition of various military munitions; Type of cannons; Use of radar systems.

Explains the capabilities of the Firefinder radar systems of the United States Army. Capabilities of the Q-36 and Q-37 firefinder radars; Tips on capturing their usefulness for tactical intelligence; Information that radars and the Fire Direction Center can provide.

The article presents an update of research and developments in science as of February 2006. A paleontologist discovered an ancestral skull in a dump in Barcelona. Radar data from Europe's Mars Express Spacecraft confirmed the possible existence of extensive ice deposits under the Martian surface. A research published in Nature suggested that people who ignore irrelevant information remember important facts more easily. A petition filed by physicists rejects a U.S. proposal to use nuclear weapons against nonnuclear states.

This article focuses on airport security systems and technology in the United States. Technologists working on next-generation airport security are dreaming up some pretty amazing devices, including radar that can spot a plastic weapon stashed under a passenger's shirt. In the week after the terrorist attack on the U.S. on September 11, 2001, the U.S. Congress earmarked $3 billion for airport and airline security out of its $40 billion disaster-relief package. Since 1997 the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has spent only $100 million a year on advanced security systems for airports, supplementing the ordinary X-ray machines and metal detectors the airlines provide.

Focuses on surveillance technology in the United States. Use of X-ray vision and radar in surveillance equipment by police; Issue of privacy.

Presents news briefs related to socio-political condition in the United States. Expected release by the White House of judicial nominees to fill federal court vacancies; Seizure of the American EP-3 crew by China; Denial by the U.S. President, George W. Bush's team regarding Taiwan's request for ships equipped with the Aegis radar system; Reference to the working of the "Campaign to Defend America's Environment," a new fund-raising tool; Views of journalist David Horowitz on reparations for descendants of American slaves.

Describes the theory, equipment and applications involved in highway agencies' using the ground-penetrating radar (GPR) technology. Theory of the GPR; Primary components of the GPR system; Applications of the GPR; Other GPR applications that are being investigated; Conclusions about the potential of the radar.

The article asserts that the Western Countries should stop selling arms to China. China is trying to displace the American power in Asia. The administration of U.S. President George Bush and the European Union sanctions arms manufacturers in the U.S. and Western Europe from selling weapons to China. It has been observed that Russia's numerous weapon manufacturers are free to sell their most advanced products to China. There are concerns regarding Israel's sale of its Phalcon AWACS radar to China.

Presents a profile of physicist Luis Alvarez, his style, and greatest strength in the art of experimental physics. Biographical information on Alvarez; View that he was the quintessential inventor; Alvarez's work in radar development at Massachusetts Institute of Technology during the Second World War and at Los Alamos working on the atomic bomb; The ethical issue of using an atomic bomb in Hiroshima; The transition of his career into the field of elementary particle physics; His role in the development of bubble chambers; Mention of a plan worked out with his son Walter for measuring the concentration of iridium in rocks to determine the duration of the extinction event, K/T boundary.

The article presents an interview with Edward L. Beach, Captain of the U.S. Navy. When asked about the major changes in the Navy during his tenure, he said that they were related to aviation, nuclear power and electronics. When asked about the areas where Navy had become technically advanced, he said it was radar. Regarding the problems of recruitment of trained manpower, he said that the Navy was struggling on that front but the situation was improving.

Deals with the superiority of United States military technology. Information on the military and political implications; Questions about its effectiveness against guerrilla warfare; Focus on technologies that play a major role in the revolution in military technology, including digital communications, a global positioning system, radar-evading stealth technologies and computer processing; Discussion of the future of so-called information warfare.

The article offers information on the secrets and design of invisible bomber maintained by the U.S. The author states that the bomber is comprised of a smooth blended widescreen wherein its early-warning radar are concealed to make it invisible to its opponents to secure a successful operation. It also cites the different invisible bombers used in the country, along with the advantages and benefits it provide.

The article offers a look at the developments in radar systems in relation to the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry in the U.S. as of December 2013. Topics discussed include the small tactical radar (STR) system, the ground moving target indication (GMTI) system, and the Foliage Penetration (FOPEN) radar system. Also mentioned are General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI), the integration of optronics in radars, and the defense electronics specialist Cassidian.

Focuses on the air defense against atomic attack proposed by scientists Vannevar Bush and Lloyd V. Berkner in the U.S. Advantage and disadvantage of radar; Locations of strategic bases built for the Long-Range Air Army; Revolution in the art of weaponry for air defense.

The article reports on the development of gadgets such as radars, sonar, mobile telephone, and magnetic mine at the Bell Telephone Laboratories in the U.S. From the British technology magnetron, the modern radars was developed. The author explores the advantages and enhancements in these technologies.

The article looks a the potential of television (TV) as an advertising medium. Varying comments on the proper use of advertising on TV are presented. According to scientific tests, TV is more effective in advertising than ordinary broadcasting. Research on TV stimulated U.S. scientists and manufacturers to create the radar industry.

The article looks at the destruction caused by Hurricane Camille in the Gulf Coast in the U.S. in August 1969. Based on the gauges, the hurricane carried winds with the speed of 200 miles per hour (mph). Among the structures that were damaged were a cemetery, brick station of the Mississippi Highway Patrol in Biloxi and the Broadwater Beach Hotel. The hurricane was reportedly responsible for the death of 258 people.

The article forecasts the evolution and development of the design and capacity of airplanes in the 1980s in the U.S. It projects that airplanes in the 1980s will be smaller, shorter, and squatter with less noise. It predicts that the airplanes will be more efficient in terms of operations and will consume less fuels. It assumes that planes will be integrated with onboard computers that has the capacity to analyze and compile the performance of the engine and flight progress. It expects that the airplane motors will be more quite and lighter because of metallurgical advances. It also mentions the plans of several aeronautics firms in the construction and design of airplanes including Boeing Co., Airbus SAS, and Lockheed Martin.

The article reports on the Soviet Union's spy satellite Cosmos 954 which crashed in a remote Canadian wilderness area. It narrates that the satellite, which contained a nuclear reactor in the system, started to sag in its orbit during December 1977, and crashed into the atmosphere with probable reentry point in North America based on the computer analysis of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). It states that military intelligence from both Russia and the U.S. knew that Cosmos 954 was in fact a satellite that tracks U.S. submarines, and that search attempts by the U.S. and Canada became more of a pursuit of military intelligence rather than of environmental conservation.

The article focuses on the development of the mini-war between Egypt and Libya. It mentions that the series of bombing strikes at the radar installations and airbases and the armoured assaults made by the Egyptian in Libya which hit airfields at Umm Alayan and Al aAdem was due to the political purposes as confessed by the Egyptian spokesmen. It states that the old Soviet equipment will be replaced by the U.S. with 14 C-130 transport planes as well as the sophisticated aerial cameras and reconnaissance drones which will be purchased by the Egyptians along with the help of Sudan government. It states that the mini-war was agreed to be settled by both sides with the help of Arab peacemakers such as Algerian President Houari Boumedienne and Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat.

The article reports on Lieutenant Viktor Ivanovich Belenko's contribution to the U.S. Armed Forces. He pulled off one of the most daring escapes of the Cold War and in the view of U.S. Air Force Reserve and intelligence experts, it was also one of the most significant. Belenko was flying the MIG-25 which is called as foxbat in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) code and considered the world's fastest weapons-carrying warplane that outruns and outclimbs even the newest American fighter planes. It also notes that the plane could provide U.S. experts with new insights about the current state of Soviet aeronautical and electronic technology.

The article offers information on foreign policy in the U.S. and the Soviet Union which is focusing more on one date, February 24, 1976. It mentions that in the U.S., it is the day of the New Hampshire presidential primary and the official opening of the 1976 political season, while in Russia, it is the first day of the 25th Communist Party Congress. It adds that the main target of those attacking the Ford Administration's foreign policy is the U.S. Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger. Kissinger revealed in a press conference that he was canceling plans to go to Moscow, Russia to discuss negotiations over the second phase of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II).

The article reports on the plan of the United States Navy to use lighter-than-aircraft airships with advanced radar to spot low-flying missiles aimed at warships. To test the airships, the U.S. Navy asked for bids to build a 200 million dollar prototype of the airship. An airship would be 25 percent cheaper than fixed-wing airplanes.

The article discusses the proposed deal worth dollars 5 billion between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia which includes sale of air weaponry including five highly sophisticated Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, about 1700 sidewinder missiles and eight KC-707 tanker airplanes. As stated, the administration of the U.S. President, Ronald Regan aims to reward and encourage Saudi Arabia to continue to be its moderate ally in the Middle East.

Reports on concerns over a possible conversion of the Soviets' anti-aircraft defense missile systems into anti-ballistic missile systems (ABMs). Possible impact on the U.S.; Technology requirements; Problems with the system; Why many of the site locations are not suited for missile defense; Information on the U.S. Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle programs; Necessary features of an ABM system, including high-powered, highly complex radars.

The article discusses the victory of the U.S. Marine Corps in Khe Sanh during the war in Vietnam. It mentions that the allied patrols examined the battered grounds around the liberated Marine garrison where they found 1,300 bodies, tons of supplies and ammunition and bunkers and trenches. It notes that the use of air fire power and bombers have greatly contributed to the U.S.' victory in the war.

The article reports on the creation of the most controversial plane F-111, the 1,650-m.p.h., two-seat fighter-bomber in the U.S. It mentions the controversy as Defense Secretary Robert McNamara overrules the top military leaders in giving the contract to General Dynamics. Also mentioned is the performance of the plane as the first combat plane with the so-called variable geometry wing that deploys Vietnam..

The article focuses on the missions of Thailand-stationed U.S. Air Force in North Vietnam in 1967. It says that out of the 40,000 U.S. military men in Thailand, about 28,000 are pilots, mechanics, and other ground-support staff who fly or maintain 250 support planes and 300 strike aircraft from U.S.-operated bases. It states that on the bombing campaigns, U.S. pilots require all the refined know-how and hardware they can obtain.

The article reports on the announcement of U.S. Defense Secretary Richard McNamara that U.S. will construct anti-ballistic-missile (ABM) shield against the Red China's possible attack. It says that U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's administration had options on building either the "thin" shield, aimed to strike from Peking or a "thick" shield designed to cope an attack from Moscow, Russia. It says that forward line of defense will consist of five or six perimeter acquisition radar sites (PARS).

The article focuses on the effect of the skydiving incident in north central Ohio, wherein 20 jumpers attempted to jump out of an airplane from 20,000 feet. It states that the jump ended up as the worst death toll in skydiving after 16 of the divers were dead, which left Robert Coy, Bernard Johnson, and two other jumpers as the survivors. It says that the tragedy involved a mistake from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration that led the plane pilot Robert Karns to release the parachutists.

The article focuses on issues concerning the design and production of the U.S. combat aircraft F111. It states that a House-Senate Conference Committee has recommended the U.S. Navy model, F111B, not to go into production until it can operate efficiently as aircraft carriers. It mentions that the General Dynamics Corp., the builder of F111, fall behind the schedule as the original blueprints have to be repeatedly modified due to its revolutionary swing-wing design.

The article reports on the successful moon landing of the U.S. Spacecraft, Surveyor I, which was under the control of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory control center in Pasadena, California. It discusses the implication of design and pre-launch perfect calculation by the scientist in the moon landing mission of Surveyor I. The article narrates the Surveyor I's travel towards the moon and its soft landing touchdown proves that U.S. is in position to pursuit on the Apollo's Lunar Excursion Module.

The article reports on the efforts of scientist in the U.S. rising to the challenge regarding physicist Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. It states that Einstein's theory explains gravity and the behavior of the universe on the grounds of relative motion. It mentions that Harvard University physicists have measured the minute frequency change taking place in gamma rays which upheld the gravity-caused shifts predicted by Einstein.

The article offers an update on the public hearings headed by Senator Joseph R. McCarthy regarding Communism in the Army Signal Corps radar laboratories at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. In the witness stand, Aaron Coleman admitted attending a Communist meeting with Julius Rosenberg but swore he never seen or corresponded with him after leaving college. McCarthy threatened Coleman with a perjury citation citing a testimony from Rosenberg's trial. At the end of the hearing, espionage was not proved, raising doubts whether the hearing was worth the cost.

The article provides information on the Transition Phase project undertaken by the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics. Scheduled for completion in 1953, the Transition Phase has already provided U.S. pilots with navigational devices including low-frequency radio ranges and high-frequency Omniranges to complement distance-measuring equipment (DME). The system also includes traffic and landing guides using radar-directed and ground-controlled approach (GCA).

The article focuses on the contracts to be awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Northrop Aircraft for the production of the Scorpion fighter plane. The aircraft features a full radar equipment, can increase higher than 40,000 feet and automatically fires its rockets when within range. It notes that the 154 million-dollar government contract would bring Northrop's total backlog to 389 million dollars.

The article features the products created by Raytheon Manufacturing Co., a defense systems company from the U.S. The Microtherm is a machine which uses radar waves to apply heat to sprains, sore muscles, infected sinuses, and the like. The U.S. Navy has also made use of Raytheon's reflection plotter, which enables navigators to keep track on a screen of all nearby vessels. Another product is the QK245 tube which stores a television picture for as long as a week and has the ability to replay it.

The article presents information on the headquarters of the 126th Bombardment Wing of the U.S. Air Force, located in France. The Merignac aerodrome is reportedly important to the U.S. as a tactical air installation that aims to protect a supply route for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and U.S. forces in Europe. The wing was being commanded by United Air Lines pilot Frank Allen.

The article offers information on the continued development series of the U.S. Defense Department. It highlights the successful launched of the winged Nike-Zeus missile that intercepts an intercontinental missile and in response to the boast of Soviet Union Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev. However, Defense Department Secretary Robert S. McNamara expresses his doubts on the effectivity of the Nike-Zeus program in protecting the country.

The article reports on the nuisance technique conducted by the Soviet transport planes to confuse the motion of Western planes in Berlin, Germany in 1962. It states that the Soviet planes dumped several aluminum chaff in the sky to test the radar operation of the Western fighter planes. It notes that U.S. President John F. Kennedy considered the move of the Soviet government as a dangerous action towards them.

The article reports on the response of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara about the criticisms that he received due to his management of the RS-70, a reconnaissance-strike superbomber. According to McNamara, the fast development of RS-70 could not be implemented immediately since it needs highly sophisticated equipment. Furthermore, it notes that McNamara and President John F. Kennedy want to spend 171 million dollars only for the development of the project.

The article offers news briefs related to electrical equipment manufacturing in the U.S. to be used on space works. Westinghouse Electric Corp. brought its nuclear reactor prowess to be used on Nerva, the first atomic rocket, and Snap, an atomic-generated power for satellites. Microwave Associates has manufactured microwave components for aerospace computers and radars. Collins Radio Co. has made deep-space tracking systems for weather satellites.

The article focuses on the disappearance of the man-made Air Force radar island, the Texas Tower (TT) 4, and its 28 crew onboard in the U.S. It claims that only the body of Master Sergeant Troy Williams was recovered after the vigilant rescue search. It likewise notes how unsafe TT4 has been especially that it has too much underwater damage after being struck by tropical cyclones like Hurricane Daisy and Hurricane Donna.

The article announces several appointments to public office in the U.S. including John L. Moore as administrator of the General Services Administration, Newton N. Minow as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and George W. Ball as Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs.

The article offers information on the new jet plane by the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). It mentions that the plane was loaded with electronic equipment and was off for its first check run at its home base in FAA's Aeronautical Center at Will Rogers Field. It adds that the plane will be joined by Lockheed Electra, Convair 880, and a Boeing 720 in which they will serve as flying classrooms to teach the FAA flight inspectors the proper flying procedures in an effort to improve safety.

The article reports on the success of Major Joseph W. Rogers in setting a new altitude record that beats Russia's record of 1,483.83 miles per hour (mph) in the U.S. It states that Rogers has piloted the Convair F106 when he covered the course twice at an average sped of 1,525.95mph. It notes that Lockheed and the Air Force have worked out a new flight plan to prepare for the record-breaking flight.